What??? Only 2 wheels?
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Originally Posted by
davester
25% has got to be a Strava glitch. There's no way any of those climbs are that steep. 20% for very short pitches maybe.
Hmm. IIRC there is a stretch on the Park Loop Road in Acadia National Park that DeLorme Topo NAm shows as 25%.. Fortunately it is one-way downhill! We've done it on our tandem and I've ridden it solo many times, and yes it is fast.
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