Riding alone out in the sticks

[crazycanuck]

Snappypix-if you're riding to & from Piha i admire you!!! The hill out of piha is well... !!!!

I think the main issue dear would be the windy bits on your way.

c

[esther231]

I think you gotta live your life. But taking precautions make sense. Yes, cell phone. Tell people where you are gonna be. Great idea about the neon vest if you are in the road. And riding safely, wearing a helmet, all that stuff is important. Do your part in keeping yourself whole and safe.

I carry mace for the people dangers. I have for decades. I keep it where I can grab it and not search around for it. If I'm out alone, day or night, I can reach it in about 1 second. When I get spooked, it's in my hand.

[SnappyPix]

Snappypix-if you're riding to & from Piha i admire you!!! The hill out of piha is well... !!!!

I think the main issue dear would be the windy bits on your way.

c

I've just bought a new HRM with altimeter and I'm quite excited about finding out the gradient of the climb, as I'm sure it's around 50% in some places!
Well, it feels like that anyhow!
I've only done the climb twice - the first time I bonked half way up (not having fuelled up properly up to that point) and was a broken woman at the top, completely demoralised and disappointed.
It was also a bank holiday and the traffic was terrible, pushing me into the gutter as I tried to snake up the climb.

The second time I made sure I'd had enough calories - and actually whooped at the top when I climbed the whole thing in one go!
That hill was definitely my nemesis!

I only had a 39/25 combo at the time, and have now swopped to a 39/27, so I should be spinning up that climb next time round! NOT!