wmtlynx
Active Member
Have been cycling for a couple of months now as some of you know. I want to get into hill climbing a bit (which will mean another cog, or another bike), and wandered what level I should be aiming at.
So far my maximum ride has been 20 miles on the Wayfarer, on pretty much level ground and a bit of playing on short hills (1 in 25 for 1/4 of a mile and such), as well as an 8.3 miler on my Asda mountain bike (1 in 50 ish over 4 miles).
For some useful car journeys to be deleted, and also to make me fitter, I'm looking at doing the climb over the Lickeys up Rose Hill / Old Birmingham Road, which I reckon to be 1 in 18 uphill southbound over 3/4 mile, and 1 in 22 over 1.5 miles northbound. I want to be reasonably confident in being able to do this at some point, and wandered if anyone's already given it a go. Any tips?
Be grateful for any advice. Already considering the 23T sprocket for the Wayfarer, and eBay byebye for the Asda, and possibly a secondhand bike more suited to hills (but not a MTB).
Steve
So far my maximum ride has been 20 miles on the Wayfarer, on pretty much level ground and a bit of playing on short hills (1 in 25 for 1/4 of a mile and such), as well as an 8.3 miler on my Asda mountain bike (1 in 50 ish over 4 miles).
For some useful car journeys to be deleted, and also to make me fitter, I'm looking at doing the climb over the Lickeys up Rose Hill / Old Birmingham Road, which I reckon to be 1 in 18 uphill southbound over 3/4 mile, and 1 in 22 over 1.5 miles northbound. I want to be reasonably confident in being able to do this at some point, and wandered if anyone's already given it a go. Any tips?
Be grateful for any advice. Already considering the 23T sprocket for the Wayfarer, and eBay byebye for the Asda, and possibly a secondhand bike more suited to hills (but not a MTB).
Steve