Hills.... any shame in walking up them?....

[RegG]

.....I don't think so! If you give a hill your best and it defeats you, so what? Keep trying and you eventually get better at the hills, or at least thats my thought on the subject.

No doubt this will open a can of worms! What do others think?

 

[Deleted member 35268]

When I started out cycling a few years back, I took on a few nasty hills - they would often beat me, but each time I would get further and further.
I think I can pretty much taking on the steepest climbs now, or so I thought.
Last year, on the Dragon Ride, I was beaten by the Devils Elbow. All the other riders I was with did it just fine.
This was a bitter blow and I took it way to seriously, I was pretty upset with myself.

Will just have to try again.

 

[Apollonius]

Absolutely not. Even the pros do it sometimes. Hills do shrink as you get fitter - even to the point they disappear, but that is more to do with miles in the saddle than hill practice. Get out and ride - and enjoy.

 

[welsh dragon]

There is nothing wrong in walking up the hills. There aren't any rules you know that say you must do this or that, and if you don't then your a failure. You can walk, cycle, walk cycle, whenever you want, however you want. Just as long as your happy ignore everyone else. Having fun and enjoying yourself if what counts, not what others say or think. Enjoy.

 

[roadrash]

^^^^^this^^^^once again ... the dragon speaks sense^^^^^^

 

[Cush]

No shame at all, I use two local hills as fitness testers If I get up one without loaded panniers that is normal fitness. The other one (Wetheral Ferry landing to the post office) If I get up it from a standing start, that is great If I take a run at it and get up that is good to very good, if I only manage as far as the Church, well Ok It is time to rest up. But no shame.

 

[welsh dragon]

^^^^^this^^^^once again ... the dragon speaks sense^^^^^^

It happens occasionally sir

 

[ScotiaLass]

Nothing wrong with walking up hills.
As I see it, I'm still out there getting some exercise!

 

[Saluki]

None whatsoever. I walked up one myself a couple of weeks ago. It was seriously uppy and I ran out of steam so gave in and walked. Heigh Ho. It all adds to the experience.

 

[numbnuts]

Get a trike every hill is climbable even at 2 mph

 

[blazed]

Stopping on a climb is failure. It's defeated you. Everyone's different, some people accept failure better than others.

 

[Saluki]

Absolutely not. Even the pros do it sometimes. Hills do shrink as you get fitter - even to the point they disappear, but that is more to do with miles in the saddle than hill practice. Get out and ride - and enjoy.

I now have a vision in my head of Froome, Contador and Sagan hoofing it up Gas Hill or Mow Cop, or somewhere deciding on who is buying cake at the top

 

[Neilsmith]

Nothing wrong with walking, I haven't had to do it but when I first started I was climbing a quite long climb and near the top I had a dizzy spell which I ignored, I had a second dizzy spell and thought well I'm nearly at the top I'll stop there and eat something, unfortunately I had a third dizzy spell that made me fall onto the road I should have got off and walked

 

[G3CWI]

No shame at all in walking up a hill.

 

[mjr]

No shame in using the 24" gear! (Two foot gear)

Anyone who says otherwise is playing it safe too much.