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Old 07-08-09, 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by cc700
i rode fixed 48/17 up queen anne yesterday.

not necessarily the fixed gear, just the one big gear makes it a workout.
Nice... I did that once, ouch!

Was that the north or south side? I think the south side (counterbalance) is a little steeper, though not very long indeed.

Other good city climbs include:

* Yesler from 1st ave up to Cap Hill
* Yesler off Lake Wa Blvd up to Union (~7% grade for 1/2 mile or so)
* Queen Anne of course
* Almost any of the streets off of Lake Wa Blvd north of Leschi and south of Madison - the 705 showed 30% for one of those! (though it was only a block or two long)
* And of course this page can't be forgotten: http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/steepest.htm (Roy St at 22% is a nice one, but just a block long. Though the blocks leading up to it are 10+%.

But as for longer climbs, yeah the Issaquah area seems to be the best w/out getting in the mountains. If you thought Cougar was easy, perhaps a fixed gear is in order? =]
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