Scary road Signs

[dellzeqq]

I've tried and failed (but only just) to do the 25% one that kicks off the Cotswold Corker on a 39/21 - so I take my hat off to Fossyant!

 

[postman]

The loafer what a brill photo.Cycling ,that picture says it all.Magnificent.

 

[postman]

I have just saved that picture in my stuff.

To me that is my type of scenery and cycling.

 

[theloafer]

hey postman you want one of the other side going down.. it will scare the s**t out of you

 

[postman]

Go on put it up.I can honestly tell you that picture has just affected me so much.

I might be an old fart but that is just everything about cycling to me.Thanks for putting it up.

 

[theloafer]

 

[postman]

oh my god.What speed do you come down that at.Or can't the speedo cope.

 

[HLaB]

I hope you had good brakes

 

[Tarbo]

Tarbo,

The second one is Hillside in Prestatyn isn't it.....overlooking the coast.

I've been up that bugger in a....wait for it....42 x 21...hah hah.... must have been stoopid. Hair pins at the bottom, then just goes up straight vertical....

Correctimundo ! It's the one in Prestatyn. We went out for a drive and I went that way to show the kids the view. Then we went down it and that was bad enough. However, I wouldn't even think of attempting it in anything less than a compact.......

Good going Tarbo. As a matter of interest what gear were you using?

From the pic it looks like you have a double.

I was using a compact with a 34 x 25. It was bloody hard work though. I think it is the steepness that gets you, as I passed a few people with compacts fitted and even one old guy pushing his bike fited with a triple. My buddy had a 34 x 26 but had to get off and push. I think a lot of it is psychological aswell, I have never had to push up a hill (yet), and that's the motivation to keep me going. My buddy on the other hand said he'd resinged himself to walking even before he crossed the cattle grid at the bottom !!!

 

[theloafer]

have yet to try and go over that way.... poss legs not young enough now...lol
we came down real slow..

 

[Tarbo]

Having looked at theloafer's picture it reminded me that during the descent, I thought it would be harder if doing it from the other side. I may be wrong, but I don't ever intend trying it from the other side to find out

 

[theloafer]

think your right there tarbo that way would defo be slightly harder...

 

[marinyork]

I want to go up that hill post #21, fantastic picture.

 

[theloafer]

marinyork that is hardknott pass east-west in the lake district and it is as steeper has it looks

 

[Tarbo]

I want to go up that hill post #21, fantastic picture.

Agree it's a fantastic picture,
Don't agree that I want to go up it.........