Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
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P.S. Not sure where you got 23% from, it’s max gradient is 16%
That makes a good point about BMI and fat vs muscle but most huge very muscular rugby players couldn't sprint up a long hard climb on a bike!According to BMI nearly all proffessional rugby players are overweight with some obese .
PS there are some very discrete electric assisted bikes out there now.
I can't quote BMIs etc. and what they mean but I don't think 11st is on the chubbier side. I'm 4" shorter and far from chubby. Yes I'd like to shift a bit off my waist but I'm talking vanity not necessity!Look up Ermin Way / Birdlip hill. Just to clarify I'm about 5'8 so 11 stone puts me into the chubbier side of normal I suppose! Question is then I guess would a different bike setup make a difference? Besides obviously having a 30t or 34t cog. In terms of frame I don't think there's any other bike that would've made a huge difference. It's about 8 kg as is.
Just got overtaken on a 23% gradient which goes on for about a mile
I thought Birdlip was just a random thrown in without comment by Dave. Is there any climb in UK with a mile long section at 23%? Can't think of one. Bushcombe Lane up from Bishop's Cleeve is 15% for half a mile.P.S. Not sure where you got 23% from, it’s max gradient is 16%
Bwlch Y Groes | Gwynedd | 385m | 11% | 3.5 km | 25% |
I thought Birdlip was just a random thrown in without comment by Dave.
Look up Ermin Way / Birdlip hill.
According to BMI nearly all proffessional rugby players are
I would hazard a guess that an 18 stone pro rugby player 6ft tall would cycle up a hill better than an 18 stone 6ft couch potato.The point was quite simply that BMI has its limitations.And they'd all be really crap at cycling fast up steep hills. What's your point?
I'm local to that. So up Stonygate Lane then turn left at the top of JH and down the long descent past the golf club? Then back to Ribchester or turn left earlier on the Hurst Green road?
Agree with others, 23% is almost 1:4 in old money and I can't think of a hill that steep or long in Britain. I doubt you'd find one in Europe either as Alpine cols were generally built for military purposes and much longer but gentler - 6% to 8%.
I'm heavier than the average lions player and I do fine. My one KoM is on an uphill, and the next 10 people behind me are either competitive cyclists, or sport cycling coaches - being racing snakes hasn't helped any of them get it back (yet) so I'd be inclined to keep mass in mind, but not to get too hung up on it.I would hazard a guess that an 18 stone pro rugby player 6ft tall would cycle up a hill better than an 18 stone 6ft couch potato.The point was quite simply that BMI has its limitations.
I'm 64 and about average at 180 cms and 76 kgs. All through my cycling "career" I've finished competitive events positioned at about 30-35 in 100 competitors, which is a pretty reliable indication of my athletic ability. I have to accept that I'm not going to get any better but I take comfort from thinking that if 100 middle-aged blokes were selected randomly from a crowd and made to race up a hill I'd still stand a good chance of getting there first.
Globalati's wallet would be quite safe at the moment sadly.Then getting the round in, in the pub at the top...