Waspie
Über Member
- Location
- East Lothian
Kinross sportive 2011
- Thread starter sleekitcollie
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Waspie
Über Member
- Location
- East Lothian
That's food for thought.
5 hills of a similar gradient to Redstone Rigg, maybe I should have read that page more carefully before I signed up.
Should be fun though, I think...
ACS
Legendary Member
- Location
- Just below the snow line
That's food for thought.
5 hills of a similar gradient to Redstone Rigg, maybe I should have read that page more carefully before I signed up.
Should be fun though, I think...
Don't think any of the climbs, and I have been over them all at one time or another are a sapping as the Rigg.
The Rigg also a reputation and most experience the climb during the ToEL, its very early in the season, its ridden in the worst of all possible weathers by a mixture of club riders out to prove a point to their peers and others who are out to survive. Its adventure for the hardiest of soles.
However, in my humble opinion and I'm speaking as the second worst climber on the planet, I think with the majority of the climbs coming in the second third of the route the accumulative effect may prove interesting to those who under-estimate their gearing requirement and perhaps over estimate their levels of fitness.
As a non climber who has never managed to climb the Rigg without stretching my legs I know that I will not be walking on the day. I may be passed while grovelling in the gutter, chewing the stem and stealing all the air for miles around and I may be last in, but I don't care to me the event is just saddle time in preparation for the Snow Roads.
Redstone Rigg is about 9k long - the only climb in this event that is really quite tough is Dunning Common and that's a lot more steady than the Rigg and half the length.
I really like Dunning Common - it's a lovely climb - just get into a nice gear and pedal and don't try and bomb up and you're fine. The Rigg is vicious steep in places and more exposed so there's a lot more wind usually too.
On the way into Dunning there's a nasty hairpin which I always never get any speed onto but you can just blast up that and get a breather at the top.
I just wish I was joining you guys for this but didn't enter in time.
Lots of audaxes instead for me
I really like Dunning Common - it's a lovely climb - just get into a nice gear and pedal and don't try and bomb up and you're fine. The Rigg is vicious steep in places and more exposed so there's a lot more wind usually too.
On the way into Dunning there's a nasty hairpin which I always never get any speed onto but you can just blast up that and get a breather at the top.
I just wish I was joining you guys for this but didn't enter in time.
Lots of audaxes instead for me
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
As I posted previously the climbs go down the steepest sections at Stronachie - Path of Condie - Dunning, the Cleish Hill. The Dunning route they are taking is just a long consistent drag and the Cleish hills from the south are pretty flat (and you'll enjoy a view over the loch). Knockhill was a regular haunt for me in the past and like Cleish, it aint much. Its a year or so since I did the Wicks O Baiglie iirc you are lured in to a false sensation as the area is completely flat at first but it then rises up sharply to the motorway once you are over that though, it relaxes ant the further climbs aren't as bad. Its been a while since I've been up the Lomond Hills too but I cant remember anything awkward.
Good Luck All,
If its good weather you get some good views.
Good Luck All,
If its good weather you get some good views.
edindave
Über Member
- Location
- Auld Reeker
I think I feel slightly better about the Red Route now, to be my first sportive...
Me and my better half managed a wee jaunt up Redstone Rigg into a SE wind complete with snow/sleet/rain last Sat a.m. bl00dy hard work too!
Edit: sorry that might have sounded a bit of a brag. It really was on my physical limit - really... I just about managed it without stopping and no more. Me on my hybrid with 50/36 11-32T rear cog; just checked and her hybrid is a 50/36 12-27T rear... and she was out of the saddle on the steepest bit and not even in the lowest gear apparently!
And I was worried if she would make it lol
Me and my better half managed a wee jaunt up Redstone Rigg into a SE wind complete with snow/sleet/rain last Sat a.m. bl00dy hard work too!
Edit: sorry that might have sounded a bit of a brag. It really was on my physical limit - really... I just about managed it without stopping and no more. Me on my hybrid with 50/36 11-32T rear cog; just checked and her hybrid is a 50/36 12-27T rear... and she was out of the saddle on the steepest bit and not even in the lowest gear apparently!
And I was worried if she would make it lol
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sleekitcollie
Well-Known Member
- Location
- winchburgh west lothian
oh dear Redstone Rigg bad memorys on that hillhope none as steep
and we went over it in the easy direction, next time we'll have to show you the ToEL side...
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Hills, they are exactly that, ie not mountains nothing you haven't tackled beforeWill you all please stop talking about the hills! You're just putting the fear of God into me!!
Hills, they are exactly that, ie not mountains nothing you haven't tackled before
Aye, but I'm a big girls blouse!
I'll just need to find the time to get a few Crow Road climbs in before then!
Waspie
Über Member
- Location
- East Lothian
That's good to hear. Long drags I can handle it's the steepness of the Rigg climb towards the end that gets me. Not had to walk yet but have been very,very close. Not sure I would have managed on the ToEl if there was cars on the other side, I used the whole width of the road to reduce the gradient.
pickup1980
Active Member
- Location
- edinburgh
Had a look at the entrants to find my name down as a senior i'm only 30 makes me look old 
