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Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...
I drove that section of 70 and 24 four years ago. I did not think to evaluate it for cycling at the time, but I'm pretty sure the grade and shoulder of either one is pretty good for riding a bike.
Be sure to note the names of the mountains and towns you pass. I got a kick out of the fact that Mt Clinton, near Mt Democrat and Mt Arkansas, is near Climax....
Mt Elbert is a nice climb, but don't do it in cycling shoes.