Originally Posted by
LowCel
Just checked my VAM on a 1.2 mile climb I did last week, 1,131. Woohoo!!!! Too bad I still suck.

That's fast. Good job. I could match that rate by going all out on a tiny 50 foot high climb, I think! Edit--yep, on a previous ride, after riding downhill, I hit the base of a 40 foot (!) hill going 28 mph, and got a VAM of about 1100.
On the BF's Tour of California
Mt Diablo thread, the local riders were
amazed by the new record set that day. Here's the
Strava segment link, showing a VAM of 1435 for an 11 mile climb. And that's after 82 miles of racing! Those racers are on some whole different level.