Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This humble Trek Lexa was ridden by veteran category rider, Lesley Fellows (Solihull CC) at the 2025 UK National Hill Climb Championships. Her son, David, said: “Mum was worried she might not get up the hill after failing on the recce, so we upgraded her Shimano WH-RS100s with some Lightweight Meilenstein Obermayer CeramicSpeed clinchers I borrowed off a mate.” 🆕
Lesley laughed: “The bike only cost £150 on eBay – David bought it for me after I tried my first triathlon on a Raleigh Shopper!”
She’s since raced hill climbs and triathlons alike, and even picked up an age-group title last year: “There’s a lot of good people in my category this time – I wasn’t expecting anything massive, but I got up here and I’m pleased with myself.”
Bikes like this are exactly what make the hill climb season so much fun ❤️❤️❤️
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This humble Trek Lexa was ridden by veteran category rider, Lesley Fellows (Solihull CC) at the 2025 UK National Hill Climb Championships. Her son, David, said: “Mum was worried she might not get up the hill after failing on the recce, so we upgraded her Shimano WH-RS100s with some Lightweight Meilenstein Obermayer CeramicSpeed clinchers I borrowed off a mate.” 🆕
Lesley laughed: “The bike only cost £150 on eBay – David bought it for me after I tried my first triathlon on a Raleigh Shopper!”
She’s since raced hill climbs and triathlons alike, and even picked up an age-group title last year: “There’s a lot of good people in my category this time – I wasn’t expecting anything massive, but I got up here and I’m pleased with myself.”
Bikes like this are exactly what make the hill climb season so much fun ❤️❤️❤️
Listen to the BikeRadar Podcast
→ bikeradar.com/bikeradar-podcast
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