Hills of hell

[gavroche]

The one that goes from Mochdre to Colwyn Heights. It is a killer. Even with car, it is 2nd gear all the way. I have never done it and never will. I don't know many people who can do it without stopping.

 

[Gareth]

I live near the top of both Ketts hill and Gas hill in Norwich: famous for the annual Gas Hill Gasp cycle race. http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/road/article/roa20110527-Event--Gas-Hill-Gasp-Hill-Climb-0


I can only just cycle up Gas Hill towing my empty trailer .......No1 on the granny ring and spinning like mad ..... it damn well nearly kills me each time.

 

[Wightdragon]

On my 164 mile marathon it was whatever hill was next in the last ten miles. Didn't matter how long or steep!

 

[Glow worm]

Market hill isn't too bad, at least it's relatively short.

True enough. Talking of short, steep hills, Forth Banks in the centre of Newcastle is another good'un.
I would say impossible on a Brompton- certainly for a Fenlander like me.

 

[jowwy]

South Wales has so many steep and long hills, that it's too difficult to choose just one of them! There are a couple on the Dragon Sportive, that will test some people, but here's three of the almost vertical ascents in our area > The Glyn! The Sugar Loaf! Bleanavon from Abergavenny! And there are lots more of them in this locality, we cannot avoid them, we are surrounded by them.

were do you live Moss - all those hills you quote are by me - they are some mad hills!

 

[Fran143]

Talla Dam in the Scottish Borders....rather spend 20 miles going round it than go over it!

 

[kimolsen]

Winnats Pass raises the heart rate a little.

 

[400bhp]

I love climbing, but my shoulder is fubared and I struggle up the really steep hills with the gears I have - 39 x 24 is the lowest my best bike takes.

The only hill I haven't got up (without stopping) due to my shoulder was the Jenkins Chapel ascent of Pyms Chair - just outside Macclesfield in the Peak District. This is upto 1 in 5 but the gradient constantly changes, it's quite long and it's twisty - you can't see the top, so its psychologically hard too.

I will get over it one day, but I try and avoid going that way as you've got a choice of Pyms Chair or Lamaload (which is a pig but it's a constant gradient of 1 in 5)

Blaze hill then Pyms chair

There's a climb through Wildboarclough, off the A54 that is a killer too. More so if you have done the round trip from Buxton, up the cat and fiddle.

 

[fossyant]

I'm going to do the Goyt Valley brevet inc Jenkins Chapel 4000 ft of climbing in 50 km. Not sure when yet might leave it till the spring My link

Nuts, ooooh hazelnuts. You've got a granny though !

 

[MattHB]

Sorry Matt Thats not a hill Try Studland or Zig-zag hill or Tolland Royal or Priory Rd at the side of the BIC......

Oooo your my area. I bought my bike from primera.
Bloody zig zag is certainly a hill!

 

[fossyant]

Another classic killer is the hill at the Top of Prestatyn High Street - some is nearly 1 in 3 - our Matthew will know it. You get vertigo just stood up on the layby near the top.

 

[HLaB]

Talla Dam in the Scottish Borders....rather spend 20 miles going round it than go over it!

Still never been up it :-) I think a 126 mile detour may be in hand, although thats by trunk roads I may look at the alternatives, that on for next year I think.

 

[Fran143]

Still never been up it :-) I think a 126 mile detour may be in hand, although thats by trunk roads I may look at the alternatives, that on for next year I think.

Detour in time for this next year then http://www.cyclosport.org/event/03-Sep-2011/UK/tour-of-tweeddale-cyclosportive.html

 

[martint235]

I'm going to do the Goyt Valley brevet inc Jenkins Chapel 4000 ft of climbing in 50 km. Not sure when yet might leave it till the spring My link

Now that looks like fun!!! The C&M Hilly 50 down here does just over 3,000ft in 50km and damn near killed me this year (although in my defence, I did ride almost 50 miles to the start and around 30 miles home at the end!). It won't be doing that again next year!!! I'm ready

 

[Hacienda71]

Nuts, ooooh hazelnuts. You've got a granny though !

Indeed I have and no doubt will be using it with great aplomb as I struggle up Jenkins Chapel, Goyts Lane, Lamaload, The Street and the rest of it. Now I look at the list of climbs it is a little nuts. Think my average speed may suffer.