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  • @styleman2752
    @styleman2752 7 років тому +2

    Thanks for the memories! I did L2B way back in '94 while stationed in London. Ran old school 42-28 gearing on my Colnago. The descent was fantastic! Still have the bike :)

  • @luhaha
    @luhaha 10 років тому +2

    Found your videos by searching Garmin Virb.
    Wow, you are a strong rider. The wattage is fantastic.

    • @bigblokeonabike
      @bigblokeonabike  10 років тому +1

      :-) Thanks. I was hoping to average 400W for the 7 minute segment but I only averaged 382. My best ever 7 minute average was 395W but I think my legs were a bit tired this time and I slacked off on the lesser gradients!

  • @gerardhiggins3506
    @gerardhiggins3506 8 років тому

    A fantastic effort climbing that beacon! You are one fit chap! I barely got half way up before giving in. Great video! Thanks for posting!

    • @bigblokeonabike
      @bigblokeonabike  8 років тому

      +Gerard Higgins Thanks :-) I was probably quite a bit fitter than than I was now but I hope to get back to the same level of fitness this year. 2015 wasn't a great year mileage wise for me!

  • @Hdtjdjbszh
    @Hdtjdjbszh 10 років тому +1

    Some beasty wattage!
    Nice!
    I'm doing the L2B night ride next month, not looking forward to this bit at night.

    • @Hdtjdjbszh
      @Hdtjdjbszh 10 років тому

      it's the beacon this year but then instead of turning left you turn right, head through hove and along the seafront for a few miles longer.
      Also, if anyone doing it would like to meet up on the day, message me

    • @CycleComm
      @CycleComm 10 років тому

      Cycle Kid Brighton I will be with the 1030 start, which are you? Might be worth linking up? You can join the three musketeers of my cousin, a work colleague and I !

    • @bengodleman18
      @bengodleman18 8 років тому +1

      +AceRidesBikes I need an adult to do it with I'm 13 and a keen rider will be 14 when it comes to the ride in june

  • @BeyondBattersea
    @BeyondBattersea 10 років тому

    Brings back good memories of my first LTB last year! Nice time, sure I did probably double but very happy I didn't dismount!

  • @ow4148
    @ow4148 5 років тому

    nice bit of cycling, i done ditchling beacon in2015 and my time was 15.06 well done!!!

  • @garfield2279
    @garfield2279 5 років тому +1

    How did the bloke pushing his bike in flip flops get there before you?

  • @DreamClean
    @DreamClean 8 років тому

    I must have watched this video 3 or 4 times in preparation for today. I did it in 8:04 which I'm happy with. My only aim was to stay on the bike.

    • @bigblokeonabike
      @bigblokeonabike  8 років тому +1

      +QuixoticQuaver well done, it's always a bit scary the first time you do a climb like this not knowing how hard it's going to be.

    • @DreamClean
      @DreamClean 8 років тому

      +bigblokeonabike Luckily I have a 28 tooth chainring on my hybrid so I matched it with a 28 on the back and spun it out. Having the right gearing really makes all the difference. I could have gone twice as long on the same grade. Meanwhile some dudes have to get off their expensive road bikes and wheel them up because they have standard cranksets.

  • @andypandywalters
    @andypandywalters 5 років тому

    What is the steepest gradient encountered on the ascent, and how long is the ascent in terms of mileage ?. Thank you.

    • @gamma_dablam
      @gamma_dablam 4 роки тому

      Just under a mile. The steepest section is about 16%, with a lot of low double figures ramps

  • @edgarromeoafro4010
    @edgarromeoafro4010 10 років тому

    I covered it in 3.15 although the 10 miles before this hill l had a buckle, hmmmm....my excuse.
    So, what's next? I am on the Brighton Night Ride then the Prudential.

    • @billbalding3705
      @billbalding3705 6 років тому

      3:15? The fastest is 3:45, and the was set by a pro in the tour of Britain

    • @gamma_dablam
      @gamma_dablam 5 років тому

      Bill Balding he means the whole ride, in hours

  • @carlofino4666
    @carlofino4666 10 років тому +1

    well, here the wattage is really impressive.. H

  • @bigbluemeanie
    @bigbluemeanie 10 років тому +1

    Nice! It looks like you started nice and early? I had a long battle to get out of London, and was then held up by two crashes ahead of me.

    • @bigblokeonabike
      @bigblokeonabike  10 років тому

      Yes, I was in the first group to leave Clapham Common at 6:00AM. I managed to get ahead of all the slower riders very early on. I arrived at the finish line before 9:00AM.

  • @benlock8147
    @benlock8147 9 років тому

    +bigblokeonabike what bike do you ride n you did well on that climb n that decents looked amazing

    • @bigblokeonabike
      @bigblokeonabike  9 років тому

      +Ben Lock I think that this was on my Scott Speedster S30.

    • @benlock8147
      @benlock8147 9 років тому

      bigblokeonabike​ Nice bike mate n how hard is that climb

    • @gamma_dablam
      @gamma_dablam 4 роки тому

      @@benlock8147
      hard on a road bike unless you have low gearing ! I would recommend 34/30 or lower if possible unless you're a strong rider with powergul legs. Even the rest sections are about 6-8% and the ramps are around 12-15%. The main difficulty comes from how much distance you've done prior to it

  • @jaj991
    @jaj991 10 років тому +1

    Chapeau!

  • @Velofil
    @Velofil 10 років тому

    well done!

  • @ooGQoo
    @ooGQoo 9 років тому

    The Virb overlay is cool, I've got a Garmin 810 and have thought about getting a Virb as someone has said that they can talk to each other and have the overlay, is that right?
    Did the Virb rec the whole ride on a full charge?
    Btw im doing the L2B on the 21st June too!! 🚴

    • @bigblokeonabike
      @bigblokeonabike  9 років тому

      ooGQoo I did a video about the virb here:
      ua-cam.com/video/S4Bj9l-qtqU/v-deo.html
      That shows how you can control multiple virbs from your garmin computer.
      This was recorded on a Virb but that overlay was done with dashware not virb edit - although virb edit would have been able to give a very similar result.

  • @ironmantooltime
    @ironmantooltime 6 років тому

    400W and only 5mph on a 10% grade, what are you like a thousand kilos?

    • @gamma_dablam
      @gamma_dablam 6 років тому

      ironman tooltime it’s like 16% at the steepest parts