spoketacular
09-09-08, 10:00 PM
It is calling my name. :eek:
Foo - I drove past Mt. Diablo today
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x136
09-09-08, 10:01 PM
Do it!
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b359/x136/bicycles/feck.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b359/x136/bicycles/feck.jpg
Siu Blue Wind
09-09-08, 10:07 PM
And you didn't even come by?
spoketacular
09-09-08, 10:09 PM
And you didn't even come by?
I wasn't driving :( We were on our way back to Sacramento from a meeting in Oakland.
As soon as I get my car, I'm going to drive over on a day off and ride up the darn thing. How long does that typically take?
I wasn't driving :( We were on our way back to Sacramento from a meeting in Oakland.
As soon as I get my car, I'm going to drive over on a day off and ride up the darn thing. How long does that typically take?
x136
09-09-08, 10:12 PM
I think the record is under an hour, but ha! Be sure to start really early in the morning. It gets hot up there. Not much shade.
spoketacular
09-09-08, 10:53 PM
I think the record is under an hour, but ha! Be sure to start really early in the morning. It gets hot up there. Not much shade.
I suspected as much. Is climbing Mt. Diablo a sort of rite of passage for California cyclists?
I suspected as much. Is climbing Mt. Diablo a sort of rite of passage for California cyclists?
x136
09-09-08, 11:02 PM
It's one of the three main peaks in the Bay area, and I believe it's considered the most difficult of the three. Hamilton is much longer, but shallower, and I haven't climbed Tamalpais on a bicycle yet, so I couldn't tell you there.
It's definitely an accomplishment to get to the top, especially if you usually ride in the Sacramento area. ;)
It's definitely an accomplishment to get to the top, especially if you usually ride in the Sacramento area. ;)
overthere
09-10-08, 12:28 AM
I suspected as much. Is climbing Mt. Diablo a sort of rite of passage for California cyclists?
Up to the Summit, YES, it was for me. Little 'ole flatlander that I am!
Up to the Summit, YES, it was for me. Little 'ole flatlander that I am!
Siu Blue Wind
09-10-08, 09:14 AM
I like to look at Mt. Diablo, if that tells you anything. :o
Bostic
09-10-08, 09:30 AM
and I believe it's considered the most difficult of the three.
Ha, tell that to mr. quimby road.
Ha, tell that to mr. quimby road.
x136
09-10-08, 02:52 PM
Ha, tell that to mr. quimby road.I was counting Mt. Hamilton Road. :P