North London Hills

Yeah, but let's be honest, that's a piece of piss. The main thing about the hill is the psychology. That's why Highgate West Hill is such a killer. You think you're almost there then it turns 90 degrees right and kicks up several times over, at the very moment that you're praying for some kind of respite. In contrast Crouch Hill levels out once you've broken the back of it.

The West Hill is far more tricky than Swain's Lane for my money, for that very reason.

true, but seeing as I'm usually still half asleep by the time I reach Crouch Hill, it's a nice 'little sting' in the mornings!

Might be up for some hill rides on a Monday evening though (once weather cheers up) as sick of coming home with everyday bike covered in black roadpissshit and having to give it a quick blast with the hose before I can bring it anywhere near the house, so stuff having to do it on my commuter then my training bike!

which side? i find crouch the crouch end side is really easy, its the crouchend station side i find it the real beast, thats the side i do daily, wemight have seen each other.

Coming up past Evans side - not that steep at all but in the mornings it's defo a little sting for me, and I like to do a quick sprint up Glebe Road which gives a little burn!

oh thats crouch end hill i was thinking of the other

im surpised alexandra palace hill hasnt been mentioned, up one side and down the other, its harder coming from the a406 then it is going towards the 406

^ I used to do that one but i brought me no closer to where I needed to be for work, so went for Crouch End hill, also used to do Wightman Road but the sheer number of fu*kwits driving there put and end to that.

May of seen you, but I'm usually on a Yellow/Red 1980 Fausto Coppi as my commuter or a Black Ribble Stealth as my weekend/training ride.

im surpised alexandra palace hill hasnt been mentioned, up one side and down the other, its harder coming from the a406 then it is going towards the 406

I do that on my training rides taking in Queens Wood Road for the added pain as it climbs slowly for a good while then tails up very sharply up to the lights.

There is a good North London hills loop on Strava, taking in a good number of hills -

http://app.strava.com/segments/894384/embed , that at some point I'll be hoping to do

hopes above works

That looks good. Might well give it a go this weekend.

I live at the top of Crouch Hill (Mount View Road) and find Shepherds Hill from Park Road to Highgate is a good one to include as well as North End Road from Golders Green station up to the roundabout at what used to be Jack Straw's Castle; alternatively, the scenic route with less traffic is via Hampstead Garden Suburb up through Turners Wood.

Hope to do more hills now that snow/ice has gone!

That looks good. Might well give it a go this weekend.

would be tempted to join you but promised to take the wife out this weekend

I live at the top of Crouch Hill (Mount View Road) and find Shepherds Hill from Park Road to Highgate is a good one to include as well as North End Road from Golders Green station up to the roundabout at what used to be Jack Straw's Castle; alternatively, the scenic route with less traffic is via Hampstead Garden Suburb up through Turners Wood.

Hope to do more hills now that snow/ice has gone!

yeah once snow and the awful black road shite that covers everything has mooched I'll be hitting the hills, at the moment my training consists of going from work Kings X - down to Richmond park couple of loops then back up to Regents then a couple there then a few a few hills on the way back home to Ally Pally

When will we get this in London
Trampe the Bicycle Lift - Trondheim Norway - YouTube

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