czajna

Where? How many %?

MasterSezFaster

I do not recal the grade on this one but Fargo St. in L.A. is up there with the steepest of them. Some one else might chime in and know the % grade.

woodcycl

According to this site, the grade is 33% !!!!!!!! Holy moly!

https://www.lawheelmen.org/fargo.htm

Longhorn

That hill makes my nemesis look like a downhill! Thanks for sharing the site! I admire those folks!

MasterSezFaster

They used to hold an annual race to see who could ride up the fastest. I have not been keeping up with it so I do not know if it is still going on but it is a biyatch of a climb. First time I ever saw that hill I was with my dad in a '74 Vette and he decides to get a little air off the top Man that was a blast for me at 6yrs old.

Corsaire

They all pretty much ride MTBs !

That makes it much "easier"

cydewaze

You don't ride down that, you fall down it. And you probably don't stop til you get to the bottom!

cedo

The steepest grade in the city of Pittsburgh is Canton Street at 37%. It is cobblestone, not asphalt. It is part of the annual bike race, the Dirty Dozen.

https://gorp.away.com/gorp/location/p...ittsburgh3.htm

cydewaze

Here's a hill in Brunswick MD (near me). While it's not as steep as that above pic, it's not too shabby.

50mph

Too bad there's no runoff at the bottom. Imagine it went straight for another flat mile at the bottom, you could fly down. You must destroy your brakes having to slow down for that 90 degree turn!

czajna

Have you seen this: https://s.z.w.interia.pl/magaplazo.htm

krazyderek

LOL 45% !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

cydewaze

Ok, is 50% 45 degrees, or is 100% 45 degrees? I thought it was the latter, but looking at these pics has me confused.

TexasGuy

Dang dude, the asphalt on that road sucks</jeff foxworthy>

superdex

Um, no. It's rise/run as a percentage. 45 Degrees is a 1/1 ratio, which is 100%.

terrymorse 

No, 45 degrees is 100%. Vertical is infinite grade.

There's a road in Maui that is forty something percent. 4WD vehicles only.

cydewaze

Thanks for the confirmation.

For some reason, the hills still look steeper when you're riding up to them.

TheKillerPenguin

any idea where that monster is?

Pittrider

Don't do it!!.....people site on their porches on Saturday and Sunday morning laughing like he!! when cyclists give it a try. I looked at it once, and shook my head before leaving the area.

cydewaze

I think you'd need to swap out your 12-21 for a 12-23 for that one man.

TheKillerPenguin

I got a 12-26, the world is my oyster

czajna

Yes. I know where is malga palazzo. I was there 2 weeks ago! It is in North Italy near Tretno

Corsaire

I wonder how Lance would fair on that beast of a climb?

Corsaire

squeegy200

The annual ride was fading until the PBS show "California's Gold" featured it a few years back. Now there are 30-40 riders attempting to climb it each year. I think there are timed competitions, tandem, and number of times climbed. I think the record is 25+ times in one day.

sunninho

All the more reason to do it. After I summit, I'd stop, turn around and give em all the bird. [edit: After flipping them off, is there a dead end at the top or another way down? ]