Sat 13 March: Ride from RP to Boxhill

[PK99]

You had triple as well. I may be in serious trouble.

How does BH compare to Ditchling? Longer? Steeper?

I'll bring my cleat covers with me for when I get off and walk

box hill is a doddle (cough) avg 5% 2.2k - long but not steep. ditchling is far harder

 

[mistral]

box hill is a doddle (cough) avg 5% 2.2k - long but not steep. ditchling is far harder

Indeed, BH has a couple of tricky hairpins, but that aside it's quite pleasant

 

[Davywalnuts]

I wimped out and ordered a new cassette of 13-29 (my granny could climb BH with that ). Not sure if it will work straight away though as I'll probably need a new chain and I'm still to check the mech will work, but hopefully it will be here before the weekend and I can find out Friday night.

29????????? Am currently stuck at a max 23t, but am being a man, wuss!

 

[stevevw]

Box Hill will be fine nothing like Bitchling, goes on a bit but not that steep

 

[Davywalnuts]

Box Hill will be fine nothing like Bitchling, goes on a bit but not that steep

Quite agree.. Ive done it once, albeit slowly as was with a far insuperiour cyclist but was fine...

 

[redjedi]

29????????? Am currently stuck at a max 23t, but am being a man, wuss!

But you run a compact on the front

 

[Davywalnuts]

But you run a compact on the front

Cheeky, its a 39t!

 

[mike e]

I once rode up Box Hill and never realized it was a hill until someone mentioned at the top....

It's actually really enjoyable because unlike Ditchling there's a lovely cafe at the top that sells coffee and cake, ok, so it's not Sig standard of cake but is still cake all the same, it keeps you going don't you know. Infact no cake for anyone unless they clean BH.

P.S unfortunately I cannot make this ride so you will have to take my word for it that I've cleaned it. Sig please pop my slice of cake in the post...

 

[redjedi]

Cheeky, its a 39t!

I stand corrected. Perhaps I need to wax my legs and get a "sports massage"

 

[topcat1]

Sorry folks i'm working on sat
i've got friday off. What time are you doing the rec User?

 

[Davywalnuts]

I stand corrected. Perhaps I need to wax my legs and get a "sports massage"

+

HAHAHAHAHA!! And a beer gut too...

 

[redjedi]

I have one of those already. That's why I like going down the hills but not up them.

 

[dellzeqq]

if you go via Little Switzerland, Tumber Street is quite tough - if only for a few metres.

 

[iLB]

boxhill= big ring

davy- sports massage =

 

[mistral]

boxhill= big ring

davy- sports massage =

very good