Yesterday I climbed Rattlesnake, for the second time. It was hard, but not as bad as the first time. Truth is Rattlesnake has gone from a mythical destroyer of ego to nothing but a steep hill. Another fact for me to be proud of, I was able to keep up with the strong guys in the Beaches Club. It no doubt helped that they did two climbs of Rattlesnake to my one, but still I was able to do my share of pulling and kept up with them, mostly. At the end of the ride, Thi and I rode home together from Mary Curtis park, as we got to Queens Quay and Parliament Thi started to pull ahead, I tried to catch up long enough to tell him to have fun as I was exhausted and wanted to cool down anyway, but I just could not, oh well at least there isn't quite so much ego to deflate on the Tuesday night hammerfeast known as the Escape the Don ride. (Although this Tuesday the ride starts rather far from the Don, although it does end there, so would it be better to call it a return to the Don?)
Here is the route we took, it is a nice one, if you are looking for a good way to get to Rattlesnake from downtown with moderate car traffic, at least on Sunday morning. Mind you on Appleby Line, just North of Derry Road the road goes almost vertical, so don't do a 53/11 ratio on your gears. ;-)
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