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Resurrecting this thread briefly having had cause to think about it during a short break riding somewhere with some nice long hill climbs.
Riding up a hill usually feels a bit easier than riding flat/rolling terrain (if you're trying to do the same number of watts over a given time period.)
Also you're usually sat a bit more upright (on the hoods or tops as opposed to the drops) and everything's happening a lot slower so a bit more comfortable and able to enjoy the surroundings a bit more (with hilly terrain usually being a bit more picturesque too.)
Loving mikewsmiths uplift helmet, you just snap it on to the cables and away you go
Did a nice road ride the other night: 1000 metres of climbing in 30Km. Need to earn my tea 😀
I don't actually hate riding uphill but I am [s]fat[/s] shit at it and so I do hate riding up hills with others
lets face it - if your riding on a road there is precious little to get excited about full stop - its all relative I suppose
Yeah..that's why its so unpopular.
lets face it - if your riding on a road there is precious little to get excited about full stop - its all relative I suppose
Depends where the road is and what it's doing, I think, and who else your'e sharing it with.
I get to cycle around the Yorkshire dales/moors/hambleton hills, and I love it. I also hate it sometimes and wish I lived in east anglia.
I like not being in a hurry to get anywhere, and admiring the views, sounds and smells of the countryside.
I don't like being in a hurry to get somewhere when I can't be bothered, or being in traffic/busy roads with impatient drivers.
I prefer climbing on the road bike to MTB. I don't know which I prefer riding.
Endorphins vs Adrenaline. Both are fun.
Bikes are awesome.
I have to say the most bizarre thing I saw was at the top of the climb a large number of roadies were getting INTO cars for the trip down rather than ride back down. That really had me confused.
Perhaps there is a business opportunity of a DH track that starts at the top of a road climb, you could have paying customers for both directions then
I can't remember if it's about the suffering or the sacrifice. Both are pretentious terms applied liberally to going for a bike ride on the road.
I do quite enjoy a road ride. Loved overtaking lots of posh carbon bikes at the weekend while on my rustic steel CX bike (it was a sportive).
What about those rock climbers then? Deliberately climbing up the most difficult bits then walking back down. Weird 🙂I have to say the most bizarre thing I saw was at the top of the climb a large number of roadies were getting INTO cars for the trip down rather than ride back down