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Originally Posted by seedsbelize
(Post 19612932)
Where I live, you can pay $100 US, and pass your written and driving without participating in either.
Originally Posted by seedsbelize
(Post 19612943)
Oddly(?), I average exactly the same on hilly terrain as on flat terrain. Hilly terrain is much more fun.
Originally Posted by datlas
(Post 19613106)
This might be nuts, but I am seriously considering an Everesting attempt this summer. Anyone ever done it??
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Originally Posted by LAJ
(Post 19613262)
I mentioned my coach did that a while back on Lookout Mountain, which is a hill @Heathpack knows. It took him 15-ish hours, and he's a freakin badass. You need to find a hill that will give you gain that won't take an hour to descend. Steep enough to get it done in a short-ish time, yet not so steep you kill yourself.
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Originally Posted by seedsbelize
(Post 19612932)
Where I live, you can pay $100 US, and pass your written and driving without participating in either.
Originally Posted by Velo Vol
(Post 19613268)
Is that what you did?
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Sad news about Inpd :(. Enjoyed his enthusiasm and attitude.
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Originally Posted by Dan333SP
(Post 19613309)
Sad news about Inpd :(. Enjoyed his enthusiasm and attitude.
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What I didn't know until Machka told me was that Inpd had visited Tasmania on more than one or two occasions, and had actively sought out more information on ride routes that he could the next time he visited. Alas, that is not going to happen now. Sad news indeed.
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Originally Posted by PepeM
(Post 19613312)
What news?
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Originally Posted by PepeM
(Post 19613296)
I never took a written or practical test to get my license in Mexico. It was way less than $100 too, more like $10 (permanent license too, still the one I use even if it is falling apart) although the prices might have gone up, that was over ten years ago.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
(Post 19613289)
Wonder what his climbing/descending time ratio was. What's the golden mean?
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I'm thinking, based upon no research whatsoever, that ~5% would be ideal.
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Okay, this looks dumb enough that it might be funny -
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
(Post 19613346)
I'm thinking, based upon no research whatsoever, that ~5% would be ideal.
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Originally Posted by LAJ
(Post 19613357)
Think about that for a minute.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
(Post 19613372)
It was pre-thoughted.
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Originally Posted by LAJ
(Post 19613384)
95% of the time climbing compared to 5% descending. That would mean no recovery time on a climb that was so steep it would allow you to descend in only 5% of the time it took you to climb it. Yes?
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
(Post 19613389)
No, I meant a 5% grade.
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Originally Posted by LAJ
(Post 19613400)
Ahh. Got it.
I did a calculation. I would have to climb Mt Wellington seven times from sea level to the pinnacle to get the altitude of Everest. Or ride an 800km event to equate to the same elevation -- the equivalent of a 1 on Machka's ride-climb difficulty rating. In both cases, it would take me more than several days to do it. |
Originally Posted by LAJ
(Post 19613264)
You also need a recording device that will hold a charge, or the ability to be charged without killing the current ride, and starting a new one. The file must be continuous, and it must be uploaded to Strava.
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Hey [MENTION=107711]datlas[/MENTION] and everyone else: we should do a group Addiction everesting event. Everybody goes out and climbs as much as they can on some given day and we tally it up (get the resident account to do this) and see how many everests we can do as a group. You can use it as training for your personal Everest attempt. Maybe we can make [MENTION=25227]Velo Vol[/MENTION]'s friend a honorary Addictionite if we want to stack the deck.
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I'll be up starting hill repeats pretty soon. So, good timing. :)
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Not many good hills for road riding around here. Would probably have to drive down to Tucson...
https://www.strava.com/segments/527881 |
This one's a little closer, but looks like it could get a little hurty up towards the top there.
https://www.strava.com/segments/11440655 |
Originally Posted by Heathpack
(Post 19613500)
Hey [MENTION=107711]datlas[/MENTION] and everyone else: we should do a group Addiction everesting event. Everybody goes out and climbs as much as they can on some given day and we tally it up (get the resident account to do this) and see how many everests we can do as a group. You can use it as training for your personal Everest attempt. Maybe we can make [MENTION=25227]Velo Vol[/MENTION]'s friend a honorary Addictionite if we want to stack the deck.
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Originally Posted by PepeM
(Post 19613296)
I never took a written or practical test to get my license in Mexico. It was way less than $100 too, more like $10 (permanent license too, still the one I use even if it is falling apart) although the prices might have gone up, that was over ten years ago.
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
(Post 19612659)
Better than a fake one, I guess.
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