Taming Hills with Miles Davis

Adventure Rider Issue #39

• Checkout
• Fit Out – Touratech Yamaha XTZ 700 Ténéré
• Holding Hands with Karen Ramsay
• Sole man with Andy Strapz
• An Interesting Week In The Andes
• 8 Blokes. 9244km. 1 Great Ride
• Touratech Compañero World 2 Suit
• Why, Brother? There’s Nothin’ Much There
• Help Me If You Can
• Two In One
• Northwest Or Bust
• Yamaha Ténére 700
• Our Island Home
• Aussie Ron Does New Zealand
• It’s what we do
• Taming Hills with Miles Davis

There’s something about conquering a hill that’s very rewarding. The bigger the hill, the bigger the bike and the trickier the conditions, the more the challenge and the greater the satisfaction.

But knowing how much to bite off isn’t always obvious. Some riders will avoid anything they’re not very sure of, while others will give anything a go.

Sometimes it doesn’t work out as planned.

Evaluation and decision

With some experience you should be able to assess hills you can attempt and hills you should steer clear of. It’s really all about the package, and by that I mean: