We love a hill climb. Our national championships are huge. We time trial all year and then hill climbing is at the end of the season. We have lots of people who target just the hill climb season. You would love it I'm sure.
Cheers dude. Absolutely brutal. And being back to back hurts 🤣🤣 I need I invest in a better laptop though so I can put some data on the screen. Would make this video so much more interesting 🙈
I love hills, but hills don't love me back. My current weight certainly doesn't help, but hopefully il be lighter next year. But I enjoy my food to much 🙈🤣🤣
Yeh I'm not sure why I do these things 🤣🤣 but if I'm honest I'd rather ride up than go down. I get a bit scared going downhill especially steep downhills like these 🙈 I wish I was braver.
@@SwimBikeRunStu 😂 Nah its great to try new things! Yeah that is very true, I hate going downhill quickly. The adrenaline can be too much if you go too quickly😨
Rather you than me mate! Great effort 👌 💪 How do you go about selecting gears for a climb like this? Is it low ones, spinning the legs, or something a bit higher and working really hard?
In a hill climb I will go in the hardest gear I can. I try to get over the gear and push and grind hard as it's a short, all-out effort. These steep climbs require a fairly easy gear though to be fair. If u was on a long ride and went over these hills I would put it in an easy gear and spin to save energy. It's something you have to practice to get right.
Oh yes. Proper hill climbers will have specialist lightweight bikes. Some don't even have bar tape and things like that to make it as light as possible. It's crazy the way people save weight. I'm just to heavy to be involved in any of that. 🙈
Who the heck is coming up with this?! "Hey, you know the worst part of a ride? Wanna do just that part?" NO... no I don't. Kudos to you though, Stu.
Right??
We love a hill climb. Our national championships are huge. We time trial all year and then hill climbing is at the end of the season. We have lots of people who target just the hill climb season. You would love it I'm sure.
Stacie says this looks like pure torture... then again, she doesn't really enjoy biking all that much. Good for you for doing it though!
Stacie is not wrong 🤣🤣 It really does hurt. It's a torture that we seem to love 🙈🤣🤣 It's a very niche form of cycling, hill climbing 🤷🏻♂️
Eye on the goal buddy. It’s all training in the bank. 👊.
Exactly. Just a bit if fun in the off season. I'm not sure what's fun about it though 🤣🤣
Great effort mate and go well at the Leeds Triathlon
Thank you. Appreciate it. A nice slow build towards Leeds and I'm looking forward to the journey 👌
Good effort from you and Cov Tri!
Cheers malc, I was impressed with my overall last place 🤣🤣
Great effort. I’ve done a few hill climb races and they’re brutal
Cheers dude. Absolutely brutal. And being back to back hurts 🤣🤣
I need I invest in a better laptop though so I can put some data on the screen. Would make this video so much more interesting 🙈
@@SwimBikeRunStu have you ever looked into garmin virb video editor? I believe you can import and overlay data fairly easy with it.
I’m built the same and hate hills but know I need to get more practice on them. Good effort 👍🏻
I love hills, but hills don't love me back. My current weight certainly doesn't help, but hopefully il be lighter next year. But I enjoy my food to much 🙈🤣🤣
Good effort, Stu!! Needed a blooded Sherpa for some of those inclines!!
Is that an offer for the next one👌
@@SwimBikeRunStu can I use a car?
@@Run_Like_a_T-Rex of course, why not 🤣🤣
@@SwimBikeRunStu deal! I’m in! 🤣
Good effort mate, no idea why you would want to do that 😂 Next time do them both back to front, you'll find it a lot easier 😆
Yeh I'm not sure why I do these things 🤣🤣 but if I'm honest I'd rather ride up than go down. I get a bit scared going downhill especially steep downhills like these 🙈 I wish I was braver.
@@SwimBikeRunStu 😂 Nah its great to try new things! Yeah that is very true, I hate going downhill quickly. The adrenaline can be too much if you go too quickly😨
Rather you than me mate! Great effort 👌 💪
How do you go about selecting gears for a climb like this? Is it low ones, spinning the legs, or something a bit higher and working really hard?
Ooh good question, I would love to know too.
In a hill climb I will go in the hardest gear I can. I try to get over the gear and push and grind hard as it's a short, all-out effort. These steep climbs require a fairly easy gear though to be fair. If u was on a long ride and went over these hills I would put it in an easy gear and spin to save energy. It's something you have to practice to get right.
Didn't realise there are different bikes for hills
Oh yes. Proper hill climbers will have specialist lightweight bikes. Some don't even have bar tape and things like that to make it as light as possible. It's crazy the way people save weight. I'm just to heavy to be involved in any of that. 🙈
I’d have liked to have done this one but the diary didn’t work out…
Yeh it's like that sometimes. Can't do everything. Hope your enjoying a little less training 😎
@@SwimBikeRunStu I’m doing less as I pulled my hamstring on Sunday at the Oxford Half. 🤷 Frustrating!
Edge Hill is not something you do for fun!
Edge Hill is always fun 🤣🤣 I prefer it when you roll back down and go to gilks cafe 👌