Steepest Streets in the World
09-19-07, 01:39 PM
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Steepest Streets in the World
Now these are some steep streets!
https://deputy-dog.com/2007/09/18/the...-in-the-world/
Sorry if this is a repost.
https://deputy-dog.com/2007/09/18/the...-in-the-world/
Sorry if this is a repost.
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09-19-07, 01:42 PM
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I used to live near Canton Street. It's shorter than you'd think, but so steep, it's funny. There are a couple of other steep streets in the area too.
09-19-07, 03:34 PM
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Impressive. I don't think I've ever encountered more than 15% on a bicycle, though I did go down one in a rickety old bus in Trinidad that had to be at least 20 or 25%. That was frightening.
09-19-07, 03:42 PM
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Hey, that's Vireo (forum member) in that clip climbing Fargo St.
I happen to live less than a mile away from that street. A few years back we bought a house just a block away from Fargo St on a similarly steep hill. We ended up selling that house in just one year....my wife just hated our steeply angled driveway entrance, as it used to scare the heck out of her.
I happen to live less than a mile away from that street. A few years back we bought a house just a block away from Fargo St on a similarly steep hill. We ended up selling that house in just one year....my wife just hated our steeply angled driveway entrance, as it used to scare the heck out of her.
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09-19-07, 05:30 PM
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Pretty disappointing that they do not tell you how long these grades are. Which is more difficult, 35% for 20 feet or 20% for 2 miles?
09-19-07, 08:07 PM
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What's the big deal about the guy riding that scooter up the hill in New Zealand? Anybody can buy a scooter and ride it.
09-19-07, 08:12 PM
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By the way, the training value of grades over 15% is approximately zero point zero zero. But it does wreck your knees if that's your goal.
09-20-07, 07:31 AM
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09-20-07, 09:03 AM
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i live in pittsburgh and i've biked up and fell canton =) i dont think it would be so bad if it wasnt cobble stone...my bro and i at canton (im in the red)
09-20-07, 09:04 AM
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How much does it weigh?
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Yeah, don't you have to lean forward on a Segway(tm) to move forward? So he'd be leaning forward, downhill, on THAT grade....
Then gravity's affect on his personal center of gravity would have him leaning particularly forward, thereby speeding up the Segway...
and....
faceplant time
Then gravity's affect on his personal center of gravity would have him leaning particularly forward, thereby speeding up the Segway...
and....
faceplant time
09-20-07, 11:58 AM
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