Mt Washington
Just got my confirmation for registration for 2010 Mt Washington hill climb!!!! I am geeked! Being a clydesdale (245#) I am not exactly cut out for climbing but will give it all i have lol. Anyone else doing the climb?
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Awesome. I've read a bit on that and it sounds absolutely awful & perfect! When is it?
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Originally Posted by Herbie53
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Awesome. I've read a bit on that and it sounds absolutely awful & perfect! When is it?
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Sounds like an awesome race. I'm way out in the PNW, so I won't be doing that ride, but I have some awesome (awful?) climbing rides planned for this year. Nothing as steep as the MWARHC, though.
The Bellingham 300k has a single climb; Mt Baker. 25 miles and 4100' of gain. Not steep, but the summit it the 100k mark, so when you reach that, there's still 125 miles left to ride. The 3 Volcanoes 300k hits Mt. Rainier, St. Helens, and Mt. Adams. There's nearly 12,000' of gain and about 15 miles of unpaved dirt/gravel roads. At 235 pounds, I'm not really built for climbing either, but I love doing it. |
Good Luck! Put it in full granny and spin!
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The insanity of this is oddly appealing....
Linky At the first tilt in the road, "what happens is people fall over," says Mark Reid of Clinton, a middle-of-the-pack rider who has reached the summit by bike three times. "They haven't checked their gears -- they're in too big of a gear or their shifting isn't working right." The 7.6-mile race to the top of New England's highest peak is Saturday, or the next day if the weather is nasty. With the finish line 6,250 feet above sea level, wind chill is always a factor and precipitation a real threat. All the numbers are daunting. The road climbs 4,727 feet from its base off Route 16 outside Gorham, N.H. The average grade is 12 percent, with extended sections at 18 percent, and the last 100 yards at 22.5 percent. The top third of the road is not paved. There are 72 turns, with the longest straightaway only three-tenths of a mile, on dirt. It sounds like torture, but the challenge is irresistible to hundreds of cyclists. This year the field has been expanded from 400 to 550 racers. The race benefits Tin Mountain Conservation Center (603 447-6991) in Conway, N.H. For anyone who breaks the record time -- 51 minutes, 56 seconds for men or 1:11:38 for women -- the reward is a one-year lease on an Audi Quattro A-4. Tyler Hamilton of Brookline, a pro on the U.S. Postal Service team, set the men's record last year after completing the Tour de France. Marilyn Ruseckas of Warren, Vt., who grew up in Westboro, set the women's record in 1996 and shaved nearly three minutes from it to set the new record last year. For Reid, biking up Mount Washington is not about prizes or records; it's about reaching a personal peak. "I wanted a goal of something that would motivate me to get me back in shape and lose weight this summer," said Reid, 38, a computer programmer for Quest Diagnostics who did the race in 1989, '90 and '92 and has paid his $100 entry fee for next weekend. "I had blimped out to 207 pounds, and 175 is my ideal weight. I've got bad knees, too, and the extra weight hurts them. Training for this, I'm down to 185 already, just eating better and riding." |
The record-breaking prize is a 1 year lease on an expensive car? For the same price as that prize, couldn't they offer up a tricked out carbon fiber racing bike instead?
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Originally Posted by CliftonGK1
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The record-breaking prize is a 1 year lease on an expensive car? For the same price as that prize, couldn't they offer up a tricked out carbon fiber racing bike instead?
http://www.tinmtn.org/mwarbh/index.cfm/Prizes |
It does sound appealing. What do you want to climb? Because it is there.
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i have drove it a few years ago and all i can say is more power to em. that is one hell of a hill we were there in july and started the bottom with shorts and ac when we reached the top we were pulling our jackets out and shivering. we were in the clouds at the top and couldnt see 3 feet in front of us. good luck to all that enter im sure you will have a blast.
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Good luck! Make sure you report back with a ride report and pics.
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Originally Posted by fixedgearinker
(Post 10346087)
Just got my confirmation for registration for 2010 Mt Washington hill climb!!!! I am geeked! Being a clydesdale (245#) I am not exactly cut out for climbing but will give it all i have lol.
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Originally Posted by Mr. Beanz
(Post 10348906)
ON A FIXIE???:eek:
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Originally Posted by CliftonGK1
(Post 10346299)
Sounds like an awesome race. I'm way out in the PNW, so I won't be doing that ride, but I have some awesome (awful?) climbing rides planned for this year. Nothing as steep as the MWARHC, though.
The Bellingham 300k has a single climb; Mt Baker. 25 miles and 4100' of gain. Not steep, but the summit it the 100k mark, so when you reach that, there's still 125 miles left to ride. The 3 Volcanoes 300k hits Mt. Rainier, St. Helens, and Mt. Adams. There's nearly 12,000' of gain and about 15 miles of unpaved dirt/gravel roads. At 235 pounds, I'm not really built for climbing either, but I love doing it. |
Originally Posted by bbeck
(Post 10347710)
i have drove it a few years ago and all i can say is more power to em. that is one hell of a hill we were there in july and started the bottom with shorts and ac when we reached the top we were pulling our jackets out and shivering. we were in the clouds at the top and couldnt see 3 feet in front of us. good luck to all that enter im sure you will have a blast.
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Originally Posted by BigUgly
(Post 10347705)
It does sound appealing. What do you want to climb? Because it is there.
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Originally Posted by BigUgly
(Post 10346377)
Good Luck! Put it in full granny and spin!
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Originally Posted by bbeck
(Post 10347710)
i have drove it a few years ago and all i can say is more power to em. that is one hell of a hill we were there in july and started the bottom with shorts and ac when we reached the top we were pulling our jackets out and shivering. we were in the clouds at the top and couldnt see 3 feet in front of us. good luck to all that enter im sure you will have a blast.
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Originally Posted by bbeck
(Post 10347710)
i have drove it a few years ago and all i can say is more power to em. that is one hell of a hill we were there in july and started the bottom with shorts and ac when we reached the top we were pulling our jackets out and shivering. we were in the clouds at the top and couldnt see 3 feet in front of us. good luck to all that enter im sure you will have a blast.
It's a challenging hill. A rider woulnd't want to miss it when the wind shifts or when thick clouds roll in to deliver pelting rain. The place demands one pays attention, for sure. I lost a lot of weight this year and feel in the best shape ever, I just might give that late-August ride a shot. |
Originally Posted by Mr. Beanz
(Post 10348906)
ON A FIXIE???:eek:
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Originally Posted by d4c4c8
(Post 10352283)
When I did RAMROD in 1993 several people i knew were doing the 190mi /10k total climb on either fixed gear or single speeds. The one that freaked me was the kid that did it on a BMX bike.
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I'm just waiting for that kid I keep seeing on SART on the Unicycle to do one fo those monster rides.
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