The true measure of Mt. Doom
03-23-12, 10:50 AM
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I have 400ft elev gain over a 1/2 mile to get home. Try running/biking on 20+% rollers. Stfu. Htfu. etc. etc. Yadayadayada. "Mt."...you keep using that word but I do not think it means what you think it means.
03-23-12, 11:01 AM
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That profile is fascinating. There's no other approach to your home? I'm at the end of a one mile long private road.
Also 'Mt.' is my nickname for this ridge, which in all fairness is officially Pine Hill, at least on the USGS survey maps.
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03-23-12, 11:06 AM
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Nah, that profile isn't my home, just my training area. My home is at the top of 400ft of elev gain tho and it's pretty much 400 from all sides. One street is in the 30% range and I'll avoid that one at all costs but for the most part it's 15-20% for me to get home...the last .2 mi is 25%. Great for hill repeats tho...
03-23-12, 11:09 AM
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I lived on a similar hill in the 90s. It made me quit the sport. I couldn't possibly ride it every day.
03-23-12, 11:12 AM
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03-23-12, 11:21 AM
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You gonna eat that?
I don't have such a climb to get home (I have a ridge to get over, but not really worth noting compared to the MOUNTAINS you guys have) but.... I almost always end my rides with about 8 miles into the teeth of the wind, typically 10 mph, often over 20.
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03-23-12, 01:48 PM
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It's not the 7%, it's the 15+% ramps in three places. EVERY time you come home. I estimate that in my 15 years here, I've ridden up that hill (literally) 2,000 times. Besides, nothing beats a Fine 41 Whine.
All the California 'my mountains are bigger than your mountains' jerks are coming out of the 41 woodwork now.
All the California 'my mountains are bigger than your mountains' jerks are coming out of the 41 woodwork now.
03-23-12, 03:42 PM
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I like it. Plus it gives me good BF Material.
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03-23-12, 03:44 PM
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fify
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03-24-12, 03:57 AM
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It's not the 7%, it's the 15+% ramps in three places. EVERY time you come home. I estimate that in my 15 years here, I've ridden up that hill (literally) 2,000 times. Besides, nothing beats a Fine 41 Whine.
All the California 'my mountains are bigger than your mountains' jerks are coming out of the 41 woodwork now.
All the California 'my mountains are bigger than your mountains' jerks are coming out of the 41 woodwork now.
Ah, it seems there's a Roadie Spring coming upon the "41".
03-24-12, 11:07 AM
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Has coddling tendencies.
03-24-12, 11:16 AM
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Has coddling tendencies.
03-24-12, 11:27 AM
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Has coddling tendencies.
It's not the 7%, it's the 15+% ramps in three places. EVERY time you come home. I estimate that in my 15 years here, I've ridden up that hill (literally) 2,000 times. Besides, nothing beats a Fine 41 Whine.
All the California 'my mountains are bigger than your mountains' jerks are coming out of the 41 woodwork now.
All the California 'my mountains are bigger than your mountains' jerks are coming out of the 41 woodwork now.
03-24-12, 11:30 AM
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Has coddling tendencies.
03-24-12, 11:31 AM
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Has coddling tendencies.
03-24-12, 11:39 AM
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Bicycle Repair Man !!!
03-24-12, 11:42 AM
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Has coddling tendencies.
Nah, that profile isn't my home, just my training area. My home is at the top of 400ft of elev gain tho and it's pretty much 400 from all sides. One street is in the 30% range and I'll avoid that one at all costs but for the most part it's 15-20% for me to get home...the last .2 mi is 25%. Great for hill repeats tho...
03-24-12, 12:31 PM
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03-24-12, 02:34 PM
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03-24-12, 02:46 PM
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You gonna eat that?
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