Isn't there anything similar already. I have a small book of scottish mountain bike trails and I'm sure I saw a similar road bike one.
I wouldn't buy a UK-only col guide, but if you did UK, France, Spain, Italy that'd be another story.And I'd pay more than 10€ for it.
not aware of anything. are you thinking of the pocket mountains bike scotland books?
British road climbs are a different kettle of fish. Mostly short, viscious affairs, but with a wealth of spicy tales behind many of them. I think it could be a good idea for a book - like extreme rock, only in a smaller format with info on the climbs, some nice photos and a bit of technical info. For those who can't think of any significant road climbs in the UK, you're not trying hard enough. Hardnott, Whinnats, Rosedale Bank Chimney (1 in 3, anybody?!?), Bealach na Ba, etc. etc.
As Webbo said, this type of book wouldn't get used on the road, but I think it would probably be used at home to plan rides. The difference being that the big cols in France are marked on the maps so you don't need extra info on where the rides go, whereas many smaller British climbs are not named on a lot of OS maps, or there is some good local knowledge that makes things easier.
rosedale has a sign at the top asking cyclists to dismount. Technical info is a good point - gears etc.
Looks like you've been beaten to ithttp://www.roadcyclinguk.com/gear-news/100-greatest-cycling-climbs-book/5151.htmlguess why i asked the original question...
incidentally, someone pitched 'Arm wrestling with Chas and Dave' to us this morning.