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amun1000

Hi
Just wondering what people think of /do when;
You're on your last ounce of energy
Muscles burning,
About to 'Hit the Wall' with no food
Encounter the biggest climb of the day

Do you have a special thought (enter stage left aggieboy)
Have a little totem that 'gives you energy'

etc you know the thing

andrew

shouldbeinbed

not so much gives me energy but I break it down into little increments. so I guess my mantra is:

just to the next...............

pedylan

I believe the standard text for such ocassions is either

"Pain is temporary, quitting is forever" or

"Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional"

For a 50 year old non racer like me they both seem a bit hard core!

For the hardest climbs I usually adopt a mental snarl (not enough puff for an actual snarl) and determine not to unclip. If I focus that into keeping the pedals turning even when the computer is reading b*gger all speed I've always got over the top. except in my first French sportive when i got broomed which is the only time I've got off.

So get mad to get to the top.

Pross

Cry!

amun1000

Like the phrase

'So get mad to get to the top.

Never actually cried on a climb yet - but as you get older you wonder about the ol' ticker and how much abuse it can take

Pain i can stand - cardiacs are a little more problematic or is that just me being a whimp

Aggieboy

Convince yourself there's a nice treat waiting at the top, you'll only get it if you make it.....

One Man And His Bike

Press next track on my MP3 player till this starts playing...

Then turn into a pedal mashing Cycleborg and eat the hill and anything else that gets in my way while it's playing.

Sends me into an adrenaline and endorphin fuelled, violent, bloodthirsty mood, but works for me. >:]

crumbschief

I try and stay calm and just spin and not look at the top most of the time,then i forget and get out of the saddle,start gritting teeth some growling and maybe a naughty word comes out too.

DIESELDOG

crumbschief wrote:

I try and stay calm and just spin and not look at the top most of the time,then i forget and get out of the saddle,start gritting teeth some growling and maybe a naughty word comes out too.

Does that to you too? I thought it was only me...

Love n hugs

DD

Aggieboy

DIESELDOG wrote:

crumbschief wrote:

I try and stay calm and just spin and not look at the top most of the time,then i forget and get out of the saddle,start gritting teeth some growling and maybe a naughty word comes out too.

Does that to you too? I thought it was only me...

Love n hugs

DD

He's talking about riding a bike though.

DIESELDOG

Awww, Aggie... You cast bad vibes about me, you'll scare people.

And anyway, I would be talking about what else exactly??

Love n hugs

DD

Aggieboy

DIESELDOG wrote:

Awww, Aggie... You cast bad vibes about me, you'll scare people.

And anyway, I would be talking about what else exactly??
Love n hugs

DD

Don't push it! You know I've got that 'Superinjection' don't you.

DIESELDOG

Aggieboy wrote:

DIESELDOG wrote:

Awww, Aggie... You cast bad vibes about me, you'll scare people.

And anyway, I would be talking about what else exactly??
Love n hugs

DD

Don't push it! You know I've got that 'Superinjection' don't you.

Sorry Aggie, someone else beat you to it...

Love n hugs

DD

Aggieboy

DIESELDOG wrote:

Aggieboy wrote:

DIESELDOG wrote:

Awww, Aggie... You cast bad vibes about me, you'll scare people.

And anyway, I would be talking about what else exactly??
Love n hugs

DD

Don't push it! You know I've got that 'Superinjection' don't you.

Sorry Aggie, someone else beat you to it...

Love n hugs

DD

Bloody Ryan Giggs.

crumbschief

Tut tut DD,i see your a pillowcase chewer as well then.

Frank the tank

shouldbeinbed wrote:

not so much gives me energy but I break it down into little increments. so I guess my mantra is:

just to the next...............

+1

Also a bit of what Aggieboy prescribes. Not that there ever is anything quite so nice waiting.

LangerDan

Aggieboy wrote:

Convince yourself there's a nice treat waiting at the top, you'll only get it if you make it.....

Thanks for the offer, but the state I'm in at the top of a long climb, I wouldn't have the energy for one - let alone all three. I'd probably need a truck battery and a set of jump-leads to even get me started.

A few years ago, a mate gave me a little motivational sticker for my top-tube with the words "Quäl Dich, Du Sau" , as shouted by Udo Bolts at Jan Ullrich. Apparently its a gentle German exhortation, translating as" Dammit, shift your arse, you son of a bitch".
That works for me. As does hanging onto passing caravans

DIESELDOG

crumbschief wrote:

Tut tut DD,i see your a pillowcase chewer as well then.

I think I ought to reply before Aggie does and in doing so ruins what is left of my nun-like reputation.

Duct tape.

Works wonders.

Love n hugs

DD

One Man And His Bike

DIESELDOG wrote:

my nun-like reputation.

If that was said with a straight face you should work in politics, you're a far better liar than any of our currently elected members.

term1te

LangerDan wrote:

Thanks for the offer, but the state I'm in at the top of a long climb, I wouldn't have the energy for one - let alone all three. I'd probably need a truck battery and a set of jump-leads to even get me started.

A few years ago, a mate gave me a little motivational sticker for my top-tube with the words "Quäl Dich, Du Sau" , as shouted by Udo Bolts at Jan Ullrich. Apparently its a gentle German exhortation, translating as" Dammit, shift your harris, you son of a bitch".
That works for me. As does hanging onto passing caravans

A somewhat liberal translation, but the sentiment is there, I'd read it as "Suffer pig". I was given a motivational sticker by some friends which said "cowboy up cupcake", not really sure what it means, and it isn't on the bike. They're from America if that helps to explain it.

One Man And His Bike

"cowboy up cupcake"

=

"Oh look there is a Cowboy who just watched Brokeback Mountain giving some poor roadie a butt rogering!"

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