So, having failed miserably to get up Yorks Hill Sunday before last and foolishly 'fessin' up to my cycle buddy... he, being a gentleman, invited me out yesterday to partake on one of his fave routes. Rather ungentlemanly though he picked his hilliest route so he could 'kick me while I'm down' as if last weekends failure wasn't enough! :)
He has a bike with what I believe are termed 'geayryres', and relished in this fact too (it being a comedic on-going slanging match between us) but it didn't stop me overtaking him on EVERY CLIMB on his route. That it until 'the beast' came along... at 23 miles in check out that vertical cliff!!!
Thats the one that got me, staright up the North side of The Downs nr Upper Halling. I got about 2/3 up but it was another near-death experience. I had to get off and walk (again). Natch, my chum (with his multisprocketed thang) just about made it up although he admitted he failed on 1st attempt on this route. I was running a 48T chainwheel and a 18T freewheel with 32C tyres as he'd warned me bits of the route were 'off road'.
Next weekend I intend on finding another hill I can push my bike up, I'm getting very good at it.
Good fun ride mind you, 9/10 would push bike up hills again.
So, having failed miserably to get up Yorks Hill Sunday before last and foolishly 'fessin' up to my cycle buddy... he, being a gentleman, invited me out yesterday to partake on one of his fave routes. Rather ungentlemanly though he picked his hilliest route so he could 'kick me while I'm down' as if last weekends failure wasn't enough! :)
He has a bike with what I believe are termed 'geayryres', and relished in this fact too (it being a comedic on-going slanging match between us) but it didn't stop me overtaking him on EVERY CLIMB on his route. That it until 'the beast' came along... at 23 miles in check out that vertical cliff!!!
Thats the one that got me, staright up the North side of The Downs nr Upper Halling. I got about 2/3 up but it was another near-death experience. I had to get off and walk (again). Natch, my chum (with his multisprocketed thang) just about made it up although he admitted he failed on 1st attempt on this route. I was running a 48T chainwheel and a 18T freewheel with 32C tyres as he'd warned me bits of the route were 'off road'.
Next weekend I intend on finding another hill I can push my bike up, I'm getting very good at it.
Good fun ride mind you, 9/10 would push bike up hills again.