Seriously Steep Hills

[Part time cyclist]

Gonna ride up titsey hill tomorrow :0)

 

[lukesdad]

Scottish LA's must be cheapskates (at least in the central belt) very few of our big climbs are actually signposted.

Hah ! Signposts. If by that you mean gradient markers. There are only 2 localy both on the same hill. One at the top reads 20 % one at the bottom reads 1in 8 neither are right. I think they must have been the last 2 on the van and probably 20 years apart !

 

[Baggy]

Living on top of the Blackdowns most of my rides end in a steep hill .. great fun on the way out but not so clever on the way home

Do you stop for a rest and take a picture each time you go out?

 

[fenlandpsychocyclist]

I've cycled up through trefriw village (in wales) and hardknott pass, but for steepness this little adventure in overstrand village(norfolk) comes to mind:
Filmed on one of those pen cameras:

 

[Garz]

Norfolk has a climb!

 

[Part time cyclist]

although it looks more fun going down!

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]View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt7fXpZFkXc[/media]

Ive just got back from a 45 mile ride that included riding up titsey hill :/

 

[mattsr]

although it looks more fun going down!

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]View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt7fXpZFkXc[/media]

Cripes- you're a braver man than me. I was scared just watching that!!

 

[HLaB]

Its not really a seriously steep hill, its round the bend but I thought I'd join in this youtube posting m'lark

 

[Part time cyclist]

It's ok we rode up the Titsey hill it took the rider in the video nearly two minute to ride down it but seemed like a lifetime to ride up it

 

[colly]

I've cycled up through trefriw village (in wales) and hardknott pass, but for steepness this little adventure in overstrand village(norfolk) comes to mind:
Filmed on one of those pen cameras:

Very good ! Where's the clip of you going down ?

 

[fenlandpsychocyclist]

Very good ! Where's the clip of you going down ?

Its nothing special ... barely 5mph and a hell of a lot of disc brake noise from my mtb. Those fence railings and the steps at the bottom make me scared of breaking something ... on the bike.

 

[Muddyfox]

Do you stop for a rest and take a picture each time you go out?

I dont always take pictures .. sometimes i just have a little roll around in the mud as you well know

 

[Muddyfox]

This one might beat us all ?

 

[al78]

Snake pass from the Glossop side, did that on my Birdy folder, did not manage to get up it in one go. To compound matters I had to deal with a howling easterly as well.