for all you hill climbers
06-04-12, 11:58 AM
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06-04-12, 12:13 PM
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06-04-12, 12:18 PM
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or this one; https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...ica-s-toughest
I've done 10 gap a LOT! It's very hard, but the Nifty 10-50 looks to be much steeper and shorter.
The death ride is not nearly as hard as 10 gap IMO, neither is triple bypass in Co.
All are very fun, when they are done. Not so fun while doing them.
I've done 10 gap a LOT! It's very hard, but the Nifty 10-50 looks to be much steeper and shorter.
The death ride is not nearly as hard as 10 gap IMO, neither is triple bypass in Co.
All are very fun, when they are done. Not so fun while doing them.
06-04-12, 12:32 PM
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06-04-12, 12:55 PM
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110 miles to climb 8,500 feet? Sounds like a nice warm-up for Mount Rainier. 
Up here, 110 miles gets you up Paradise, then Cayuse and Chinook Passes, then Sunrise, and finally back to your car, for 15,000 feet of elevation gain.
Up here, 110 miles gets you up Paradise, then Cayuse and Chinook Passes, then Sunrise, and finally back to your car, for 15,000 feet of elevation gain.
06-04-12, 01:42 PM
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It must have been an MBA mkt guy who came up with the name. There are a lot of rides as hard or harder but they do not have such a cool name as the "Death Ride"
06-04-12, 01:47 PM
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Here are some fun SoCal rides you can use as warmups.
Mulholland Challenge, Breathless Agony and Hearthbreak Hundred - https://www.planetultra.com/KOM/index.html
That deathride jersey looks awesome though.
Shouldn't you finish that other century you signed up for before you start dreaming about that deathride? My knee hurts just thinking about it!
Mulholland Challenge, Breathless Agony and Hearthbreak Hundred - https://www.planetultra.com/KOM/index.html
That deathride jersey looks awesome though.
Shouldn't you finish that other century you signed up for before you start dreaming about that deathride? My knee hurts just thinking about it!
06-04-12, 02:22 PM
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this ride is 15K or so it says on the website
06-04-12, 02:24 PM
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Here are some fun SoCal rides you can use as warmups.
Mulholland Challenge, Breathless Agony and Hearthbreak Hundred - https://www.planetultra.com/KOM/index.html
That deathride jersey looks awesome though.
Shouldn't you finish that other century you signed up for before you start dreaming about that deathride? My knee hurts just thinking about it!
Mulholland Challenge, Breathless Agony and Hearthbreak Hundred - https://www.planetultra.com/KOM/index.html
That deathride jersey looks awesome though.
Shouldn't you finish that other century you signed up for before you start dreaming about that deathride? My knee hurts just thinking about it!
06-04-12, 02:48 PM
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Their course page has a list of mile points and elevation; the last entry is 110 miles, and 8,580 feet. Am I looking in the wrong place?
06-04-12, 03:02 PM
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Their course page has a list of mile points and elevation; the last entry is 110 miles, and 8,580 feet. Am I looking in the wrong place?
06-04-12, 03:13 PM
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Oh, you're right. Then it's almost twice as hard as I had expected - I take back everything I said about it being too easy to lure people in.
(Sorry for the confusion, I thought the totals would be on the course page.)
(Sorry for the confusion, I thought the totals would be on the course page.)
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06-04-12, 05:34 PM
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I'll be pretty tired by the time I get to the starting line, it's a long ride from LA. 
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06-04-12, 08:36 PM
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I'm signed up for the Deathride this year. Have the post card taped to the fridge. Have been doing lots of hill climbing since January. Will know soon if it was enough.
06-04-12, 09:19 PM
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Thank God, we don't have any 8,000ft passes around here. I don't feel any need to try to compete on this one. It's just not possible. That's my story. I'm sticking to it.
Good on you lot that are doing this. Or, anything comparable.
You're going to post Strava files for this, right? I want to see how many watts and kj a clyde produces and consumes in the process of competing a DeathRide.
Good on you lot that are doing this. Or, anything comparable.
You're going to post Strava files for this, right? I want to see how many watts and kj a clyde produces and consumes in the process of competing a DeathRide.
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06-04-12, 09:32 PM
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What kind of inclines are on that route? I could do 4-6% all day but some of these mountains get kind of steep and frankly, 10% is no fun. Extended 8% is haaaaaaaard.
Vest, of course I have a car(s). I have a car for every occasion.
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Yesterday I participated in the Death Ride and completed all five passes. https://app.strava.com/rides/13413727
Like many riders, my day started early, 4:15. The payoff for the pre-dawn start was the sunrise at the top of the first pass (Monitor @ 8,200'). After completing the trek up-over-down-back up-down Monitor, it's on to Ebbetts Pass (8,600'). Ebbetts starts off with some fairly modest grades in the 3 to 5 percent range but then you cross a cattle guard and it gets steeper from there. I have been training quite a bit to prepare so I was feeling pretty good as I climbed up and over Ebbetts.
The toughest part of the ride was the last climb up to Carson Pass (8,500'). It was warming up and I could feel the mileage and climbing in my legs and back. The last two miles to the top of Carson were pretty slow. Had an ice cream at the top, got a pin, and headed back down to the car. Done!
Time in the saddle 12 hours and 5 minutes.
If you are planning to do this ride you have to plan and train for it. I've been doing longer rides with a club that I joined two years ago in addition to solo rides. Since January I've been logging over 50,000' of climbing and 800 miles a month on progressively longer and tougher rides to prepare. Training pays off! I was also educated by guys in my club on nutrition while riding.
The real benefit to me is the training up to the ride has helped continue my long-term weight loss program. I'm now in sub-clyde territory by a few pounds and have a level of fitness that I haven't seen in many years.
Like many riders, my day started early, 4:15. The payoff for the pre-dawn start was the sunrise at the top of the first pass (Monitor @ 8,200'). After completing the trek up-over-down-back up-down Monitor, it's on to Ebbetts Pass (8,600'). Ebbetts starts off with some fairly modest grades in the 3 to 5 percent range but then you cross a cattle guard and it gets steeper from there. I have been training quite a bit to prepare so I was feeling pretty good as I climbed up and over Ebbetts.
The toughest part of the ride was the last climb up to Carson Pass (8,500'). It was warming up and I could feel the mileage and climbing in my legs and back. The last two miles to the top of Carson were pretty slow. Had an ice cream at the top, got a pin, and headed back down to the car. Done!
Time in the saddle 12 hours and 5 minutes.
If you are planning to do this ride you have to plan and train for it. I've been doing longer rides with a club that I joined two years ago in addition to solo rides. Since January I've been logging over 50,000' of climbing and 800 miles a month on progressively longer and tougher rides to prepare. Training pays off! I was also educated by guys in my club on nutrition while riding.
The real benefit to me is the training up to the ride has helped continue my long-term weight loss program. I'm now in sub-clyde territory by a few pounds and have a level of fitness that I haven't seen in many years.