http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: The Arthur's Seat Hill Climb - 23rd June en Sun, 19 Apr 2026 13:49:24 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10300#post-112419 Thu, 30 May 2013 23:02:37 +0000 allebong 112419@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>*Looks at hardtail mountain bike with absurdly wide bars, absurdly low gearing and lockout forks</p> <p>*Looks at 26" slick tyres currently residing on hack commuter</p> <p>*Looks at SPD pedals currently attached to tourer</p> <p>Hmm, I spy me a plan! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10300#post-112407 Thu, 30 May 2013 22:17:25 +0000 chdot 112407@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"I've never attempted to ride up the seat"</p> <p>Fine really - just gets steeper exactly where you don't want it to! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10300#post-112406 Thu, 30 May 2013 21:47:37 +0000 Zenfrozt 112406@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hmmm, I've never attempted to ride up the seat... could be interesting. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10300#post-112385 Thu, 30 May 2013 17:33:25 +0000 Uberuce 112385@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I thought it might be those landmarks. </p> <p>Either amusingly, inevitably or infuriatingly, I set a PR and a 2nd on wee blue floofy today. </p> <p>Fix fitness and geared fitness are slightly different animals, and given that I ride wee blue floofy almost every day it's inevitable I'll be biased towards the former. Amusing and irritating because I spent over a grand on that blimmin' new geared bike and I can't climb as well on it. </p> <p>I think I'll order one of these very soon: <a href="http://www.dolan-bikes.com/Track%20FrameSets/Aluminium%20Track%20FrameSets/Track%20Champion%20FrameSet?product_id=628" rel="nofollow">http://www.dolan-bikes.com/Track%20FrameSets/Aluminium%20Track%20FrameSets/Track%20Champion%20FrameSet?product_id=628</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10300#post-112358 Thu, 30 May 2013 14:55:03 +0000 PS 112358@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yeah - "Gate To Lake" stops at the first bush/bin by the top loch; whereas "Arthur's Seat Climb" goes to the second bunch of bushes just before the road curves to the left. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10300#post-112348 Thu, 30 May 2013 13:55:34 +0000 Uberuce 112348@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ah yes, that is indeed my flummoxer. SuperSuzyJ has the exact time as me on the shorter version, but a full 15 seconds of scalping on the long, which I will theorise is because she was still powering on round the loch where as I was a coasting rasping mess.</p> <p>Anyway, I've this afternoon off so I'll see about starting my training today, albiet on the dirty floppy fixie that's been all over town, rather than the stiff little new one, that being largely because I haven't even ordered the frameset yet. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10300#post-112342 Thu, 30 May 2013 13:10:45 +0000 PS 112342@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@MeepMeep Suzy is QoM on pretty much every segment in and around Edinburgh. There's your challenge. ;)</p> <p>@Uberuce The top ten looks okay to me, even if the real quality is bubbling under... :) However, there are a confusing number of segments on Arthur's Seat, each covering slightly different extents of the loop. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10300#post-112328 Thu, 30 May 2013 12:13:43 +0000 Uberuce 112328@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Is it just me looking at different versions of the same segment, or has the top ten for the Arthur's Seat climb gone weird? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10300#post-112324 Thu, 30 May 2013 12:01:02 +0000 MeepMeep 112324@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I don't feel so bad now, DaveC - thanks for the info! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10300#post-112320 Thu, 30 May 2013 11:42:49 +0000 crowriver 112320@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>I'm interested in a bent try ride after following Dave round part of the Snow Roads.</em></p> <p>The Dark Side is calling DaveC. Only Obi Wan can save him! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10300#post-112318 Thu, 30 May 2013 11:29:58 +0000 DaveC 112318@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Suzy Super J is the top lady CX cyclist in Scotland, I know she's got me pegged also!! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10300#post-112317 Thu, 30 May 2013 11:24:01 +0000 MeepMeep 112317@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>What have you started, Bruce?</p> <p>I'm no pootler but I'm certainly not Speedy Gonzalez, judging from Strava! A certain "Suzy Super J" has me well and truly pegged... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10300#post-112316 Thu, 30 May 2013 11:20:21 +0000 DaveC 112316@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'd like to ride a bent from Laidback but I may just wait until he is less busy with the festival, as I could be taking someone elses place, who buys a bike. I'm interested in a bent try ride after following Dave round part of the Snow Roads.</p> <p>Dave C </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10300#post-112314 Thu, 30 May 2013 11:12:51 +0000 ruggtomcat 112314@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>oooooh, is that why the name 'meepmeep'? thats the kind of name you have to live up too. (yes I'm happy to do a hundred miles by lying about all day having the occasional beer, hence the name) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10300#post-112281 Wed, 29 May 2013 23:39:51 +0000 Uberuce 112281@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>MeepMeep says she's pretty quick on a bike, but I'm not so sure. If only there was some extinct volcanic way to put this assertion to the empirical test... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10300#post-112274 Wed, 29 May 2013 22:29:33 +0000 MeepMeep 112274@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ubez: nobody here needs to be enlightened as to your stiff little fixie project, thanks!</p> <p>WC: I've had bevvies tonight... Stop tempting competitive me! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10300#post-112258 Wed, 29 May 2013 18:40:42 +0000 Uberuce 112258@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>That does give me a viable deadline for my vague stiff little fixie project... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10300#post-112250 Wed, 29 May 2013 17:12:49 +0000 crowriver 112250@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'll be here: <a href="http://www.aukweb.net/events/detail/13-539/" rel="nofollow">http://www.aukweb.net/events/detail/13-539/</a></p> <p>So it's a pass. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10300#post-112249 Wed, 29 May 2013 17:07:22 +0000 recombodna 112249@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Damn same days as this <a href="http://www.galacc.co.uk/sportive/braw-lads-baw-breaker-2013" rel="nofollow">http://www.galacc.co.uk/sportive/braw-lads-baw-breaker-2013</a> which I've signed up for </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10300#post-112240 Wed, 29 May 2013 15:32:52 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 112240@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.edfoc.org.uk/events/rides-and-races/scma-arthurs-seat-hill-climb-registration-form/">Part of the Festival of Cycling</a></p> <p>Who fancies giving this a go? </p>