Brompton Vs Another Very Steep Hill

Paul attempts cycling up Constitution Hill in Bristol which is a 1:6 over 40 vertical meters. Not as steep as our previous video but a long consistent climb!

Paul is riding: @bromptonbicycle P6R
Front and rear bags from @Vincitaofficial

We film with an @Apple Iphone 14 pro and @GoPro Hero 12. In this video we use a chest mount.

If you like this video be sure to check out the full length video of Paul cycling up one of the UK’s steepest residential streets here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODhjbAzy3bY&t=56s

Find out more about the Vincita Brompton Bags here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yutqJDJbCAY&t=324s

And if you love Bromptons as much as Paul we have a whole playlist about bikes which include quote a lot about the Brompton : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfYdb7ReeNlfNeY2OEw_ZuctHuNYUMD-c

Morning we’re on Constitution Hill in Clifton wood in Bristol and I’ve had this great idea I’m just walking up and I’ve had this great idea that por should ride up here on is Brompton it’s pretty steep so next ride we do that’s what we’re going to do and see how that goes

You can kind of see how steep it is the cars are all coming up in like second gear named Constitution Hill I believe there’s lots of uh hot springs around here and people would walk up here in days of old to get their morning Constitution so let’s see how Paul does on his

Brompton just before we do let’s have a reminder about Paul cycling up Veil Street in Bristol which is one of the UK’s steepest residential streets I know probably uh some people are thinking what is this guy up to on this bromton what an idiot but I guess in some

Regards the bromton does lend itself to this this kind of steep hill because as you imagine as I’m going up these are my feet I’ve just got to do enough to just turn the small wheel just enough enough enough enough where as if I was on my

Road bike I’ve really got to put a lot more energy into it and have a bit more of a flow to turn the bigger wheels so whilst you would want to be doing this every day on a Brompton I do actually think potentially it’s easier on a

Bromton as long as you can find your kind of flow with it and uh just grind away so just put the GoPro on nice little purchase for our YouTube channel and uh easiest way back home is um up Constitution Hill in Bristol so I’ll be able to get that chain ringer really

Good ride for its money doing on the bromton Brompton Constitution Hill Bo believe it’s a average gradient of about 88.2% uh maximum gradient about 12 and a half% so see how Paul gets on just for the record I’ve never got right to the top about halfway up oh hi

Yeah why do I do it to myself well done so yeah Constitution Hill nice on the bronton with the 39 to chain ring would be just as good with a 40 to 44 maybe a bit steep the first bit’s really quite Steep and you got to stand up

Especially on a day like today make sure your weight’s back CU H it’s quite greasy so the rear wheel can slip out and then about halfway up you can kind of with the 39 to sit down so yeah nice nice little warm up at the end of the ride