Highgate Hill Thursdays

mashton:So, I finally got around to trying our Highgate West on Saturday - seemed like a good idea as I had just switched to 48x19 from my usual 48x17. All was going pretty well, with the lungs heaving but definite progress being made, when disaster struck. The bloody road works half way up have temporary traffic lights and they went red just on the corner before the steep bit. Big cars coming t'other way so no way of snicking through. I couldn't get my momentum up again after stopping and had to throw in the towel about 50 yards from the top. I am a bit embarrassed to be honest. :-( Has anyone else been humbled by it?

cycled up last sunday with a friend. made it 3/4 of the way and lungs couldn't hold up. stopped for a few mins and cycled up the rest. so, i didn't walk up the hill, but i didn't do it in one go.