Mount Seskin Road Hill Climb Challenge (Tallaght/Brittas)

kuro_man

Mount Seskin Road Hill Climb Challenge (Tallaght/Brittas)
Post your times here and gloat over those slower than you!
(Note: Google maps shows this as a cul-de-sac but it ain't)

Start: Hazel Grove golf club entrance gate
Finish: Opp. 60km speed limit sign at top


No stopping allowed, so that "moving time" is your actual time.

Stats (according to My Tracks android app)
Distance: 2.89 km
Gain: 204m
Max. Grade: 9.6%

I'll start:
Date: 24 Apr 2011
Moving time: 14:01
Avg speed: 12.37kph

Lumen

Is this it?

http://app.strava.com/segments/640081

Chips Lovell

That's Seskin alright.

fat bloke

Thought the gradient would've been steeper than that in parts. Tough ol climb so it is. Great surface though.

maloner

Yay, new climb to try out. Good stuff.

iregk

Been up it a few times. It's a nice climb alright. Just constantly goes and is gradual.

macnab

I thought it was steeper than 9.6%, I thought I saw 14% on my Garmin.

kuro_man

yep, it feels steeper than 9.6% - GPS/Google maps could be out

buffalo

Strava says 15.7% at 2.57km into that segment.

kuro_man

Lumen wrote: »

Is this it?

http://app.strava.com/segments/640081

edit: probably not

Yep, thats it. I suppose this thread will allow non-strava persons to compare times.

I knew my 14:01 was beatable but <10:00 is very impressive. I might get it down to 12 on a really good day.

Raam

I've done that climb once. Blorg and myself were cycling down to Waterford to watch the 2008 TOI stage finish (Cav won). For reason's best known to himself, Blorg decided to route us over that hill.

ThisRegard

As kids we went up that hill regularly just for the thrill of coming back down again. It must have been resurfaced as the road used to be in bits, largely due to the fact that many a car was burned out on it.

Lumen

kuro_man wrote: »

I knew my 14:01 was beatable but <10:00 is very impressive. I might get it down to 12 on a really good day.

13:46 is within reach. Go for the QOM!

kuro_man

meet me outside...I'll slap ya with my handbag

joker77

Have only ever ridden it the once I think, but made a big effort when I did, languishing in 8th place for my efforts.

buffalo

Could be a nice warm-up on the way out to the race tomorrow night. Whaddya say doozerie?

doozerie

buffalo wrote:

Could be a nice warm-up on the way out to the race tomorrow night. Whaddya say doozerie?

9.6% max? Pfft, I don't get out of bed for anything less than 10%. (...and then I get the car.)

dooverylittle

6th for me. usually a cross wind on that hill.

kingoffifa

ye might want to check that segment again

2 new contenders......

buffalo

Who told Patrick O about Strava?! He's going to steal all the KOMs that Ryan Sherlock doesn't already have! :pac:

ryan_sherlock

I see I'm going to be heading out Seskin way again some time

I like that little climb and it is one fast descent!

kuro_man

Lumen wrote: »

13:46 is within reach. Go for the QOM!

Tried again last night, got 13:05

Where's my tiara?

bogmanfan

Might give this a go some day. What's the procedure? Standing or rolling start?

kuro_man

Standing start from Golf Club entrance

buffalo

Reckon I'll tackle this one tonight, see how I compare to the greats.

kuro_man

New PB: 12:56

buffalo

I never posted my time here - 10.15, after a Wicklow Gap warm-up.

kuro_man

buffalo wrote: »

I never posted my time here - 10.15, after a Wicklow Gap warm-up.

You're suppose to go UP it

bogmanfan

Finally did this climb this morning when I happened upon a sign for Hazel Grove golf club. Didn't pace myself right at all. The first section seemed very steep and it's not too bad after that. I kept thinking it would get that steep again and had plenty left in the tank when I got to the top. 12:35 according to my Cateye. Definitely room for improvement.