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On a note related to actually riding... Northbend, how do you handle a hill like that 5-mile 12% grade? I assume you run it all in your lowest gear, so what would that be? Do you stop and rest very often? If I were doing one of those I wouldd have to stop every so often to eat something!
The longest continuous climb I've ever done is Cadillac Mt. in ANP, 1000ft in 3 miles, avg grade about 6.3% but with occasional pitches much steeper. I've done that 4 or 5 times, on 4 different bikes. Hats off to you for that McNeil Pass climb.
What elevation does that climb start, I wonder? 5 miles of 12% means climbing 3168ft, and the final elevation in that sign is only 3100! Either you started below sea level or the whole grade really isn't 12%.
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