Box Hill Obsession

[Sittingduck]

To keep the tough Northerners happy, here's a picture of Fred

 

[KneesUp]

To keep the tough Northerners happy, here's a picture of Fred

Fred on the problems of non-standardised bolts: "an yeh'd ave wohl factre waitin fer fella t'mek a bolt; yer knouh" Of course Mr Dibnah has the distinction of being from the correct side of the Pennies (I'm an immigrant) although Bolton is a bit odd.

Anyway - to further my 'blimey, you Southerners eh!' schtick - it's the Sheffield half marathon on Sunday. One section climbs 725ft in 3.25 miles.

You Southerners and your 'hills' eh!

 

[benb]

Anyway - to further my 'blimey, you Southerners eh!' schtick - it's the Sheffield half marathon on Sunday. One section climbs 725ft in 3.25 miles.

You Southerners and your 'hills' eh!

It's not our fault there aren't many hills down here.

 

[KneesUp]

It's not our fault there aren't many hills down here.

It's not our fault the thrust of the economic policy of the government for the past 30 years has been to benefit the financial markets in London.

But at least we have nice countryside

 

[benb]

It's not our fault the thrust of the economic policy of the government for the past 30 years has been to benefit the financial markets in London.

But at least we have nice countryside

And nice beer. Although advances in keg transportation and bottling mean we get to enjoy some of it. (I very much enjoy Thwaites Wainwright at the moment)

 

[ayceejay]

If I remember rightly, and I haven't ridden Box Hill for a while, the attraction is that it is a similar grade all the way up meaning that you get the gear right and your frame of mind right and it is a nice climb. Some of the other local hills, Leith Hill for instance, are more of a challenge requiring changing gear and pace as the grade changes.

 

[Sittingduck]

Correct - it's pretty much 4 - 5% steady all the way up. Couple of nice hairpins and great views, combined with it's proximity to the capital are what make it so popular.

 

[KneesUp]

I feel like I'm flogging a horse I've just discovered here but, Box Hill really is like 'just a road' around here, and it still amuses me. I really did imagine Box Hill as some monster climb until I looked it up.

This is 'the roundabout near work to the pub'

And this is Box Hill (although it looks like I plotted slightly too far and included 6ft of descent)

 

[fossyant]

I feel like I'm flogging a horse I've just discovered here but, Box Hill really is like 'just a road' around here, and it still amuses me. I really did imagine Box Hill as some monster climb until I looked it up.

This is 'the roundabout near work to the pub'

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And this is Box Hill (although it looks like I plotted slightly too far and included 6ft of descent)

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I've had bigger pimples as a teenager.

 

[nickyboy]

Having just about managed to cycle up Pym's Chair this afternoon (and a couple of others about as hard; Charity Lane and Meg Lane for painfest afficionados) I am dreaming of hills like Box Hill

 

[slycle]

I'm not sure why so many are exclaiming with glee that they've discovered Box Hill isn't a mountain. Nobody here is claiming it's a particularly difficult climb, quite the opposite. It's a scenic ride up a famous hill that people of all fitness levels can challenge themselves on - if you push yourself as hard as you can you'll certainly know about it at the top. It's got a nice cafe stop, which also serves as a good meet up point for further adventures out to the steeper climbs in the area.

 

[J1888]

'Box Hill Obsession' the new fragrance by Calvin SteepInKlein

 

[Smurfy]

thankfully i live 40 mile away from the two highest roads in england

The radar station?

 

[Simontm]

So did Box Hill this morning. A mighty 8 mph average according to strava as everyone else overtook me All seemingly with Northern accents !

So it seems my strategy is to simple chuck it into granny gear and just strum away until I get to the top - think this is will be my routine for all the hills

 

[vickster]

That's about 50% faster than I've ever managed I think Leith hill is a rather sterner test...get riding over the south downs for hill practice. Over to Eastbourne is quite a good test of hill climbing (in the SE at any rate before all the Northerners jump up and down)