State of mind

ince

Today I am in a small amount of discomfort, my legs ache.

Yesterday I did a 60 mile ride into North Wales, 10 miles more than I have managed before. The route was from just out side of Chester to Ruthin, not a ride I had done and so did not know what to expect.

I knew there would be hills and decided I would just have to man up and get on with it. I live in Cheshire and so have not had much cause to over expose myself to hills and so have always had a bit of a mental block when it come to tackling the steep stuff.

Yesterday I beat the cr@p out of my mental block. Coming out of Ruthin on the A494 there is a 2 1/2 mile climb of over 700ft (according to bikehike). With the motivation from my fellow rider I got up the climb in one. :shock:

This made my day, I awoke this morning with the strange idea of wanting to go out and blitz all the hills I have ever had to stop on. I am now looking forward to the charity ride I am doing in two weeks with no fear of the hills it entails.

Hills, bring em on 8)

Cafewanda

I salute you mate. I'm partial to walking up the few inclines I come across in London.

Freely admit to being a wuss

mudcovered

ince wrote:

Yesterday I beat the cr@p out of my mental block. Coming out of Ruthin on the A494 there is a 2 1/2 mile climb of over 700ft (according to bikehike). With the motivation from my fellow rider I got up the climb in one. :shock:

Hills, bring em on 8)

Nice one. I remember when I was similarly satisfied when I first conquered a long climb like that. Now you have to find even harder ones to keep fighting.

It still amazes me that most of getting up any hill on a bike is believing that you will.

Mike

The Running Man

Chapeau Ince : it's great to break a hoodoo :

Now you know you can do it you'll get up whatever's thrown in front of you :

rjsterry

Talking of which, anyone see that chap on Coubtryfile on Sunday evening riding up the Tumble, then off for some nightime MTB fun? Started suggesting to Mrs RJS that we should spend a holiday in the Brecon Beacons.

Kieran_Burns

There's this hill near where I lve and it *could* be included on the commute home:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&sourc ... .9,,0,4.47

I really want to be able to cycle up this one ut fear I would run out of gears or sit there spinning away at 1mph
:oops:

The worst of it was that I saw this girl cycle over the top of the hill this morning and the cow didn't even look out of breath. (stunning figure though!) I may have to try it to see if the whole thing is just psychological.

rjsterry

You CANNOT allow your self to be beaten by a hill, least of all, one called Bunny Hill. Just take it steady and do not allow yourself to stop.

suzyb

I rarely get above 5mph on a lot of the longer hills I've climbed. But I still get up them.

I also rarely look out of breath afterwards either because I go at a slow steady pace instead of standing on the pedals speeding up the hill.

Kieran_Burns

suzyb wrote:

I rarely get above 5mph on a lot of the longer hills I've climbed. But I still get up them.

I also rarely look out of breath afterwards either because I go at a slow steady pace instead of standing on the pedals speeding up the hill.

Is this before or after you collapse at the side of the road with an audible whump?

rjsterry

Here is that hill that was on Countryfile on Sunday:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?client=sa ... =en&tab=wl

Now there's a hill that requires some self-belief.

Gadge

Never mind about Bunny Bleedin Hill....

You CANNOT allow your self to be beaten by a girl :shock:

davis

I read that as "Benny Hill".

Now I've got an image of a caped CX rider puffing up a hill to the sound of Yakety Sax.
Damn, that's going to a while to shift.

Stevo_666

Kieran_Burns wrote:

The worst of it was that I saw this girl cycle over the top of the hill this morning and the cow didn't even look out of breath. (stunning figure though!) I may have to try it to see if the whole thing is just psychological.

Next time, draft her - it will give you the motivation to keep up (if not overtake) :P