Thought I'd come onto this thread 'cus I heared something 'howling' funny over the weekend.
I went to visit a cousin who lives in a village on the Shropshire / Welsh border near Bucknell.
To the north of the village is Bucknell and Bedstone Hills. The road has a single chevron, but the pathway to the top doesn't although it is steeper, much steeper.
My cousin's husband has a MTB. He's in his sixties but still pretty fit.
I asked him if he's ridden to the top without stopping....
"No" he replied, "I always have to stop half way up for a cigarette".