Boxhill

[Grayduff]

The Iconic Boxhill in days gone by...How things change

 

[ianrauk]

There's a heck of a lot more trees and bushes now.

 

[Grayduff]

The Tour of Britain and the Olympics come to Dorking

 

[Grayduff]

There's a heck of a lot more trees and bushes now.

Twas an opening scene in the much loved Xmas film Chitty Chitty Bang bang

 

[gaz]

Looks like the road has been widened.

 

[Leaway2]

Is that @400bhp ?

 

[L14M]

That god damn zig zag road!

 

[Cuchilo]

Things have changed in what way ? Ive lived fairly close to box hill all my life but in my adult life have never been up it for some reason . Ive just added it to my garmin as a 50 mile route ...... Should I remove it ?

 

[Cuchilo]

Hmmmmm no jacket . I may take honey bombs to throw at sacrificial cyclists ahead and behind me .

 

[MichaelO]

Things have changed in what way ? Ive lived fairly close to box hill all my life but in my adult life have never been up it for some reason . Ive just added it to my garmin as a 50 mile route ...... Should I remove it ?

I've lived in the area since about 1998, but Saturday will be the first time I've been up it! I can't wait (weirdly!). I'm curious to know how more/less difficult it is to Ditchling Beacon, which I've been up a few times.

 

[ianrauk]

I've lived in the area since about 1998, but Saturday will be the first time I've been up it! I can't wait (weirdly!). I'm curious to know how more/less difficult it is to Ditchling Beacon, which I've been up a few times.

Ditchling is harder imo
If you've done Ditchling then you will have no problem with Boxhill.
Boxhill really isn't that hard, the drag up is only slight. Unless you are all out going for it. Any relatively fit cyclist will find it a breeze.

 

[MichaelO]

If I struggle, then it's @ianrauk and @Adrian 's fault...

I hate Ditchling - the change in gradient gets me every time.

 

[swansonj]

My yardstick is the gear required to keep spinning nicely: BoxHill varies between my 7th and 8th gears, Ditchling between my 2nd and 3rd.

Edit: living as I do 3 miles from BoxHill but 40 from Ditchling, my legs are usually fresher when I do the former, so the comparison may not be strictly fair.

 

[Cuchilo]

I did box hill today , its an easy one

 

[Banjo]

My yardstick is the gear required to keep spinning nicely: BoxHill varies between my 7th and 8th gears, Ditchling between my 2nd and 3rd.

Edit: living as I do 3 miles from BoxHill but 40 from Ditchling, my legs are usually fresher when I do the former, so the comparison may not be strictly fair.

I only really remember the hills where a few more gears would have been handy. Boxhill is a piece of pi$$ that anyone who has been cycling more than about 3 months can do with ease.(Unless they are pushing hard of course).