I do the same thing with goals. If I'm climbing some insane gradient (for me) I've noticed that my goals get smaller and smaller. But, it certainly works. Well done Andrew. Very well done, indeed.
@@andrewon2wheels I tend to find marks in the road when I'm at that point. Even if they aren't a pattern, I tell myself that they are and keep on going from spot to spot.
Fair play. It works a treat. I remember on a sportive, I was riding with someone struggling on Fleet Moss and I used that technique out loud to help them along the way. They said I would have put my foot down without that technique to help them out.
This route was brutal but great fun. Started on the coast by fairbourne and Barmouth. Finished in Machenthllyn This climb, Bwlch Y Groes was climb 5 of 6 that.
@ well i was on holiday in wales ticking off climbs. i parked in bala and went up hirnant nearer the lake, then continued up the third side of bywlch y groes, descended, then back up n over and back to the lake before doing melin y wig👍. lovely loop.
@@andrewon2wheels from the 1st two books, weather and traction aside, id stick with hardknott. done it twice: once on lakeland loop and once on fred. both times no dab but both times exhausted arms at the end from yanking on bars. i use 36 (front)-32 back. other 4 would be gdf, wrynose, asterton, trooper lane (yorkshire book). then the rest are just "very hard" like caper, chimney, dunkery, mytholm, bushcomb, talland.
Hardknott pass is mega! Personally I think Bwlch y Groes harder but it’s a close call. Interesting you say Asterton bank. That’s a solid climb. Haven’t heard many put it in their top 5 but it’s right up there for hardest I’ve done. Haven’t done trooper lane. How’s that?
I do the same thing with goals. If I'm climbing some insane gradient (for me) I've noticed that my goals get smaller and smaller. But, it certainly works. Well done Andrew. Very well done, indeed.
It really does work well.
Do you normally use physical landmarks on the road or something else as your smaller goals?
@@andrewon2wheels I tend to find marks in the road when I'm at that point. Even if they aren't a pattern, I tell myself that they are and keep on going from spot to spot.
Fair play.
It works a treat. I remember on a sportive, I was riding with someone struggling on Fleet Moss and I used that technique out loud to help them along the way. They said I would have put my foot down without that technique to help them out.
I will have to make a note of this route looks like fun.
This route was brutal but great fun. Started on the coast by fairbourne and Barmouth. Finished in Machenthllyn
This climb, Bwlch Y Groes was climb 5 of 6 that.
brings back amazing memories from when i did this one. i'd say its in my top 5 hardest amongst hardknott, wrynose, gdf etc
@@htukmumfie what ride did you do this brute in?
What is the climb at the top of your top 5 climbs?
@ well i was on holiday in wales ticking off climbs. i parked in bala and went up hirnant nearer the lake, then continued up the third side of bywlch y groes, descended, then back up n over and back to the lake before doing melin y wig👍. lovely loop.
@@andrewon2wheels from the 1st two books, weather and traction aside, id stick with hardknott. done it twice: once on lakeland loop and once on fred. both times no dab but both times exhausted arms at the end from yanking on bars. i use 36 (front)-32 back. other 4 would be gdf, wrynose, asterton, trooper lane (yorkshire book). then the rest are just "very hard" like caper, chimney, dunkery, mytholm, bushcomb, talland.
Hardknott pass is mega! Personally I think Bwlch y Groes harder but it’s a close call.
Interesting you say Asterton bank. That’s a solid climb. Haven’t heard many put it in their top 5 but it’s right up there for hardest I’ve done.
Haven’t done trooper lane. How’s that?
Sounds an awesome ride. I’m yet to do hirnant pass. Which is more scenic? Hirnant or Bwlch y Groes?