Early morning start, and not much time, so I rode some hills. Center, Ravine, Berryhill, and High/Seavey. It’s been quite some time since I’ve been on these hills, so here are a few thoughts:

* Center wasn’t as bad as I remember. I thought it might hurt since I’d have about 2 miles of warm up, but it wasn’t bad.
* Ravine is hard. There’s a bit of wall in the middle that is quite hard. The shallower rise on Sharps Hill is good for riding hard and redlining things a bit.
* Berryhill was longer than I remember.
* High Street doesn’t feel that hard, and never really has. I suppose if you can keep a good line through the switchbacks, you avoid the steepest bits.

Rides like this seem to be a better way to go if I don’t have more than 90 minutes to ride. It’s hard to sit up and relax when the grade is over 20%.

Posted on 26 July 2008