Yorkshire's hardest hill climb - I'm a cyclist and I live in the Pennines

[@edwardbentley3512]

My missus used to push my eldest son up edgeholme lane in his pushchair on her way to Norton tower to see her sister every morning whilst pregnant with twins. It is a truly brutal climb

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

She must have been fit as a fiddle Edward. It's so steep! Thanks for watching and sharing your story.

[@northernpickers]

Great Show Mr Daz, never surrender!! what a climb and lovely rolling descent. Reminds me of the Hovis advert up Edgeholme lane

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

It's take your pick down this valley , left or right and it's straight up

[@andrewbrennan9005]

I would recommend that you check out the Ronde van Calderdale route, which would be right up your street! It take in many cobbled climbs, two of the toughest towards the end of the route:- Old Lane Luddenden Foot and Trooper Lane Halifax. Keep up the FAB work, love your vids!

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Thanks for the info there Andrew I will have to check it out. Over the years I will have cycled up all of these climbs and it's just great to come back, revisit them with a camera and show people what's out there. We certainly do have some fantastic cycling countryside in this part of the world for sure.

[@revieboy]

Looks a killer Daz, but looks like you had a beautiful day, which always helps. Lovely blue skies! Cheers for the video

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Yes Mark it's a tough one and I wouldn't want to do it in the wet at all ! The blue skies and warm sunshine don't half make for great day out.

[@michaeldenton2581]

Cracking ride again Daz .... loving the extra out takes 😆😆

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Cheers Michael, I'm working on a ride to Slaidburn right now.

[@petercritchley6611]

Top video Daz . That was a wicked climb well done.🚴🌟👍

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Yes it was a wicked climb and I'm so glad I changed the cassette on my Raleigh, I've not changed it back yet !

[@franciss2529]

I did a trip from Leeds to Southport earlier this year, did many of the same roads you have but not this one! On the way- Shibden Wall, Halifax Lane the other way, Old Lane in Luddenden (failed, it was too wet that day), Mytholm steeps. The way back- Ramsbottom Rake, Blackstone Edge (Cragg Vale descent), Old Lane (success!), Halifax Lane, Trooper Lane. It's insane just how many climbs there are in this area and how many you can completely miss. I've ridden in the Dales and the Lake DIstrict but this was some of the hardest riding I've ever done.

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

This sounds like a fantastic ride Francis. Living around Hebden Bridge can give you a 10,000ft day pretty easily if you plan a route hitting all the well known spots. Can I ask which climb you found to be the most challenging .

[@franciss2529]

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures They were all super tough, but I'd say that Old Lane in Luddenden (even at a mere 250m in length, which is barely a climb by my usual standards) was unexpectedly difficult. It's an all out sprint for momentum and near the very top the cobbles get super mossy and ragged. Then again, Trooper Lane after a good few miles in the legs was horrible too. Looking forward to riding this one next time I'm in the area which will be for some hill climb races!

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

It sounds like you are a glutten for punishment with the hills pal, I have a route that takes on most of what the TDF did in West Yorkshire over to Holme Moss and then turn around at Tintwistle ride it back, I think it gives me about 11000ft in 75 miles

[@252Scooby]

Another one ticked off the bucket list today buddy , did a loop of lake Windermere and loved it nice pleasant ride not hard just a nice ride with stunning views all around , the west side was so quiet couldn’t ask for more

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Lucky you,it sounds like you are enjoying your riding. I've cycled from My home town to Keswick after work one Friday evening and went Via Windermere into Ambleside and Grasmere over to the Dunmail raise and Thirlmere side. Loved every moment of it. There's some very quiet places to cycle around there too.

[@nickhadden2094]

Thanks again Daz for another great video. You are truly a glutton for punishment and seriously fit to tackle those climbs. I am not proud and admit I bottle out and walk when my riding speed falls below walking speed at those inclines. Me and the missus can’t wait to head off to Hebden Bridge when the covid crisis abates. Best wishes to you.

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Hello Nick, it's got to be all about enjoying what you do even when it's a tough challenge like this was today. Hebden Bridge is a cracking place to visit and has loads of cafes and bars . Have you watched "At home with the Richardson's' on Dave. It's filmed all around here.

[@nickhadden2094]

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures Ha! I’ve watched a few episodes of the Richardsons, it took me a while to work out that it was fictional... 🙈😂🤣 Have cycled and walked the Pennine Way a few times. Hebden Bridge is unique and one of my favourite places in the world. 👍

[@Dewwillrustem]

Great work getting up that hill. Well done. 👍

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Cheers Stephen. It's got a very steep section 2/3 of the way up and you've just got to get through it. Thanks for watching and commenting pal.

[@markjerham2478]

Glad I introduced you to that one 🤣😊👍 My 1st time up was on 39x28 and just about made it. Nice vid

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

I would say that on a local training ride with a 39x28 then that would be doable but on a long ride out somewhere I would try to avoid this climb. The 32 on the back made it so much more enjoyable though.

[@ChrisW444]

Great stuff. Very impressive effort on the climb. I expect I would have given up quite early on, even with a compact!

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

It's a very intimidating climb when you look at how steep it is but I'm glad I got up it on this occasion. Thanks for watching and commenting, cheers.

[@begbie672]

THE CAPABILITY OF THE HUMAN BODY & MIND IS AMAZING WHEN PUSHED. (WELL DONE YOU). !!!!

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

There's a big part in how the mind overcomes the pain at times as well as fitness Trail D. It is all character building.

[@diq5386]

Cracking video Daz, I think you must be a glutton for punishment going up that bank twice 🙂

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

If I didn't make these videos I would just keep riding and riding Di and never think twice about a take two or start to complain about cars passing by when I'm trying to talk. It's all part of the fun though. Thanks for watching and joining in with the comments as usual, it's always appreciated.

[@MrSmid888]

The end of this with the dog walkers and cars etc 😂😂 exhausting 😂👍🏻

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

This is a tough hill climb for sure, I won't be doing it in hurry any time soon pal.

[@Peakwanderer]

I'll give that a go on the e-bike when I'm on holiday again next year, much more manageable for me living with ME/CFS with a bit of assistance.

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Enjoy your cycling PeakWanderer , I am liking the look of some of the latest e-bikes

[@MOTOMINING]

As a Canadian, I don't think of Yorkshire when I hear the name Halifax! We've got some killer hills where I live in Victoria BC, but I ride with 22, 34,48, 12-26 8 speed, low enough I'm doing wheelies on the steepest! I think you'd like it here!

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Hello MOTO.... Yes I believe there's a Halifax over there in your neck of the woods. It sounds like you have some good gear ratios there too. I would probably pack cycling in and go full time gold prospecting out there buddy.

[@leemanfred1091]

Another great Video Daz 👍

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Cheers Lee, you did well up there pal

[@leemanfred1091]

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures Cheers Daz I somehow managed to sneak into the top 10 👍

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

You had the best gear set up and a cracking lead out pal

[@CycleCallum]

Nice one Daz! Was cheering on for you as you were going, looks brutal 🤮🤮

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Cheers Callum, I'm sure you would smash it up this one pal and be at the cafe before we were half way there. Take care buddy

[@LancashireLarks]

Well done! Great effort 🙌🏼

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

That is one tough climb my friend 😫

[@chrismounsor2706]

Great effort Dazz 💪

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Cheers Chris.

[@escorthq5060]

That looks a tough one, especially with cobbles, that said I was surprised you got off the other day, I know you like a climb, no way I'd get up on a 28, I rekon I'd struggle up there with the 32, well done and another good video

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

I got off the other day in frustration at the route plan going to Skipton this way, it's just not worth straining yourself or the bike, spokes, chain etc to that level, plus it was brutally hard. I know in Giro and other big tours they will change their cassettes over for the hillier days and even use MTB gears on the odd occasion. The price I will pay with this bike now is on the descents where it will be spinning out over 50 mph. It's a great sport is cycling but there doesn't seem to be a one bike fits all. There is always a comprise somewhere, the hybrid was comfy as and had low gearing but it just wouldn't cut against the Dogmas lol. Thanks for sharing your thoughts again buddy.

[@escorthq5060]

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures yeah, it amazes me when you take the hybrid out on those group rides, you must me on one all day to keep up regardless of terrain, keep up the good work 👍👍

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Most of them around here are either punchy over a short distance or long and drawn out. The only other place I have cycled around where it can be steep and very up n' down, is Cornwall / Devon. There's no rtyhm in the riding due to the lie of the land. As for the 32 cassette , I've kept it on the bike for the time being because the 50 / 28 combo is nice to ride on without too much chain misalignment.

[@joannelouiserodriguez5966]

Awesome video m8 as always yea plz keep em coming

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Thanks! Will do! Cheers John

[@owenmalkin713]

Daz I just did not have the gears for that climb. Great effort for getting back and getting up. It’s the only climb that beat me....

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

I think that knowing how further you have to go is also key to beating it . Maybe on another local training ride I might give it a try on the 39 / 28.

[@johnjcs1982]

Great video Daz.. superb that you managed to get up it with your different ratios. I did wonder how you chaps carried that much speed on your longer rides on the other videos, the 52/39 probably has something so do with it! I’ve taken my riding to another level now, joined up with a local cycling club so you may get a few more subscribers as I’ve put a few of the lads on to your channel! 😃 Also just signed up for the Cheshire Cat Sportive which features Mow Cop and Biddulph Moor 😹😨Fingers crossed I can get up it, so I’ll be glued to your videos for advice! I’m on a Trek 2.1 with a Shimano R553 triple 50-39-30 and 105 11-28 cassette.. I just want to not have to push!

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Thanks for your comments there John I have two bikes for long days out in the saddle. One has a more aggressive geometry with a 53 / 39 chainset which is great for fast Cheshire lanes and trips to Southport and Blackpool . The red one has a ride all day set up for sportives and much lower gearing . I like em both for many different reasons. The Trek bike sounds like a good all rounder and with a sturdy triple ring on the front it should give you peace of mind. Thanks for sharing the channel with your friends too . I have looked at a lot of other cycling channels that are out there and I'm trying to offer cyclists something they can relate to rather than talking at the camera about five things you never knew about me. Keep up the training and enjoy your new cycling club. After a few months you will start to form some good positive relationships with like minded people.

[@johnjcs1982]

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures Cheers pal! As for your channel, you are doing a good job! There are a few cycling channels with lucrative sponsorships where they get sent all the snazzy bikes and expensive kit. You may recall my snobbery comments a couple of videos back. Our group have among them a Dolan Rebus, Orbea Avant, Cervelo S5 and Pinarello F10 - I still did my turns on the front with my little aluminium Trek holding its own! Your modesty is refreshing and like me you are a multi-discipline rider (I’m an old school mountain biker myself) so that for me was the big draw to your channel and that’s why I will do my best to share your content where I can in the hope to convey the message that you can still be a keen rider without all the fancy stuff. I did prefer the old music though in your videos from last year, but that’s just my opinion! 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Thanks John, it's all about being versatile and like you say holding your own on the bike you have . There's not that big of a jump in performance from a £1000 Bike to a £9000 bike especially if you are pretty fit. As for the music, I just keep trawling through KZbin's royalty free archives to keep things fresh and to avoid getting copyright strikes. Some people who watch the gold panning videos hate the music full stop but I always think it helps to redirect people's attention .

[@johnjcs1982]

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures think I might pass up on the gold panning, but I like the idea of beach-combing with a metal detector - I know someone who does that and he’s found loads of historic trinkets washed up on the Liverpool shoreline. One recommendation I can offer though, I’ve swapped my Gatorskins for a set of GP5000s as summer tyres because Merlin had a deal on - the difference in performance and grip was night and day.

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

They are very good tyres. Think the deal was two for about £70 or something like that.

[@williamroberts9263]

Well Daz another top climb you can tick off your list, got me out of breath just watching it, must have got very near your max pulse rate there. Very well done having to go back and forth for your camera's etc, well done and thanks.

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Hello William, I knew I had done a ride when I got back home pal and I wouldn't want to commute up there to work every day either.

[@williamroberts9263]

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures I remember saying a low gear is never wasted. Keep well.

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

They are like a good insurance policy pal.

[@daisygadd]

Great as always Daz! What route planner/map software do you use ?

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Hello Daisy . I have used a Garmin Oregan 450 GPS unit in the past for John o' Groats to Lands End trips for example, to simply guide me there step by step like a car sat nav. My current handlebar unit is a Garmin Touring edge which will plan routes for you as way points or places to go to. Garmin has a great app called Garmin Basecamp where you can plan routes etc.at home on the pc and you can view OS maps in 3D at 1:50,000 scale. I am a bit old school though and like to read a map book and learn the route from years of going to places and then linking places together that way. As for providing data on my videos , I just screen save the Strava data then put it through Adobe photoshop to layer the sections up and highlight key points. I hope this helps, any questions please ask .

[@alanwills4721]

Daz you hero, what a climb.

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

It was a good rematch Alan thanks for watching buddy.

[@inspiredtotired8369]

You're a legend, sir ⭐ You're like a 2 wheeled goat up those hills 👍

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Ha ha thanks for comments there Inspired tT, There are plenty other riders out there who are much more nimble than me on the big slopes but it is always nice to feel the pain knowing you will be able to succeed.

[@252Scooby]

That really was hurtlocker hill , hope one day you take on the cowlyd in Wales

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

I have cycled passed that in Harlech on my ride from Aberdaron to Aberaeron but Haven't done it yet .kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZ3YmoOYfLSWgJo

[@adriannorthyorks.470]

cars & dog walkers everywhere lol, you did well to keep your cool, appreciate the effort👍

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Everyone is out at the moment Adrian, there doesn't seem to be any hiding places ...

[@stephenveevers7653]

Well in Daz that looked bloody tough

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Hi Stephen, it's one for you pal . It makes Shaw wood road look like a breeze

[@stephenveevers7653]

I have now started physio Daz hope to start riding again soon it is doing my head in not getting out.

[@djrobbo3929]

never been defeated? nice1 .. back in the 80s from broadbottom bridge up momks road that got me twice tho i did it if riding to charlesworth and a couple years back marsden lane i got about 20m from the top........ on a 42/26 reckon would have done that few years back

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

When I look back at the old gears on my Carlton Pro - Am they were really hard with the biggest rear sprocket being about 25 t I think on a 52x42. Everything was tough going on that one lol.

[@djrobbo3929]

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures thats same as mine still lol i remember1988 tour of britain they had to climb up some massive climbs incl rosedale chimney and shibden wall ps have u been up the one in triangle left b4 the post office butterworth i think

[@labicycletteltd]

I'm a Londoner, a cyclist and I live in South Bucks. and the road surfaces here are abysmal. Where did you get your '11-34t cog' from? What are the gears in between the '11' and the '34' and did you add the '34 tooth gear' to the cog yourself. I'm trying to get an '11-34t' for my Campagnolo Chorus set-up and not having much luck so far.

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Hello Jomo, I run a Shimano 11-32T rear cassette and the ratios are here:- 11-12-13-14-16-18-20-22-25-28-32T. On the front end I ride a 50/34 compact chain set. Campag tend to run slightly different options than Shimano.

[@jaywhitney789]

Very impressive 🙌, but also how many times you had to do it aswell to get all the shots 💪💪

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Cheers Jay, I can tell you this, the thought of cycling up it once was enough on it's own but doing the ride by shots was really hard going, it was almost impossible to start riding from a standing start on such a steep climb.

[@jaywhitney789]

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures i bet it was i do take my hat off to ya 💪💪

[@sophiescyclingandwalkingch4294]

Chapeau Daz.

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Thank you Sophie, this was a tough one I can tell you that. The mileage has dropped off recently for me due to the cold weather and because of the mounting number of jobs I have to on the house. Hopefully they will be done before the spring time where I can get back out on the bike and start to film some more bike rides

[@diggersdentysonu.k.m.d8813]

What a top video amazing piave u live

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Thanks for the visit Diggersden buddy, hope you are well.

[@marksadventures3889]

So how many times did you do that? going back up and down f' camera? Nutter..lol. fair play lad.

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Don't ask Mark. Some times when filming these rides you have to make several ride by shots to tell the story but it all comes together in the end.

[@marksadventures3889]

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures I'm not good enough for that unless I used time-lapse I suppose, I'd need that defibrillator..lol...walking up. I went back to cycling- touring after a few heart attacks. When I got better I asked what exercise I was allowed and cycling was one. I take the leisurely route, bike camping and touring are my thing now. When I were 15 me and me pal did lejog and jogel 3 times. I've toured a lot of places. But at 60 I'm still at it.

[@maxb5466]

Good job

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Thanks Max

[@markrobinson1458]

Some effort to make that one happen 👏👍

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

For a short ride this took a lot of time to get the shots together Mark and then the fun is trying to put them together in the editing suite

[@252Scooby]

Whatttt two in a week oh yes please sir Pennines rider 🚴🏼

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

I have a backlog of videos to get through !

[@htukmumfie]

trooper lane i hope

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

@@htukmumfie It's on my list of things to do Paul.

[@RideBikes_Walkplaces]

It can't be steeper than the buttress surly?

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Is this the big climb out near Heptonstall , I'm not sure if it is about the same

[@RideBikes_Walkplaces]

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures buttress goes to heptonstall from hebden centre. Cobbled and slippery

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Yes it's a good one which I'll have to film at some point.

[@RideBikes_Walkplaces]

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures you could do the buttress and Spencer lane! Both cobbled climbs in hebden

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

I need to recce them first pal. There's a good one in Halifax to try too.

[@markjerham2478]

Trooper Lane next time 👍

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

I was near there the other week at the Nestle factory pal.

[@mattjohn7700]

lol... no words.

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

It is steep Matt !