Gonna Hit This Tomorrow
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Gonna Hit This Tomorrow
I live in New Orleans. Basically below sea level. This 60 miler stays over 7700 feet, peaks at 10K, has a long category one climb that really steepens at the end. All told it has about 3500 feet of climbing. My average ride is about 30 miles with no climbing. About 20 miles of this loop is gravel. I am going to tackle it on my Lynskey Backroad. I did it twice last year. I was whining for mercy near the top of the climb. It's incredibly scenic with lots of wildlife. I'll take some pics and post them.
https://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/2146609078
https://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/2146609078
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I'm envious. Please take photos.
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Enjoy your Colorado vacation.
I rode a cruiser provided by the Airbnb when I stayed in New Orleans. I can't imagine doing any more cycling than that.
If you end up in Southern Colorado, pm me, I'll share some of my favorite gravel rides around here.
I rode a cruiser provided by the Airbnb when I stayed in New Orleans. I can't imagine doing any more cycling than that.
If you end up in Southern Colorado, pm me, I'll share some of my favorite gravel rides around here.
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Originally Posted by TimothyH
I'm envious. Please take photos.
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Originally Posted by rosefarts
Enjoy your Colorado vacation.
I rode a cruiser provided by the Airbnb when I stayed in New Orleans. I can't imagine doing any more cycling than that.
If you end up in Southern Colorado, pm me, I'll share some of my favorite gravel rides around here.
I rode a cruiser provided by the Airbnb when I stayed in New Orleans. I can't imagine doing any more cycling than that.
If you end up in Southern Colorado, pm me, I'll share some of my favorite gravel rides around here.
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Nice. I'd say have fun, but climbing mountains never seems like fun to me. The only reason I work solo on my climbing is to avoid suffering so much in group rides and holding everyone back. And on the last few group rides I'm finally not the slowest. Yay, me. Don't get old!
If I had my druthers, was in my 20s again and had the illusion of being invulnerable, I'd like all my mountains aiming downward.
If I had my druthers, was in my 20s again and had the illusion of being invulnerable, I'd like all my mountains aiming downward.
07-09-19, 04:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Paul Barnard
We are going to make a quick stop in Pagosa Springs on the way home. I guess that's southwest CO huh? Many of my usual routes here in Crested Butte are blocked by snow. My wife has been coming out here for nearly 30 years each summer and has never seen so much snow so late in the year.
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HAVE A BLAST TODAY!!!! 
SW FL resident here and going from 100+ mile rides with 100' - 200' of elevation change to Six Gap's 11,000+' in 103 miles IS A BLAST !!!!
SW FL resident here and going from 100+ mile rides with 100' - 200' of elevation change to Six Gap's 11,000+' in 103 miles IS A BLAST !!!!
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Originally Posted by canklecat
Nice. I'd say have fun, but climbing mountains never seems like fun to me. The only reason I work solo on my climbing is to avoid suffering so much in group rides and holding everyone back. And on the last few group rides I'm finally not the slowest. Yay, me. Don't get old!
If I had my druthers, was in my 20s again and had the illusion of being invulnerable, I'd like all my mountains aiming downward.
If I had my druthers, was in my 20s again and had the illusion of being invulnerable, I'd like all my mountains aiming downward.
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Originally Posted by 257 roberts
please post pics
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Originally Posted by OldTryGuy
HAVE A BLAST TODAY!!!!
SW FL resident here and going from 100+ mile rides with 100' - 200' of elevation change to Six Gap's 11,000+' in 103 miles IS A BLAST !!!!
SW FL resident here and going from 100+ mile rides with 100' - 200' of elevation change to Six Gap's 11,000+' in 103 miles IS A BLAST !!!!
It's a gloriously beautiful morning. Not a cloud in the sky. Temp is about 39. Forecast high in the lower 70's. Humidity, what's that?
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Originally Posted by Paul Barnard
..............It's a gloriously beautiful morning. Not a cloud in the sky. Temp is about 39. Forecast high in the lower 70's. Humidity, what's that?
BE SAFE, ENJOY and NO SUPER TUCKS!!!! on the downhills
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It was harder than I thought it was going to be. It was face numbing cold bombing down the mountain at 35+ MPH with temps in the high 30's. I layered and peeled as it warmed up. This was 3rd ride greater than 40 miles since my shoulder surgery last October. My conditioning told on me. Near the peak of the category 1 climb I was suffering. I did get off of the saddle a few times to snap off some pics. I did not see as much wildlife as I normally do, but there were a few good shots presented. Wildflower season is in full bloom and with a good bit of snow remaining on the peaks the scenery was post card pretty everywhere I looked.
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Originally Posted by OldTryGuy
Wishing I was there. Only other thing I would want is the wind behind me the whole ride.
BE SAFE, ENJOY and NO SUPER TUCKS!!!! on the downhills
BE SAFE, ENJOY and NO SUPER TUCKS!!!! on the downhills
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Thanks for posting up those pictures. Gorgeous. Oh my....
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Originally Posted by woodcraft
Sweet!
Dead cow?
Dead cow?
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I did a casual 20 miles on the MTB today. I rode out around lunch time and wasn't expecting to see much wildlife, so I didn't take a real camera.
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I did a casual 20 miles on the MTB today. I rode out around lunch time and wasn't expecting to see much wildlife, so I didn't take a real camera.
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