In the saddle with Bristol’s fixed gear hill climbers
- Text by HUCK HQ
- Photography by Thom Heald
“It never gets an easier,” cycling time trialist Rob Borek says. “You just go quicker.”
In his new short Up Up Up, filmmaker Thom Heald celebrates Bristol’s fixed gear hill climbing scene and the riders who push themselves all the way to the ‘pain cave’ in pursuit of amateur cycling glory.
If masochism’s your cup of tea, join the fun with Bristol South Cycling Club.
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