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Postby Aphexchefpusher » Tue Mar 27, 2012 11:18 am
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Re: Hills
Postby Jezza75 » Tue Mar 27, 2012 1:54 pm
Dude, you didnt start with an easy climb then!Aphexchefpusher wrote:Having had my road bike for 6 months now and riding with the SPR main groups on tues and thurs morning I'm really satisfied with my progress.......I headed off up to Gooseberry Hill Rd yesterday in my search to becoming a more "complete" cyclist Nice times up the Roe psp and Hale/Hawtin Rd were easy, however I completely tanked on the climb (stopped 3 times and not ashamed to admit it!), is this normal for my first attempt and will it just become easier with practice?......I'm 187cm and 100kg as well whilst I'm looking for more excuses to not sound like too much of a pussy
Sometimes it takes a few goes to get up a good hill, I think it took me a few trys to get up Mills rd east when I was starting out.
As you learn a climb like that, it does get easier..
I promise you.
Hills hurt but couches KILL!
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Postby ozzymac » Tue Mar 27, 2012 3:17 pm
I don't really think they do.
As you get better at going up the hills it seems to me all u do is end up going up them quicker, so it's never easier.
I guess if you stayed at the original speed you first went over the hill, then it's easier.
I am still waiting for my hills to get easier.
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Re: Hills
Postby Aphexchefpusher » Tue Mar 27, 2012 3:40 pm
I had a feeling it was a poor choice for a first crack at it any easier hills to start with, are Kalamunda Rd or Welshpool rd viable alternatives? I will, however still plug away at GooseHill RdJezza75 wrote:Dude, you didnt start with an easy climb then!Aphexchefpusher wrote:Having had my road bike for 6 months now and riding with the SPR main groups on tues and thurs morning I'm really satisfied with my progress.......I headed off up to Gooseberry Hill Rd yesterday in my search to becoming a more "complete" cyclist Nice times up the Roe psp and Hale/Hawtin Rd were easy, however I completely tanked on the climb (stopped 3 times and not ashamed to admit it!), is this normal for my first attempt and will it just become easier with practice?......I'm 187cm and 100kg as well whilst I'm looking for more excuses to not sound like too much of a pussy
Sometimes it takes a few goes to get up a good hill, I think it took me a few trys to get up Mills rd east when I was starting out.
As you learn a climb like that, it does get easier..
I promise you.
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Re: Hills
Postby fixed » Tue Mar 27, 2012 3:53 pm
Welshpool Rd is easier o_0 ~5-7%
Kalamunda Rd has too much traffic for mine though is a nice descent
Dont be tempted to climb the zigzag, just give cyclists a bad rep
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Re: Hills
Postby Red Rider » Tue Mar 27, 2012 3:57 pm
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Re: Hills
Postby R12RT » Tue Mar 27, 2012 5:17 pm
I have 53-39 chainrings with a 12-25 cassette. With this combo I struggle with hills over 10%. I have noticed that 11-28 cassettes are popular and I will try one too.
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Re: Hills
Postby fixed » Tue Mar 27, 2012 7:51 pm
I do love it, and throughly recommend it as a cheaper less involved way of reducing gearing, compared to changing chain rings.
I must try Gooseberry Hill again but only with that sweet 29 tooth dinner plate
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Re: Hills
Postby Pravda » Tue Mar 27, 2012 10:11 pm
Gooseberry is pretty tough, it's the first hill I went up in the Perth Hills as well and I bonked spectacularly about two thirds of the way up. I assure you after a few tough rides you'll get up it without stopping.
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Re: Hills
Postby Tandem » Tue Mar 27, 2012 10:26 pm
It sure helped me heading over 55 Cols with a fully loaded touring bike, the highest was Col de l'Iseran (2764 m). If you set your mind too it, find the speed and cadence that is the most comfortable for you, then soon you will kick as up this hills.
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Re: Hills
Postby tomness » Wed Mar 28, 2012 12:04 pm
Crystal Brook is dry at the moment. It is lovely when it is flowing though. However I wouldn't say it is an easy climb. Welshpool Road is much easier, but the traffic sucks.Just pop up and down Crystal Brook Rd a few times, the gentle murmuring of the Crystal Brook will soothe you as you climb the nice smooth tarmac with its own dedicated bike lane.
Brookton highway is an easy but long climb (for Perth).
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Re: Hills
Postby fab at forty » Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:19 pm
The good thing about it I find is it gets easier each time you attempt it so is a good guage of progress and there are a few mini flats towards the top just when you think you can't go any further....
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Re: Hills
Postby mikebike » Fri Mar 30, 2012 4:58 pm
Glad to hear I'm not the only one struggling to climb - I've been cycling regularly for 2 months now, and have knocked off about 8 kgs in weight. That still leaves me at around 114 kgs though, and it doesn't make for a good power to weight ratio, nor a very pretty sight, when there's any form of upward incline (I'm pretty quick in straight lines downhill though).
On the worrying side, it sounds like there's only one way to get better at it - hard work and persistance, and that even with that, its still gunna hurt.
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Re: Hills
Postby ColinOldnCranky » Mon Apr 02, 2012 6:11 pm
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Re: Hills
Postby HappyHumber » Mon Apr 02, 2012 6:30 pm
Some councils call them "traffic calming measures"ColinOldnCranky wrote:Hills? Perth has hills?
Noone seems to have mentioned Mills Road East yet, up from Gosnells. I've been hitting it the last few Sundays at around dawn. ~5km steady gradient up. Comparable I guess to Welshpool Rd but quieter traffic wise and a bit more winding.
At the top, where it changes/joins to Canning Mills Road - you earn a lovely stretch before it comes out on Canning Road south of Pickering Brook. I've gotta start joining it to some of the other routes mentioned.
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Re: Hills
Postby NewStew » Tue Apr 03, 2012 10:43 am
Mills Rd East is a hell of a lot tougher than Welshpool Rd (well for a fat boy like me anyway)! Probably reaches the same elevation but a good 1 to 1.5 km shorter so steeper by a couple of percentage points. A nice ride however, even though it hurts.HappyHumber wrote:Some councils call them "traffic calming measures"ColinOldnCranky wrote:Hills? Perth has hills?
Noone seems to have mentioned Mills Road East yet, up from Gosnells. I've been hitting it the last few Sundays at around dawn. ~5km steady gradient up. Comparable I guess to Welshpool Rd but quieter traffic wise and a bit more winding.
At the top, where it changes/joins to Canning Mills Road - you earn a lovely stretch before it comes out on Canning Road south of Pickering Brook. I've gotta start joining it to some of the other routes mentioned.
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Re: Hills
Postby Aphexchefpusher » Tue Apr 10, 2012 12:06 am
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Re: Hills
Postby giwi2 » Tue Apr 10, 2012 3:07 pm
As an aside and for something slightly different as you come along Aldesyde Road and come to the intersection with Mundaring Weir Road turn onto Mundaring Weir Road but then slide off the to the right and go along Aldesyde where it comntinues on teh other side of Mundaring Weir Road. Follow it along until you get to Hummerston and turn right and follow it until you get back onto Mundaring Weir Road where it joins at about 2/3 of the way to Kalamunda. Bit steeper but virtually no traffic.
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Re: Hills
Postby Baalzamon » Thu Apr 11, 2013 2:20 am
Just got an email from PIHC where they stated they were going to climb zigzag, so I've emailed them back pointing it out that it is one way and they are giving cyclists a bad rep doing this. I am looking forward to the reply email.fixed wrote:I'm scared of Gooseberry Hill. >10%
Welshpool Rd is easier o_0 ~5-7%
Kalamunda Rd has too much traffic for mine though is a nice descent
Dont be tempted to climb the zigzag, just give cyclists a bad rep
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Re: Hills
Postby just4tehhalibut » Thu Apr 11, 2013 6:12 am
If you're looking for hills then perhaps after you've come down the Zig Zag turn right on Ridge Hill Rd to get to Scott then Marriott, find the roads to connect Coulston, Darlington, Ryecroft, Thomas and Phillips to get up to Mundaring. The climb has a few moments. There are markers along that route for Saturday's Tour de Perth event and a lot of riders out that way. You can descend from Mundaring on Great Eastern Hwy but you could also take Mundaring Weir Rd back to Kalamunda, again following the event markers for this Saturday's.
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Re: Hills
Postby HappyHumber » Thu Apr 11, 2013 10:26 am
What date are they talking about, Baalz? Their website is 12 months behind. It wouldn't surprise me if they're piggy backing off the road closure for the events Just4tehhalibut is referring to in Kalamunda.Baalzamon wrote:Just got an email from PIHC where they stated they were going to climb zigzag, so I've emailed them back pointing it out that it is one way and they are giving cyclists a bad rep doing this. I am looking forward to the reply email.
The couple of PIHC events I attended a year or two back, they seemed especially cognisant all things legal & safety. Almost to the point of contrariness, IMO. They're a business I guess - they need to cover themselves.
Otherwise I shall tip-toe away from brewing flame war about going up the Zig-zag. I'm sure others are likely to chime in on the matter soon enough
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