It says here:
[url] http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/ssuk09-course [/url]
that there's 1200 feet of climbing on the SSUK course - there's not is there?
In comparison, Innerleithen is about 500m vertical from carpark to Minch Moor, that's 1640 feet over about 7 miles - and that's fairly epic.
Some of the SSUK massive may not be able to take that on... here's a top athlete from last year.
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Cheers, al.
Hey, he was faster than me....
MTFU
50km on the Hamsterley fire roads gets you about 3600 feet of climbing, which is the same as 1000' over 14km, so 1200' sounds about right.
I wouldn't call the innerleithan climb epic. Just a bit of a slog
Top of Inners ss is a bloomin long walk for the novice portly athlete
If you get to a steep bit don't you just shift to a lower gear?
Oh I forgot, you can't 😀
If you are worried about the climbs, I've heard of this crazy new-fangled invention...
Height gain from car park to Minch Moor is closer to 400m. You wouldn't want to do that three times on a ss bike.
It's a race with bikes with one gear, er isn't that by definition supposed to hurt, is suffering not actually what racing is about....?
TTFU
whites level at Afan is 17km with 550m of climbing and plenty of people do that on a singlespeed don't they ?
anyways there is obviously plenty of flat sections and downhill sections which everyone knows gives ther rider a rest on a singlespeed bike 'cause there is nowt to push against when pedalling a 2:1 or less on the flat. That only leaves three hills to climb up. Can't be that hard can it ?
Kev
Agree that Inners is a bit of a slog on a SS - but to do it 3 times in a row on an SS (including compulsory beer) now we're getting towards epic.
Singlespeeders in "Hills are Hard" shocker.
Singlespeeders in "Hills are Hard" shocker.
It's just psychological warfare - the opposite of smack talk. The people making the most noise about it being hard and not really racing are the ones that'll be tucked up in bed with earplugs in at 9pm on Saturday so they can get up to warm up on rollers before the race on Sunday.
😉
MTFU
sats the man who sold his SS after one ride! 😯
[i]It's a race with bikes with one gear, er isn't that by definition supposed to hurt, is suffering not actually what racing is about....?
TTFU [/i]
Irony alert!
DaveGr - Member
If you get to a steep bit don't you just shift to a lower gear?
Oh I forgot, you can't [/unquote]
I swapped to a lower gear last night...
is he a massive man, or is he on a tiny bike?
:O
Top Athlete indeed, That's me
See you Saturday. I've not got any better, just older!
Definitely in contention for the DFL trophy.
And no, the bike isn't particularly little.
Aren't hills for meant for walking?