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November 7, 2017 at 6:39 pm #27827
Canyon48
I’ll start off!
Born in Bristol, grew up in a little village about a 15-minute cycle from Cheddar Gorge, fled to university in Bristol before moving back to the countryside in a village between Bristol and Cheddar.
Funnily enough, this means I’ve never lived more than 40 minutes away from where I was born…
Fortunately for me, this means my local hill climb is and always has been Cheddar Gorge (other than for a couple years at uni).
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StraelGuy wrote:Me too, nice flat part of the world. If you want flat with lovely quiet roads, the Fylde peninsula to the east of Blackpool a bit further north is also nice.
you could also try Transwyrania a bit further north still (Hambleton, Pilling, Out Rawcliffe). Flat and quiet (if a little odd)
StraelGuy
Me too, nice flat part of the
Me too, nice flat part of the world. If you want flat with lovely quiet roads, the Fylde peninsula to the east of Blackpool a bit further north is also nice.
Dr Winston
West Lancs plains…I love
West Lancs plains…I love the wide open plains of West Lancs which are one of the windiest places in the country. Wide open for mile after mile after mile, they’re hard work to ride on….but happily I love fighting the wind on the flat more than hill climbs.
I live only two miles from Bradley Wiggins who uses the same landscape… http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/west-lancashire-with-bradley-wiggins-73712
Yrcm
Sheffield… it’s a good
Sheffield… it’s a good thing I like climbing hills.
Innerlube
Home is north east London.
Home is north east London. When I want to do hills I head to DeeJayJay’s territory above – basically picking and mixing from the “Hell of the Ashdown” circuit which is a great route. No-one’s mentioned Kidd’s Hill (aka The Wall ) which is a serious challenge at the southern end of the Ashdown.
Recently been commuting to Croydon which has introduced me to previously unknown climbs up to Crystal Palace from either direction – College Road and Gipsy Hill on the south side, hte latter being the hardest pull I’ve encountered in the capital.
The Gipsy Hill descent is an interesting one – easy to get distracted by the great view south towards the City when full focus is required on the various traffic hazards. Third time round I remembered to stop at the top and take my fill of the view first!
Boatsie
Adelaide is a nice mix.
Adelaide is a nice mix. Capital of the driest state of the driest continent on our planet Earth.
Hills if that’s your thing.
Plateau between the bottom end of Flinders ranges and an ocean gulf; gulf St Vincent, somewhat acts like a funnel using the sw dominant wind to blow at the pollution. The blanket can be seen on still days. Really clearly removes want to descend into the city from one of the small mountain s.
I’ve seen tourers out on the highway, wide tyres, panniers, take water, some water taps are 400km from another. Hot, dry. Did I mention dry. Dry.
Yet Nullabor temps some, must be about 2800km from Adelaide to Perth, on a bicycle the best chance to be blown would be to head east.
Shouldn’t ride at night; 120 foot long trucks and many of,, shouldn’t ride during day peak; hole in ozone, Pommies burn really easily.
It’s a beautiful place though if you want somewhere absent of Wi-Fi, phone calls unless using satellite technology, voices.
Would be a long hard slog as a holiday though..
Just typing.. Best wishes.
e.w
I’m a Yorkshire girl so am
I’m a Yorkshire girl so am spoilt for choice when it comes to cycling up and down hills! My favourite is Buttertubs Pass which is a great ride on a nice day.
The Yorkshire Dales offer great cycling up and down hills, but I want to branch out a little more, I went on this Innsbruck to Salzburg holiday a few years ago and really enjoyed it, does anyone have any other recommendations either in this country or abroad?
Grew up near Blackpool, so no
Grew up near Blackpool, so no hills to speak of nearby. (And bike was transport to and from pub or friends)
Now live near Crich in Derbyshire, so no shortage, but special mention to Bullbridge Hill, which is on my commute home. Only 200 or so ft but hits 16% and I’ve climbed it nearly 500 times, after 20 plus miles. Takes a bit under 3mins, so I’ve spent 21 hours on it. And I still hate doing it!
Daveyraveygravey
Andy P – whereabouts in
Andy P – whereabouts in Sussex? I have some suggestions for you! Beautiful Sussex, not far from Steyning Bostal. I don’t go up here enough on the road bike; the problem is it goes on towards the coast, and you don’t really want to go on the A27 or into Worthing from there. I like Ditchling and Devil’s Dyke, and there are plenty of hills, but it is hard to string a route together to get over the 100 feet per mile thing. I’m aiming for 120,000 m of climbing this year so am spending too long thinking about my up to horizontal ratio!
Some that don’t get enough attention – Chantry Lane in Storrington and Bexley Hill near Lodsworth, but the daddy is Bignor Hill. It’s another dead end finishing on the top at the South Downs Way, and the surface is pretty borderline for a road bike, but it has a section at the start of way over 20%.
I have to kick myself about how good an area it is for cycling, if you like both road and mtb. Lots of beautiful fairly quiet country lanes for the road bike, and the Downs are about 5 mins from my house. I’ve never been to a trail centre, and get really annoyed with my mates when they want to load the cars up and drive somewhere for a ride. Why?!
Is if that wasn’t enough, I get to go to the central region of Italy a few times a year, just inland from Pescara. The Blockhaus is there, and that is a proper climb. 3 routes up it too!
andyp
The Pennines. Where to start.
The Pennines. Where to start…. I live on a 1 in 4. I have to travel to find a ride without a hill. The cafe table is usually the only flat bit of a ride. I do like a nice day out in Cheshire – or Sussex/Kent/Surrey when we’re visiting the outlaws, just motoring around the back lanes and never finding anything worthy of the name ‘hill’, but I’d get bored if that was more than 2% of my riding.
DeeJayJay
Biggin Hill, Kent. Hill wise,
Biggin Hill, Kent. Hill wise, take your pick. Toys, Ide, Yorks, White Lane, Brasted & Sundridge to mention a few all within 10 miles. Can’t go far without getting comfortable and spinning the legs. Favourite loop heads down towards Lingfield racecourse, back through Edenbridge and Westerham. 30mile loop, 3000ft climbing.
SteeveB
I’m in Glasgow so we have
I’m in Glasgow so we have Crow Rd, Dukes Pass and Tak ma Doun as our locals. I always end up going over the Crow either at the start or end of a ride.
Nat Jas Moe
South London, -hill- Waller
South London, -hill- Waller Lane, its a toughy – part of my 100k loop.
Anonymous
Born in Kingston upon Hull,
Born in Kingston upon Hull, the railway flyovers are a fair old dig, must be around 35ft elevation, then there’s the brute at the golf course, https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.7787146,-0.2935977,3a,75y,85.41h,88.12t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sPCS2Y6ptFwP7d5iHOh07NQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en
I tell yah, 3% canes your legs when you’re used to 0% all the time hahaha.
i used to cycle westwards for the hills back in my youth, Brantingham dale but I was mostly a commuter, didn’t have much time for cycling outside of that due to other sporting commitments/college.
Last 28 years rolling countryside of North herts, nothing too stiff, couple of 12% jobs but nothing of note, the A505 out of Hitchin on the dual carriageway is an interesting ‘climb’ when you’re exposed to 70+mph traffic but adjacent is a short sharp dig up Offley Hill.
Rolling hills for me, steep climbs for my body shape/mass isn’t for me though have done a couple of cols in the Alps which was fun coming down but not so much going up at 5/6mph!
beezus fufoon
plenty of short sharp climbs
plenty of short sharp climbs in my part of Essex, from the Epping uplands – toot hill – past Cav’s mansion – over to Brentwood way/Great Warley – all about a kilometre long and 10 to 12%
I even found nice little half k climb that’s around 20% in the middle of a council estate north of Romford – it’s good training because it’s in a place where you really want to maintain some momentum
we’ve even got a nice little racing circuit with a bit of a 10% kick at hog hill – Redbridge cycle centre – which the regulars have nicknamed the hoggenberg!
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