'Larger' riders and motivation for getting up hills

[S.Giles]

Whenever I'm struggling on a hill, I imagine that Man-Eating Super Wolves are chasing me! It saves a lot of messing about with Strava.

 

[Suffolk Cycling]

Good luck @Suffolk Cycling I hope you achieve your goal, which I am sure you will.

Looking on Strava, you are quite near me (Rushmere Road). Would be worth setting up a privacy zone in Strava if you haven't done so already.

I must give the Playford hill a go myself one day, it doesn't feature on any of my regular routes, other than to the pub in Grundisburgh and I am not segment chasing then

Thanks, Matt. Good idea with the privacy zone; didn't know Strava offered that. Mind you, any burglars or stalkers reading this might be interested to know I have two body-building sons, two fierce labradors and some killer cats.

@philinmerthyr - that climb of yours looks awesome! Good luck in the London 100

@S.Giles - I think I prefer Strava to the man-eating wolves!

 

[BrynCP]

I'm just over 14 stone and struggle with hills. The problem (err really?) here in Hull is you have to ride a few miles to find a hill, although when I was 18.5 stone flyovers and bridges were mountains.

I have two I try: Brantingham Dale (13 miles away), I am around 600/750 on strava, and I have to stop once going up. Then there is Trundlegate (16 miles away), not got a Strava position but I have to stop twice.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

I'm just over 14 stone and struggle with hills. The problem (err really?) here in Hull is you have to ride a few miles to find a hill, although when I was 18.5 stone flyovers and bridges were mountains.

I have two I try: Brantingham Dale (13 miles away), I am around 600/750 on strava, and I have to stop once going up. Then there is Trundlegate (16 miles away), not got a Strava position but I have to stop twice.

They made a pleasant change when I was in North Lincs the other week.

 

[moo]

My problem with hills is a complete refusal to do them slowly. I need to work on pacing so I don't need a 5 minute breather after each one