My body ached just reading all of your hill climbing..oh my..my mind imagined and I think i would cry too. Thanks for a nice report of your weekend.
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07-23-2007, 09:44 AM #1
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07-23-2007, 12:50 PM #2
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Sounds like "fun"! That's a lot of climbing, but that which does not kill you, makes you stronger
. Just think of how much better you will do on your street, Strawberry Hill...
BTW - we rode up "Aneurysm Hill" on Friday, and I was thinking of you - some of those driveways to the left look positively heinous.
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07-23-2007, 01:12 PM #3
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Great job! Makes my ride seem absolutely flat
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07-24-2007, 05:17 AM #4
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Well, doing that kind of climbing certainly puts Annursnac Hill and Strawberry Hill in perspective. But both of them seem a lot easier in the past months. And yes, SheFly, my driveway is one of those on the left. But, it's definitely not the worst one (I think our neighbors have that one). It's about 15% at one point, but I've taken to climbing up the steeper side of the loop (the one you were on) so I get up speed going down right before I hit my driveway.
OK, off to the bike shop to get fitted for inserts for my shoes.
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07-25-2007, 04:38 PM #5
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Great report, Robyn! I will have to check out some of these climbs. I am just beginning to appreciate tougher hills. It sounds like you had a great and challenging weekend out in the Berks!
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07-25-2007, 07:06 PM #6
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Hey, my DH and I rode from our home in Chatham NY to Great Barrington MA for lunch and back on Saturday! (a 50 mile ride) It was pretty hilly but doesn't sound near as bad as what you did! Did you see us in GB on Saturday on our Rivendells by any chance?
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07-26-2007, 04:26 PM #7
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Shoot, Lisa, I wish I had known you were riding to GB. The ride we did Saturday started out of Otis, about 10-12 miles away and did not go through GB. We had our lunch stop there on Friday and also rode there Sunday, since we stayed in the next town (S. Egremont). Where did you eat?
Our friends always plan routes with big climbs. They have one called the Taconic Challenge that is a 4 mile climb with a 7% grade. So far, we have avoided it, but Brant said he wants to do it next year.
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