There are so many hills in Glasgow and around its periphery (that's what valleys do) that it's not difficult to go 'up and over'. The trick is to find an up and over with a good approach (for me that means about 6-10 miles of flattish car-free path). This means that you are warmed up before you tackle the climb, your limbs are loose and your mind awake. Then I get off the bike and walk! Or 'hike' as the case may be.
Today it was the great tap-route Paisley Canal to Bridge of Weir and then up and over to Kilbarchan and back to Paisley. It's a great release and a great 'feeder' as all tap-roots are. It releases you from your hitherto egofied self whilst feeding you full of freshness and renewal. As far as this is concerned, Glasgow with its myriad hills, outer braes and fells, is a wild cyclist's dream. And if you go up and over as regularly as I do (three times a week), and allow that healing/renewal/freshness to have its way, the wild cyclist soon becomes a cycling saint.
The cycling saint complete with halo ;)
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