Originally Posted by
terrymorse
What road?
It's Balcom Canyon. It's one kilometer of steep but the 23% is shorter. I've climb it a few times. Once for the race and on the steep section a friend of mine came out of the crowd and pushed me for a while. It was amazing getting pushed. Last time out there we went over the other way and there is an 18% section on the other side, then you have to descend the steep part. I was worried about my rim brakes getting too hot, you can't just let 'er rip.
The road connects the area of Moorpark to the farmlands going to Santa Paula.