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Old 12-20-14, 07:54 PM
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Here is a table of climbs out east with average grade and steepest grade:

Northeastcycling.com - Hillclimb Races

There are a couple there with average grades of 12% and a max grade of 20%.

I rode up E. Burke mtn and I'm glad I brought my granny.
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