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Old 02-10-06, 11:48 PM
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Originally Posted by propagandrew
The hill on Grand coming off the exit of 35E is mighty long and steep.
For going the other direction in that neighborhood, try Ramsey St. It's only two or three blocks long and it drops about 150 feet before crossing 35E. I rode down it the other night and hit 30mph while just coasting and even tapping the brakes intermittently. I would have tried to get going faster, but there are lights at the bottom and I could barely keep my eyes open in the stingingly cold 30mph wind I was inflicting upon myself. Summer...
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