British weather

[gkmac]

Originally posted by Klaas Bil
On Thu, 1 Apr 2004 10:27:06 -0600, "gkmac" wrote:

>The most ambitious thing I attempted was riding the 20 degree subway
>slopes leading under the main road and out the other side, downwards was
>an absolute blast (applying pressure backwards onto forwards moving
>pedals), upwards broke me out in a sweat but at least I managed to ride
>them both twice first time.

Lovely to read that you love outside riding. Hey, are you sure these subway slopes are 20 degree? That's a 36% grade. If you can ride that up after only a month of riding, power to you!

Klaas Bil - Newsgroup Addict

Actually, I'm not sure if those slopes were 20 degrees. I don't have a protractor (angle measurer) to take with me, but I know what 45 degrees looks like and half of that... (draws on a piece of paper) ...okay so maybe it was more like 15 degrees.

I'd actually call that after four months or riding once a week, but even so going up and down those slopes first time without a UPD surprised me.

I reckon my legs are pretty powerful, and that's even before I started riding. All of my life when I've had to walk up some stairs, I would always run up them two at a time (yes, even when I'm not in a hurry) and as such my legs have always been far more muscular than the rest of my body.

On Fri, 2 Apr 2004 09:48:58 -0600, "gkmac" wrote:

>I don't have a
>protractor (angle measurer) to take with me, but I know what 45 degrees
>looks like and half of that... (draws on a piece of paper) ...okay so
>maybe it was more like 15 degrees.

That method can easily fool you. If you have some time on your hands,
see <http://www.xs4all.nl/~klaasbil/inclinometer.htm>.

Klaas Bil - Newsgroup Addict
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[tom_edmonds]

i only just read all the replies to this thread seeing as ive been away and there seems to be some confusion, i have absolutely no objection to a muddy tire, but the tire in question is my 20" trials job of which i like to keep clean ish, and besides muddy tires dont go down to well for indoor home riding.

im saving up for a Muni neways, which inevitably will always be covered in mud.