Hobart's top 10 climbs
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Re: Hobart's top 10 climbs
Postby mcdurdin » Mon Dec 05, 2011 1:42 pm
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Re: Hobart's top 10 climbs
Postby BarryTas » Mon Dec 05, 2011 1:46 pm
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Re: Hobart's top 10 climbs
Postby Giant Pete » Mon Dec 05, 2011 3:14 pm
It's the third time I've been up to Ridgeway Road, but was not expecting the hell that was to come! Thanks for that.
It got a bit hairy half-way up the Chimney Pot Hill section. The road was damp (and mossy). I actually lost traction in one place!
Not much of a view: all I got was cloud
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Re: Hobart's top 10 climbs
Postby mcdurdin » Mon Dec 05, 2011 3:29 pm
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Re: Hobart's top 10 climbs
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Re: Hobart's top 10 climbs
Postby BarryTas » Mon Dec 05, 2011 3:34 pm
mcdurdin wrote:I accept no responsibility for your pain, heart attacks or ruined knees, by the way.
this should be on the start of your thread mate
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Re: Hobart's top 10 climbs
Postby Giant Pete » Mon Dec 05, 2011 4:04 pm
You're right, you forget there's 150m climb just to get there.
I'm actually starting to like Waterworks....
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Re: Hobart's top 10 climbs
Postby mcdurdin » Mon Dec 05, 2011 4:14 pm
So here 'tis: Just do it. Without stopping.
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Re: Hobart's top 10 climbs
Postby RobRollin » Mon Dec 05, 2011 5:47 pm
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Re: Hobart's top 10 climbs
Postby mcdurdin » Thu Dec 08, 2011 1:29 pm
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Re: Hobart's top 10 climbs
Postby mcdurdin » Thu Dec 08, 2011 4:52 pm
http://marc.durdin.net/2011/12/hobarts- ... ngton.html
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Re: Hobart's top 10 climbs
Postby mcdurdin » Thu Dec 08, 2011 7:06 pm
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Re: Hobart's top 10 climbs
Postby RobRollin » Thu Dec 08, 2011 7:42 pm
Ohhh glad you didnt mention the very euro no helmet look
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Re: Hobart's top 10 climbs
Postby mcdurdin » Fri Dec 09, 2011 4:51 pm
I'm done. Need to go ride my bike between the raindrops.
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Re: Hobart's top 10 climbs
Postby Gordo » Fri Dec 09, 2011 6:46 pm
anyhow. did ww road on my new roubaix (get one is all i can say) the 11-32 gearing on the back really helps. have never ridden to the top of the hill where the antenna is, and couldnt find the road when i rode it last night unfortunately. will try again
tried the the bonnet hill challenge and gave up after a couple of seconds (it threw out my rythem)
rode strickland but well behind the time of andrew crawley
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Postby mcdurdin » Sun Dec 11, 2011 5:08 pm
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Re: Hobart's top 10 climbs
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Re: Hobart's top 10 climbs
Postby Chuck » Mon Dec 12, 2011 4:47 pm
I was surprised to read that Mt Wellington tops out at 15%, I really didn't think it got that steep.
Can your young daughter really ride the last 2k that is awesome
Waterworks sounds like a beast of a climb maybe I'll get down there again sometime and give it a crack
Thanks for the series, really enjoyed it.
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Re: Hobart's top 10 climbs
Postby mcdurdin » Tue Dec 13, 2011 9:04 am
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Re: Hobart's top 10 climbs
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Re: Hobart's top 10 climbs
Postby Giant Pete » Wed Apr 11, 2012 10:12 am
If you're on a mountain bike, continue up past the gate. I might suggest going the fire trail, instead of Old Farm Track - it's insanely steep and flat-out dangerous coming down!
When I discovered it a while back, I was torn on whether to tell everyone, or keep it to myself
The best thing about this climb is you can smash it out and still have loads of time for Strickland. Or, you could do a bunch of repeats, if you're mad...
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Re: Hobart's top 10 climbs
Postby doggatas » Wed Apr 11, 2012 12:28 pm
Single lane road, Italy anyone?
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