Catford CC 116th Hill Climb competeition 09/10/11

[Fixedwheelnut]

 What it says on the tin, some pics I took and a brilliant video by Mat Pennell 'Optimal Cadence Films'

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fixedwheelnut/sets/72157627856625020/





<a href="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=30273999&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=01AAEA" target="_blank">http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=30273999&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=01AAEA</a>

[Riggers]

Excellent pics and super video Nutters. Now, where exactly is this despicable hill? Part of me thinks don't do it, and the other part thinks "Now there's a challenge!"

[Fixedwheelnut]

Excellent pics and super video Nutters. Now, where exactly is this despicable hill? Part of me thinks don't do it, and the other part thinks "Now there's a challenge!"

 It is on the North Downs ridge in between Ide Hill and Baileys Hill climbs up from Bough Beech reservoir to Goathurst Common, Sevenoaks.

12.5% overall gradient as you go under the tree canopy it kicks up to 1 in 4 then levels out a bit before the second 1 in 4 sting in the tail

[Rhys W]

My clubmate did this again this year:


MIK_6059 by mikekingphoto, on Flickr

[Fixedwheelnut]

My clubmate did this again this year:


MIK_6059 by mikekingphoto, on Flickr

 Hi Rhys I met Ian & Mike at the start, waiting to see Ian's photos as well once he puts them on his Flickr
 It was tips from Mike that helped me get that effect in some of the shots.

[Rhys W]

He doesn't put many of his photos up on Flickr (he has his own website with a couple of road race galleries), but I was just alerted to a youtube video he recorded at the hillclimb:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/MpIsEVRH9H8&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/MpIsEVRH9H8&rel=1</a>