Channelling 'ooh-eck!' into 'woo-yeah!' ?

gbsahne001

This was one of my favourites as a kid; http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Reading,+Berkshire,+United+Kingdom&ll=50.917726,0.612702&spn=0,0.024269&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=50.917696,0.612846&panoid=CbtA-yAdUq6om3-CuvofQQ&cbp=12,280.17,,0,5

Note the hump back bridge half way down! If you were going fast enough you were able to gain some airtime.




Edit; no idea why it says Reading though, as it's about 100 miles away from there!

Kieran_Burns

Wallace1492 wrote:

Behold the Daddy of them all (well in the UK anyway):

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Hilltop+near+Slack,+Chesterfield&sll=53.325849,-1.813431&sspn=0.083867,0.249767&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Hilltop+House,+Hillside,+Ashover,+Chesterfield,+Derbyshire+S45+0BY,+United+Kingdom&layer=c&cbll=57.411619,-5.701648&panoid=xJoVPObnh2luaedIBHYr1g&cbp=12,128.83,,0,15.59&ll=57.412535,-5.700831&spn=0.005628,0.021694&t=h&z=16

Spot the guy that used my link and then zoomed around the map

rjsterry

Wallace1492 wrote:

Behold the Daddy of them all (well in the UK anyway):

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Hilltop+near+Slack,+Chesterfield&sll=53.325849,-1.813431&sspn=0.083867,0.249767&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Hilltop+House,+Hillside,+Ashover,+Chesterfield,+Derbyshire+S45+0BY,+United+Kingdom&layer=c&cbll=57.411619,-5.701648&panoid=xJoVPObnh2luaedIBHYr1g&cbp=12,128.83,,0,15.59&ll=57.412535,-5.700831&spn=0.005628,0.021694&t=h&z=16

Definitely one to make you shout, "Nnnneeeeeeeeeeeeyyyaaaaaoooooowww". A long walk if you had a mechanical though.

suzyb

Wallace1492 wrote:

Behold the Daddy of them all (well in the UK anyway):

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Hilltop+near+Slack,+Chesterfield&sll=53.325849,-1.813431&sspn=0.083867,0.249767&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Hilltop+House,+Hillside,+Ashover,+Chesterfield,+Derbyshire+S45+0BY,+United+Kingdom&layer=c&cbll=57.411619,-5.701648&panoid=xJoVPObnh2luaedIBHYr1g&cbp=12,128.83,,0,15.59&ll=57.412535,-5.700831&spn=0.005628,0.021694&t=h&z=16

But I'll bet you don't need to worry about traffic there. Actually it looks like it could be kinda fun cycling down because of that.

sarajoy

suzyb wrote:

Our local council has gone for third time lucky on the repair to the main road. Since the start of the year they've filled in the potholes twice before but both times the repair hasn't lasted a month before the traffic has ripped it up again.

Yet once again they've simply filled in the hole in the hope it will work. 3rd time lucky...I doubt it.

I'm told they do temporary fills in winter but as they are so likely to be spoiled by rain/ice they're not really designed to last - this last filling may actually be a summer mix which will stick - fingers crossed!

always_tyred

suzyb wrote:

Wallace1492 wrote:

Behold the Daddy of them all (well in the UK anyway):

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Hilltop+near+Slack,+Chesterfield&sll=53.325849,-1.813431&sspn=0.083867,0.249767&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Hilltop+House,+Hillside,+Ashover,+Chesterfield,+Derbyshire+S45+0BY,+United+Kingdom&layer=c&cbll=57.411619,-5.701648&panoid=xJoVPObnh2luaedIBHYr1g&cbp=12,128.83,,0,15.59&ll=57.412535,-5.700831&spn=0.005628,0.021694&t=h&z=16

But I'll bet you don't need to worry about traffic there. Actually it looks like it could be kinda fun cycling down because of that.

Actually, its a mecca for motorcyclists and people with, or who have hired, supercars. And camper vans. And rubberkecking numpties. None of whom understand the concept of passing places.

kelsen

sarajoy wrote:

Channelling 'ooh-eck!' into 'woo-yeah!' ?

Can't believe no-one has said it yet...

A: By shifting about 3 inches surely

:twisted: Sorry!

desweller

That Chesterfield hill does look like fun, although the scenery looks rather injurious!

I prefer
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Frocester,+Stonehouse&sll=55.748892,-3.848666&sspn=0.001138,0.002411&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Frocester,+Stonehouse,+Gloucestershire,+United+Kingdom&ll=51.706954,-2.301443&spn=0.009973,0.01929&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=51.707239,-2.301999&panoid=5MSl0H8mNkgs6pxRFg0img&cbp=12,150.68,,0,22.94

The scenery is all quite soft, so I'm not that bothered about having a shunt. There are a couple of great corners, and you'll hit over 40mph twice. The appearance of clay on the road does make for occasional 'woo-yeah!' to 'ooh-'eck!' transitions though.

ketsbaia

That hill looks great, Des.

suzyb

sarajoy wrote:

suzyb wrote:

Our local council has gone for third time lucky on the repair to the main road. Since the start of the year they've filled in the potholes twice before but both times the repair hasn't lasted a month before the traffic has ripped it up again.

Yet once again they've simply filled in the hole in the hope it will work. 3rd time lucky...I doubt it.

I'm told they do temporary fills in winter but as they are so likely to be spoiled by rain/ice they're not really designed to last - this last filling may actually be a summer mix which will stick - fingers crossed!

tbh I don't want it to. They haven't filled it in very well so the surface is still a bit rough and uneven so I want it destroyed again so I can complain until they fix it properly.

Porgy

For me it's age. I used to be fine. In my twenties I'd go flying down the steepest hills in Kent reaching 40+ mph. Now I'm too scared to let go of the brakes.

Every accident I've had though was a step towards my current precautionary nature. Said hill in Kent - last time I sped down it about 10 years ago I hit a patch of wet leaves and went flying - and that hurt.

Last time I really tried to combat my fear going down Shooters Hill about 6 months ago a BMW almost physically nudged me into the gutter so he could overtake me going past a traffic island while I was at 35 mph and still accelerating. after that I lost my nerve completely.