Originally Posted by
Rick@OCRR
I climbed Fargo back in '78 and I still have my silly embroidered patch with the "33% grade" on it. So, that would have been when I was 28.
Not sure I could climb it now (at nearly 61), but maybe next year I'll go out and give it a try again.
What gearing were you using? I did it in a 30t x 28 in '78, but would use a 34t x 32t if I tried it in 2012.
Rick / OCRR
My brother and I climbed the hill in 1978, too.
Back then, and for some years, we probably used 42/24 gearing. This time out, I used 34/27, and my brother went with 39/24.
We both tack across the face of the hill - very few can pedal straight up. My brother plans on trying that next year.