[Brooksy1882]

Recent events have obviously been cancelled but have I read correctly, 2022 will take place, not through Surrey and be held in the spring time with an entirely different route. Bit of a shame really as I thought the daunting box Hill was an attraction to accomplish it?

Anyone know when registrations may be accepted but tbh that’ll be opening the flood gates, no?

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[Awavey]

I think its daunting because
I think its daunting because of the chat exposure it’s got,its literally a hill even if you’ve never been to that part of the UK as a cyclist you’ll probably have heard of, and you’ve no idea how well you are going to ride it if you’ve never ridden it before. I’ve ridden it on Zwift but I dont think its comparable, and I’d certainly be nervous and find it daunting approaching it the first whilst trying to complete a 100 mile ride.

[EddyBerckx]

Ryder wrote:

Whether Box Hill is daunting or not depends on your fitness levels and not everyone on a bike is, or wants to be a racing cyclist flying up hills with graceful ease.  Usually takes me nine minutes to ride and I’m always passed by plenty of fitter people, who, for the record, look like they’d rather be grinding their private bits on a cheese grater than riding a bike.

If they are passing you how can you get a good enough look at their face to see they’d rather be rubbing their bits on a cheese grater?

Your post started off reasonable then you decided to generalise on a group you don’t like or don’t feel part of. There’s no need. Just enjoy your riding and don’t worry about what others do (unless they are riding like dicks). Its horses for courses.

 

[Ryder]

Whether Box Hill is daunting

Whether Box Hill is daunting or not depends on your fitness levels and not everyone on a bike is, or wants to be a racing cyclist flying up hills with graceful ease.  Usually takes me nine minutes to ride and I’m always passed by plenty of fitter people, who, for the record, look like they’d rather be grinding their private bits on a cheese grater than riding a bike.

[Organon]

Why is he dressed as a credit

Why is he dressed as a credit card?

[Judge dreadful]

Last year, whilst we were

Last year, whilst we were temporarily let out of our cages, at this time of the year, because of the cancellation of the actual event,  I did a ride set up through British Cycling’s let’s ride site, which was essentially the route of the PRLS, but minus the bits in London that aren’t open to cyclists normally ( East tunnel / Limehouse link tunnel, and Hammersmith flyover section). It started at the Olympic park, finished on the Mall, and took in the Surrey hills section. Despite the weird feeling of having to do it under Covid circumstances, and the logistics involved with that,  It was actually pretty good fun, I’m thinking of doing another one in a couple of weeks time. It should be easier this year, as most of the restrictions are gone.

[ShaunC]

The one time I did RL100, I
The one time I did RL100, I found the descent from Leith Hill more intimidating… Especially going through a narrow section and quicker riders were steaming down the right. There didn’t seem to be a middle ground between those on brakes on the left and those flying down the side.

[Captain Badger]

Nigel Garrage wrote:

[checks notes], oh yes: Shaming (and directly insulting) folk for being at a different fitness level. Nice one dude.

I’ll handle the piety Nige, it certainly isn’t your forte…….

[Anonymous]

[checks notes], oh yes:

[checks notes], oh yes: Shaming (and directly insulting) folk for being at a different fitness level. Nice one dude.

[Rendel Harris]

Nigel Garrage wrote:

For Rendel’s edification, here’s a picture of me riding up Box hill, waving to the packed gantry, virtually pedalling backwards, at Ride London. Box hill is as smooth as a billiard table by the way, absolutely lovely to ride. (Edit – Sorry image removed, checked copyright and cannot be posted on public channels. You’ll just have to imagine it).

Edit – sorry image removed, checked copyright and realised that posting pictures of other people and claiming they’re me might mean I’m caught out as the “as a cyclist myself” gobshite I am. 

Fortunately there is some genuine footage of our Nige on Box Hill…

[Anonymous]

I’m in Herts – happy to meet

I’m in Herts – happy to meet up for a ride with you whenever you like to put your mind at rest.

[Anonymous]

Jetmans Dad wrote:

Nigel Garrage wrote:

Leith Hill is/was the most difficult hill, but not particularly difficult – the worst bit are the idiots walking double-file up the road because they aren’t fit enough to ride up a slight incline, …

Leith Hill may be many things, but 2.3km at an average 6.5% gradient and maximum of 12%+ is not a “slight incline” in anyones book. 

Oh … sorry … of course … you need to find a way to disparage anyone not as magnificent as you. 

Carry on. 

Sorry you feel like that – it’s really not a very interesting hill though… you’re hardly riding over Hardknott Pass are you? The surface is also quite poor from what I remember on the descent.

For Rendel’s edification, here’s a picture of me riding up Box hill, waving to the packed gantry, virtually pedalling backwards, at Ride London. Box hill is as smooth as a billiard table by the way, absolutely lovely to ride. (Edit – Sorry image removed, checked copyright and cannot be posted on public channels. You’ll just have to imagine it).

[Anonymous]

I’m sorry, but when you get

I’m sorry, but when you get to the first climb (Newlands corner I think) and people are immediately dismounting before the hill even gets going you just think to yourself “what’s the point?” and even worse they now allow e-bikes. It would be far more reasonable if these people just did the shorter route.

If they stayed to one side it would be one thing, but by the time you get to Leith Hill, if you don’t have an early start time they’ll be walking randomly all over the road. Now _that_ is tiresome.

Then on the other end of the scale, when you get near the end the shorter route merges with the longer one, you get the road warriors screaming abuse at the people doing the shorter route, demanding they get out of the way – if you do Ride London you’ll snatch a glimpse at the dark heart of humanity.

[Captain Badger]

Nigel Garrage wrote:

Leith Hill is/was the most difficult hill, but not particularly difficult – the worst bit are the idiots walking double-file up the road because they aren’t fit enough to ride up a slight incline, making it really hard for proper riders as there’s hardly any width to the road. There should be marshalls that insta-disqualify anyone dismounting, or at least those not keeping completely to the left.

Shaming (and directly insulting) folk for being at a different fitness level. Nice one dude.

[Captain Badger]

Rendel Harris wrote:

Very much doubt he’s ever actually ridden it.

TFTFY

[Sniffer]

Transparent contribution

Transparent contribution again. Nigel used ‘proper riders’ to get a response.

It is the usual tactic of half refering to the subject followed by somethng to distract the thread.

It remains tiresome.

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