Legend of the 17% hill - part 2
DonDaddyD
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A while back I made a post about the lengendary 17% hill in Norbury (London), where I used to live.
Bassjunkie went along and blitzed the hill in his beloved 42ring (we should throw stones at him he has Mountain bike ratios on a road bike).
Since then I've managed Wimbledon Hill - heading towards Wimbledon Village. I've tackled Denmark hill and the Richmond Park hills.
Despite all that I still avoided the 17% hill.
This was the case until last Saturday on the way to pick up my comics. I approached, attacked, tackled and overcame my demon!
I climbed the hill. Yay!
Bassjunkie went along and blitzed the hill in his beloved 42ring (we should throw stones at him he has Mountain bike ratios on a road bike).
Since then I've managed Wimbledon Hill - heading towards Wimbledon Village. I've tackled Denmark hill and the Richmond Park hills.
Despite all that I still avoided the 17% hill.
This was the case until last Saturday on the way to pick up my comics. I approached, attacked, tackled and overcame my demon!
I climbed the hill. Yay!
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A true scalp is not only overtaking someone but leaving them stopped at a set of lights. As you, who have clearly beaten the lights, pummels nothing but the open air ahead. ~ 'DondaddyD'. Player of the Unspoken Game
A true scalp is not only overtaking someone but leaving them stopped at a set of lights. As you, who have clearly beaten the lights, pummels nothing but the open air ahead. ~ 'DondaddyD'. Player of the Unspoken Game
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Nice one dude, it's a great feeling isn't it
pain is temporary, the glory of beating your mates to the top of the hill lasts forever.....................
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Now you've done it! Next you'll be heading out in to the sticks to find the 20% then 25% and before you know it you'll be booking a weekend away to cycle up Hardknott pass. It's a slippery slope!
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good isn't it, a local easy to find little steep one is nightigale lane just outside RP up to where the pub is. might just hit 20% at peak not a bad little lump.0
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DonDaddyD wrote:A while back I made a post about the lengendary 17% hill in Norbury (London), where I used to live.
Bassjunkie went along and blitzed the hill in his beloved 42ring (we should throw stones at him he has Mountain bike ratios on a road bike).
Since then I've managed Wimbledon Hill - heading towards Wimbledon Village. I've tackled Denmark hill and the Richmond Park hills.
Despite all that I still avoided the 17% hill.
This was the case until last Saturday on the way to pick up my comics. I approached, attacked, tackled and overcame my demon!
I climbed the hill. Yay!
OI! Cheeky bugger ;-) Well done tho and to be fair if you can make it up Denmark and Wimbledon Hill then that one shouldn't be a problem!
RM - I'm tempted by Nightigale Lane, I remember you mentioning it when we where at RP and I'd be interested to see how it compares to some of the short, sharp ones I have near me!0 -
Bassjunkieuk wrote:DonDaddyD wrote:A while back I made a post about the lengendary 17% hill in Norbury (London), where I used to live.
Bassjunkie went along and blitzed the hill in his beloved 42ring (we should throw stones at him he has Mountain bike ratios on a road bike).
Since then I've managed Wimbledon Hill - heading towards Wimbledon Village. I've tackled Denmark hill and the Richmond Park hills.
Despite all that I still avoided the 17% hill.
This was the case until last Saturday on the way to pick up my comics. I approached, attacked, tackled and overcame my demon!
I climbed the hill. Yay!
OI! Cheeky bugger ;-) Well done tho and to be fair if you can make it up Denmark and Wimbledon Hill then that one shouldn't be a problem!
RM - I'm tempted by Nightigale Lane, I remember you mentioning it when we where at RP and I'd be interested to see how it compares to some of the short, sharp ones I have near me!
Nightigale isn't bad i use it as a warm up as you where before having a roll around RP, but as jash says whitedown and winterfold are much more fun, i'd of thought you'd fly up them.0 -
Um.
How steep is that hill then? In layman's terms?
Sorry! :shock:
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I don't know DDD's hill i can't rember the name etc, but if memory serves fairly steep though not near vertical?
to be honest measureing hills by rise/hill/steep/very steep/don't be silly! is probaably better grading. measuring peak grades of hills is fairly hit and miss by gps or googlemap based websites.0 -
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Hills, London....hah..hah....
Well done..... go for it.....you may be ready to come up to the Peaks - lots of 25% ones up here !0 -
Look will you load of ponces talk about hills in English and not some bloody continental rubbish?
It's not 25%. It's 1 in 4. and what the fark is 17%??????
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Kieran_Burns wrote:Look will you load of ponces talk about hills in English and not some bloody continental rubbish?
It's not 25%. It's 1 in 4. and what the fark is 17%??????
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1 in 6 ish i like % but don't mind either way, most of the signs seem to be a tad out etc.0
