Originally Posted by
joesch
Looks impressive to me especially with some grades approaching 30%?
CAT7RDR area ain't no joke. No massive, 2+ mile climbs but oodles of short and steep combined with uphill stretches seemingly, custom-designed, to make you uncomfortable.
people sleep on it because it's not coastal or angeles national forest or a seemingly, endless bike path to and fro. you wanna get your climb on and/or prep for a multitude of
shorter, hard efforts, it's a must do. if you wanna replicate hc climbs from professional cycling tours of 10+ miles, boogie over to angeles nf.
there is an intimacy in the whittier/la habra hills area that is lacking is nearly all socal riding. the streets are very narrow. generally, not much traffic and what there is, you hear, sense, feel, see
well in advance. the streets are even tighter than they are on the palos verdes peninsula so not the best area for mad descenders.