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Caporegime
So today I rode a climb of 980 meters in 3.8 miles
Not in the UK, Shirley?
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Caporegime
Well I never.
So wait, how is that not a cat 2 or even cat 1 climb?
Soldato
The climb would be a Cat2 (gradient percentage multiplied by distance in metres) but it's not a segment, so it doesnt get categorised.
(It's also not a road climb, but that doesnt make a difference to the category)
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Presumably it's not a road.
In which case, you're in the wrong thread!
In which case, you're in the wrong thread!
Soldato
I dont think there are any road segments above Cat2 in the UK.
This is the biggest road segment I think, its Cat2 but very close to Cat1.
This is the biggest road segment I think, its Cat2 but very close to Cat1.
Caporegime
Yeah, I was trying to do the maths to figure out the categorisation in my head, and I did also wonder about the roadiness of it, given the location...
Caporegime
And yet numpties on Strava insist on naming segments for any old residential street with a gradient of over 6% things like "King Street HC" even though it's only 0.1 miles long
Soldato
Look what I rode past today .... Words fail me. A cycling caravan
Soldato
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Today I overtook a granny on a mountain bike, overtook a ford focus and also broke a spoke in my front wheel with my uber torks.
https://www.strava.com/activities/272270561
https://www.strava.com/activities/272270561
Soldato
Very impressive. There are a bunch of climbs like that around the UK that i'd love to do on a bike but aren't paved. I wonder if a cross bike could handle them...
Soldato
brother bought some of the dhb active baselayers.. in small! thing is, he's tall.. so they obviously show his belly button lol.. fit ok on the top tho.. he gave those to me!
though "Hey I dont mind tighter fit" mhm.. its VERY tight.. to a point where I find it hard to move! boo..
though "Hey I dont mind tighter fit" mhm.. its VERY tight.. to a point where I find it hard to move! boo..
Man of Honour
Yeah, the DHB stuff seems to be made for shorter people. I had to order a size up for my jacket and it's still only just long enough...though has a nice amount of room in the stomach area should I ever become pregnant somehow.
Man of Honour
Pricing up all my gear set/etc stuff and annoyingly CRC and Wiggle are out of stock of Ultegra cranksets in the sizes I want :/ I wonder if moving to 170mm crank length would be really bad or not... From what I've read probably not but I'm still a bit unsure.
Soldato
length is just OK for me.. still a bit short and I'm only 5'9ish! you'd expect cyclists to be skinny and tall but not short and skinny ha.
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Spring at Last!
What a nice weekend for riding! Did 30m on my own on Saturday and struggled toward the end and then did
https://www.strava.com/activities/272296479
yesterday with the g/f and it was awesome, most climbing we've ever done and lovely weather.
First time to Fernlee reservoir, made a mistake of taking the cobble footpath alongside it and then bloody climb 'The Street' > Embridge Causeway after which was killer (see Alex Dowsett and Simon Yates hold a few KOM's around this area of the Peaks)
Approaching the reservoir we passed a guy strolling along who proceeded to tailgate my g/f through obvious embarrassment of being passed by a female, does make me laugh how perky people get when a female passes them.
We took a Wiggle Powerbar (coconut yum!), fig rolls and Soreen mini loaf and its amazing how eating through a long ride maintains energy levels toward the end (obvs) but never really eaten that much before.
What a nice weekend for riding! Did 30m on my own on Saturday and struggled toward the end and then did
https://www.strava.com/activities/272296479
yesterday with the g/f and it was awesome, most climbing we've ever done and lovely weather.
First time to Fernlee reservoir, made a mistake of taking the cobble footpath alongside it and then bloody climb 'The Street' > Embridge Causeway after which was killer (see Alex Dowsett and Simon Yates hold a few KOM's around this area of the Peaks)
Approaching the reservoir we passed a guy strolling along who proceeded to tailgate my g/f through obvious embarrassment of being passed by a female, does make me laugh how perky people get when a female passes them.
We took a Wiggle Powerbar (coconut yum!), fig rolls and Soreen mini loaf and its amazing how eating through a long ride maintains energy levels toward the end (obvs) but never really eaten that much before.
Caporegime
Ow, the outside of my right knee hurts. I think I need to tweak my spd-sl cleats to point my toe in a bit more.
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