[ade gower]

just like to say i am over the moon with these two books, wife bought me the first at xmas, 2nd last week …. completed 6 hills this year in Walse , Brighton and gloucestershire……. and they are hills…… 4 in first book and 2 in 2nd….. the pictures are so real…. thank you Simon and Wife … next hills are around Leyburn between Lake district and the yorkshire dales rgds Ade

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[CXR94Di2]

fukawitribe wrote:CXR94Di2

fukawitribe wrote:

CXR94Di2 wrote:

Alpine hills make UK ones short in comparison, plus the right gearing helps. No point grinding at 50rpm :D

Speaking of which, how’s the mega-cassette going ? I may be looking at doing something like that in the future unless Miche start doing a 34T or 36T :)

I really like it, waiting for a local engineering firm to make me copies

I have been training on hills of various types, from huge alpine to short steep hills to improve my conditioning, then the other day, I did a 10mile time trial with it and averaged 25mph. So it can do it all if needed, spin up 40% hills or speed work. I still prefer a close ratio cassette for flat courses, so much easier to keep in my power band.

[Jim Thomas]

The author is kind about a
The author is kind about a lot of hills. For example, the three in Surrey: Box Hill, White Down Lane and Coldharbour/Leith Hill are pimples compared to Hardknott etc.

[Simon E]

pj wrote:My book about hill

pj wrote:

My book about hill climbs is also out now; available from cordee (in stock) or amazon (in stock, although it says it isn’t) or other booksellers.

Will be requesting a copy for my birthday in August. Knowing your writing style PJ, I’m sure it will be a real pleasure to read. B-)

[pj]

My book about hill climbs is
My book about hill climbs is also out now; available from cordee (in stock) or amazon (in stock, although it says it isn’t) or other booksellers.

http://www.cordee.co.uk/A-Corinthian-Endeavour-det-0-0-0-12238.html?search=a+corinthian+endeavour&stype=All&schcat=0&schtext=a&schtype=0

Tejvan’s view here:

A Corinthian Endeavour – The Story of the National Hill Climb Championship

[fukawitribe]

CXR94Di2 wrote:Alpine hills

CXR94Di2 wrote:

Alpine hills make UK ones short in comparison, plus the right gearing helps. No point grinding at 50rpm :D

Speaking of which, how’s the mega-cassette going ? I may be looking at doing something like that in the future unless Miche start doing a 34T or 36T 🙂

[CXR94Di2]

Alpine hills make UK ones
Alpine hills make UK ones short in comparison, plus the right gearing helps. No point grinding at 50rpm 😀

[700c]

CXR94Di2 wrote: Hardknott is

CXR94Di2 wrote:

Hardknott is a stiff climb but shortish in duration.

hmm – didn’t seem that short to me when i attempted it, but then i’d sooner go for a longer climb with ramps that stay below 30% than a ‘shorter’ one like Hardknott.

But the biggest problem with that one is the descent the other side – horrible!

[Yorkshie Whippet]

bronco017 wrote:Enjoy the

bronco017 wrote:

Enjoy the hills in the Yorkshire Dales…some nasty ones. Park Rash near Kettlewell being particularly nasty!!

Park Rash is not a hill, it’s a torture device!

[S13SFC]

This two are hard, both in
This two are hard, both in Shropshire around/on the Long Mynd.

http://shrophills.blogspot.co.uk/p/asterton-bank-long-mynd.html

http://shrophills.blogspot.co.uk/p/the-burway_10.html

If you want 9 mins of pain, and it is pain, then you must do this.

http://www.strava.com/segments/635194

[CXR94Di2]

Keep these hill names coming,
Keep these hill names coming, I’ll just search for the file and cycle it on my Kickr 🙂 Hardknott is a stiff climb but shortish in duration. By far the hardest hill I have tried is Ventoux, for shear relentless climbing. The Zoncalon is the steepest with 40+% sections.

[Simon E]

You might be interested in
You might be interested in this fellow’s account of doing all 100:
http://100hillsforgeorge.blogspot.co.uk/

Tejvan has a handy list of the climbs in both books plus some useful links in this article:

100 Greatest cycling climbs list

[bronco017]

Enjoy the hills in the
Enjoy the hills in the Yorkshire Dales…some nasty ones. Park Rash near Kettlewell being particularly nasty!!

[captain_slog]

The hills! The hills!
That’s
The hills! The hills!

That’s what it’s all about. Went up Whitedown yesterday (8/10), and one of my proudest moments on a bike was getting up Bushcombe Lane near Cheltenham (10/10). One day, after long meditation has brought me to an appropriate level of Zen mastery, I intend to attempt Bealach na Ba (11/10).

[Author]

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