It's much easier to practice riding up it in the preceding weeks. I did last year, geared and fixed, then skipped it anyway on the day as I was towing a trailerbike and an eight year old. We made it up all the others fine.
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It's much easier to practice riding up it in the preceding weeks. I did last year, geared and fixed, then skipped it anyway on the day as I was towing a trailerbike and an eight year old. We made it up all the others fine.