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A few taken today on my way up fleet moss, sorry about the quality of the pics, they don't do it justice, but I took them whilst pedalling and the weather wasn't the best!
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robklancs wrote:A few taken today on my way up fleet moss, sorry about the quality of the pics, they don't do it justice, but I took them whilst pedalling and the weather wasn't the best!
That's one fast descent down there, got speed wobbles a couple of years ago down there on Etape du Dales and have never been the same since going downhill.
One of my mates got to 62 mph down there this year
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Yeah it looks like a fast one, full speed from top to bottom due to no bends . I climbed from that side so descended into buckden which was pretty horrible in the fog rain and heavy sidewind :evil:0
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Has anyone got photos of routes in the USA, going out there soon and want to do some cycling0
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robklancs wrote:
I have been up it but from the opposite way (easier way) I have done all of the others you mentioned plenty of times.
Anyway, the amount of hills you get done Richard you should have some good pictures, though I suppose you go up so many hills so fast you probably don't have time to take a picture.
Good man, just checking
I wanted to add something to your thread as what's been posted is what's its all about for me. But sadly my camera is a heavyweight SLR and certainly doesn't come with me on the bike. Shame really as the first time I went over Bowland Knotts there were blues skies, no wind and a blanket of snow. It was gob smackingly beautiful. Still, all those days have lived long in the memory and without pictures I just have to get out again and see it again in the flesh. That picture of the Struggle above gave me the heebie jeebies though, went up there at the weekend and she ate me alive. That top last section is just brutal. But I love it
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On the way up the Col D'Aubisque. The views ahead kept my eyes off the road, and avoided me looking at the friendly signs that told you what the average percentage for the next km was.Some people are like slinkies - not much use for anything, but they bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.
http://knownothingbozoandhisbike.blogspot.com/0 -
monkeyeatsps3 wrote:Has anyone got photos of routes in the USA, going out there soon and want to do some cycling
It's pretty big - you might want to be a bit more specific
I rode up Mt Evans - 14,000 feet. That was a great ride.Faster than a tent.......0 -
Rolf F wrote:monkeyeatsps3 wrote:Has anyone got photos of routes in the USA, going out there soon and want to do some cycling
It's pretty big - you might want to be a bit more specific
I rode up Mt Evans - 14,000 feet. That was a great ride.
You have just set me my new challenge...as an Evans it seems like I should do this climb!All the gear and no idea...0 -
laurentian wrote:trappy666 wrote:Cycled along here Tuesday. It was lovely and quiet with plenty of roadies out enjoying the sun. It can get busy around rush hour with people going to and from Leicester and Northampton. It is quite up and down and some of the hills do catch you out a little bit.
From Brixworth go to Cottesbrooke then Haselbech - take a photo of that F£cker!
You know, I was thinking about that route for Tuesday when I'm off work but now you've made me think other wise :?0 -
trappy666 wrote:laurentian wrote:trappy666 wrote:Cycled along here Tuesday. It was lovely and quiet with plenty of roadies out enjoying the sun. It can get busy around rush hour with people going to and from Leicester and Northampton. It is quite up and down and some of the hills do catch you out a little bit.
From Brixworth go to Cottesbrooke then Haselbech - take a photo of that F£cker!
You know, I was thinking about that route for Tuesday when I'm off work but now you've made me think other wise :?
Do it! its a great road, really quiet . . . and that hill! Depending on where you've got to get back to, there are some ever increasing loops you can put in from there . . . and more hills . . .Wilier Izoard XP0 -
laurentian wrote:trappy666 wrote:laurentian wrote:trappy666 wrote:Cycled along here Tuesday. It was lovely and quiet with plenty of roadies out enjoying the sun. It can get busy around rush hour with people going to and from Leicester and Northampton. It is quite up and down and some of the hills do catch you out a little bit.
From Brixworth go to Cottesbrooke then Haselbech - take a photo of that F£cker!
You know, I was thinking about that route for Tuesday when I'm off work but now you've made me think other wise :?
Do it! its a great road, really quiet . . . and that hill! Depending on where you've got to get back to, there are some ever increasing loops you can put in from there . . . and more hills . . .
I live in Kingsley so I'm not really in a great rush unless it's before work. :P0 -
No good roads round here I'm afraid, this thread is making me jealous.0
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I found a nice road while cycling through Bavaria.0
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SmoggySteve wrote:I found a nice road while cycling through Bavaria.
Looks toss to me :P"Arran, you are like the Tony Benn of smut. You have never diluted your depravity and always stand by your beliefs. You have my respect sir and your wife my pity"
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TakeTurns wrote:Ahhh this thread...just jizzed.
Well, i havent finished, but i'm getting close.... brilliant thread!!0 -
Road near me, really long, flat, smooth bit of tarmac, but a bit of a problem gettin' out of the junction into all the traffic...
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At the top of 'The struggle' looking back towards Windermere:
Looking South West from the top of the Bwlch:
Apologies for the lack of quality!0 -
Forget all those little lumps in Gogg Land, the highest road in Wales - Gospel Pass
Actually I was going to go for the Bwlch y Groes but got beaten to it and have never been brave enough to go up by bike yet0 -
antlaff wrote:Mamore Gap - Donegal - narrow, slippy and ******* steep
There was some road I did as a kid the other side of Lough Swilly somewhere between Ballyhoorisky and Port Salon that would have been my first choice for this thread but I haven't got a clue what the climb was called. It was nothing major but just stunningly beautiful. That looks a real corker, much of Ireland is hugely under-rated by us as cyclists I think.0 -
view at the topPross wrote:antlaff wrote:Mamore Gap - Donegal - narrow, slippy and ******* steep
There was some road I did as a kid the other side of Lough Swilly somewhere between Ballyhoorisky and Port Salon that would have been my first choice for this thread but I haven't got a clue what the climb was called. It was nothing major but just stunningly beautiful. That looks a real corker, much of Ireland is hugely under-rated by us as cyclists I think.
http://s1306.photobucket.com/user/gubber12345/media/DSC01219_zpse162fce0.jpg.html?sort=3&o=1
and looking up from the far side
http://s1306.photobucket.com/user/gubber12345/media/DSC01221_zps550c09b1.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0
sorry its just links as I couldn't get the photos to upload....what am I doing wrong?Lapierre Aircode 300
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Post the URL code instead
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at the expense of looking a dumb f**k here whats the URL code and do I click on the URL button at the top and insert it in there :oops: :oops:robklancs wrote:Post the URL code insteadLapierre Aircode 300
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Donegal is one of my favourite places - great cycling territory, empty sandy beaches great for fishing and surfing, quiet and just beautiful.0
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@ gubber12345 - whilst at the photobucket site, cilck on the settings symbol in the corner of the photo (cog), select 'get links' and then select the IMG box this will copy the correct type of link for this forum, then paste in here. my isetta is a 300cc bike0
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Pross wrote:
Forget all those little lumps in Gogg Land, the highest road in Wales - Gospel Pass
Actually I was going to go for the Bwlch y Groes but got beaten to it and have never been brave enough to go up by bike yet
You have inspired me to give it a go - thinking of driving to Crickhowell and doing a loop. Any thoughts on the following route:
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/33132300 -
dai_t75 wrote:Pross wrote:
Forget all those little lumps in Gogg Land, the highest road in Wales - Gospel Pass
Actually I was going to go for the Bwlch y Groes but got beaten to it and have never been brave enough to go up by bike yet
You have inspired me to give it a go - thinking of driving to Crickhowell and doing a loop. Any thoughts on the following route:
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/3313230
That's a cracking loop, I've only ridden Gospel Pass from the other (Abergavenny) side which is the climb in the photo but from the Hay side is what is shown in the new 100 Climbs book and probably the tougher climb. Llangattock Mountain that you have included is a tough climb and often gets overlooked in favour of Llangynidr Mountain which shares a summit (and which you are riding down - watch out for sheep at the top!!).
EDIT your route shows you starting in Talgarth rather than Crickhowell, obviously you can do either but if you start in Crickhowell you will be straight into the climb of Llangattock mountain.0 -
Pross wrote:That's a cracking loop, I've only ridden Gospel Pass from the other (Abergavenny) side which is the climb in the photo but from the Hay side is what is shown in the new 100 Climbs book and probably the tougher climb. Llangattock Mountain that you have included is a tough climb and often gets overlooked in favour of Llangynidr Mountain which shares a summit (and which you are riding down - watch out for sheep at the top!!).
EDIT your route shows you starting in Talgarth rather than Crickhowell, obviously you can do either but if you start in Crickhowell you will be straight into the climb of Llangattock mountain.
I have driven into Crickhhowell a few times coming down from Llangattock and it is stunning so looking forward to that. Yeah, I planned Talgarth originally, but I am coming from the South so would probably make more sense to park at the bottom of the loop. Saying that I wouldn't mind a couple of miles warm up before tackling a climb so will have a think on the starting point. Now just need to pray for some nice-ish weather :P Thanks for the input!0 -
Near the top of a 30km climb from La Colle sur Loup to Gréolieres late yesterday afternoon. The road can be seen cut into the distant hillside just above my bike, leaning against the crash barrier.0
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Las Palomas in Andalucia early this year..
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