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That's the one. I'm only 11 seconds behind @skinny on that one, a target for this year maybe!
College Road is okay, but the speed bumps, parked cars and pedestrian crossing make it hard to get a full effort out.
What kind of hill are you looking for? Something a bit more consistently steep than College Road but similar traffic levels?
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Yeh, something that's a steady-ish gradient at 6-10% or so i guess. For a 4min+ ish effort. In retrospect, Highgate West was perfect really. But not schlepping all the way up there!
When i have loads of time and am fresh doing reps of both sides of Toys Hill is a win.
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Ha.
You'll note that was actually a 12min effort, not 5 ;)
jim1985
skinny
This one?
https://www.strava.com/segments/434921
Looks good, but still involves the shite of getting down Anerley Rd, which can really destroy my mojo at times.
Had a faff about around College Rd et al. The speed bumps really cheese me off. I prefer Dulwich Wood Park, but it is a bit busy.
I used to really like doing Highgate West and Swain's when i lived Norf, but there doesn't seem to be anything of that kind of length and gradient close to home in Herne Hill / Crystal Palace. Frustrating as there's plenty of lumps and bumps, but none that seem to work for reppin' (that I know of)