i must have been daft

[jamma]

Went out on a ride yesterday to conquer another hill and i did but then had the daft idea of lets do that 2 more times. Now i know when i enter the hill climb for next year i know the time i could post or even better with training

 

[DCLane]

Why daft? That's part of training. Once you've done it 15+ times on a ride then you might consider it daft.

 

[RoubaixCube]

Glutton for punishment

 

[raleighnut]

Did you remember to shout Wwweeeeeeee all the way back down the hill.

 

[ColinJ]

Why daft? That's part of training. Once you've done it 15+ times on a ride then you might consider it daft.

Like some of our local rides ...?

 

[DCLane]

Or, since @jamma is in Teesside - Roseberry Topping repeated multiple times.

 

[jamma]

Or, since @jamma is in Teesside - Roseberry Topping repeated multiple times.

Thats right done the reps on clay bank apparently a cat 4 climb by strava its a long steady climb but not steep unlike carlton bank

 

[Justinslow]

I did 5x up a particularly savage hill a while back then 3x up a slightly less savage hill. I did it ok but think I strained my back with all the out of saddle effort that I wasn't used to, so take it easy and build up to repeats.

Going back down the hill was fun.....

 

[Pale Rider]

I did a sharpish ramp on the C2C over a buried railway bridge a couple of times on my push bike.

Nothing like what some of you fellas do, but while I was recovering with a small cigar at the top I did see a couple of cyclists push up the last bit.

 

[T4tomo]

Or, since @jamma is in Teesside - Roseberry Topping repeated multiple times.

Good luck with that on a road bike, in fact good luck on mountain bike for that matter, the route from Newton is rather steep!

 

[jamma]

I think the builder in the village thought i was mad going up and down

 

[nickyboy]

I think the builder in the village thought i was mad going up and down

Of course it's mad. But if you actually want to get better at going up hills as fast as possible, proper Hill Reps are the best way

There are a zillion hills around here so every ride feels like a rep session. But every now and the I'll put myself through the wringer and do a proper set