I wonder if Ryka's burger bar was at the bottom then.......
Boxhill
- Thread starter Grayduff
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totallyfixed
Veteran
- Location
- The only county without a McDonalds
Aaaaargh!!! What does that mean?
Ok it's late and I have had a couple of glasses of wine so forgive my directness but, I like to have a browse around and maybe read threads that give me a chuckle or two, this does not.
I see it so often, usually with newbies, but you are not a beginner, or are you? Anyway back to the main point, for anyone thinking about riding up Box Hill who is new to cycling, your post is about as useful as a chocolate fireguard [sorry I did warn you], can you please talk in terms of number of teeth on sprockets and chain rings, eg I was in my 39 x 22 or whatever. For clarity, not everyone has the same gearing, in fact er, I don't usually have any choice
.As you were, carry on.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
53 x 12 for us Northerners 
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Aaaaargh!!! What does that mean?
eg I was in my 39 x 22 or whatever. For clarity, not everyone has the same gearing, in fact er, I don't usually have any choice
As you were, carry on.
Awww come on, the first number will be a 34 compact for our southern friends
Followed by a x 36 
simon the viking
Guru
Mrs V has family near Box Hill and when we visit I always threaten to take my bike with me, her 'Nan' reckons I'd be stupid to try as she reckons I'd never make it........ surely that's a challenge
Hill Wimp
Fair weathered,fair minded but easily persuaded.
Even i have done Box Hill, it's Leith Hill i find, challenging.
You should bet her pension money on it , its a sure winMrs V has family near Box Hill and when we visit I always threaten to take my bike with me, her 'Nan' reckons I'd be stupid to try as she reckons I'd never make it........ surely that's a challenge
simon the viking
Guru
For her!You should bet her pension money on it , its a sure win
Banjo
Fuelled with Jelly Babies
- Location
- South Wales
If you have low enough gears its not hard and well worth the effort for the views from the top.
As a beginner if you need to stop andrest admire the view on the way up dont beat yourself up keep doing hills and it will become easier (or faster) your choice.
I remember thinking I was going to die climbing over the Black Mountains with Lukes Dad. Now I can climb them with a cog or two to spare .
As a beginner if you need to stop and
I remember thinking I was going to die climbing over the Black Mountains with Lukes Dad. Now I can climb them with a cog or two to spare .
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
swansonj
Guru
Fair comment and no offence- my post wasn't supposed to be particularly precise or boringly factual. As Adrian points out, I think it does convey that Box Hill has a significantly lesser gradient than Ditchling, which someone said they'd already climbed a few times. But there was supposed to a mildly self-deprecating element to it - as a self-professed whimp, I have my entire gearing range set so low that I can spin, not grind, up Ditchling and still have a gear to spare. If you want a slightly serious note, I think many leisure cyclists would get more pleasure from their cycling if they had lower gears than the racing-culture-derived norm that cycle shops often offer. Each to her own though - I have no desire to impose the things that bring me pleasure on anyone else.Aaaaargh!!! What does that mean?
Ok it's late and I have had a couple of glasses of wine so forgive my directness but, I like to have a browse around and maybe read threads that give me a chuckle or two, this does not.
I see it so often, usually with newbies, but you are not a beginner, or are you? Anyway back to the main point, for anyone thinking about riding up Box Hill who is new to cycling, your post is about as useful as a chocolate fireguard [sorry I did warn you], can you please talk in terms of number of teeth on sprockets and chain rings, eg I was in my 39 x 22 or whatever. For clarity, not everyone has the same gearing, in fact er, I don't usually have any choice
As you were, carry on.
swansonj
Guru
Skip Leith Hill and go straight for Whitedown Hill. Alternatively, follow the route of the CTC's Hilly Fifty (created originally by our very own humorist DZ?) to include both of those, Box Hill, the climb up to Ranmore and several others as well.Im getting worried as I did a post not long ago about not really liking hills . Now I am thinking of chucking the bike in the back of the van to go and see what Leith hill is all about .