Would you care to know what steep is?
01-07-08, 11:16 AM
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Would you care to know what steep is?
Clicky.
Check out 1:57 and 3:10
Arguably the steepest road on earth that isn't sprint length. 17.6% average grade for 4.7 miles. 26% grade for almost an entire kilometer...
Check out 1:57 and 3:10
Arguably the steepest road on earth that isn't sprint length. 17.6% average grade for 4.7 miles. 26% grade for almost an entire kilometer...
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01-07-08, 11:32 AM
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Holy crap. That's what triple chainrings are for, right there (on a road bike).
The guy's technical skills suck on the MTB though. That's not a steep "trail" or anything.
The guy's technical skills suck on the MTB though. That's not a steep "trail" or anything.
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That part at 2:06 honestly looks like it hits 100% grade.
01-07-08, 11:35 AM
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I'd like to take my Taurine on that hill. I'd be running a 29x32...
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Lord have mercy. Not me.
Funny how we become accustomed to pro riders. This guy comes across on the TV screen as downright fat. But I'm only comparing him to other riders I see on TV: Pro road cyclists. I've just become so used to seeing these tiny climbers on TV, start to think it's normal. Makes this guy look huge.
Funny how we become accustomed to pro riders. This guy comes across on the TV screen as downright fat. But I'm only comparing him to other riders I see on TV: Pro road cyclists. I've just become so used to seeing these tiny climbers on TV, start to think it's normal. Makes this guy look huge.
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I am a climber and that just wets my whistle...
I would love to tackle that with my 26 x 34 climbing bike...
My wife has always wanted to got to Italy...
Hmmmmm...
Up doesn't scare me...
Down is another issue....
The decent must be hell....
How many stops to prevent your tire from blowing off the rim...
I would love to tackle that with my 26 x 34 climbing bike...
My wife has always wanted to got to Italy...
Hmmmmm...
Up doesn't scare me...
Down is another issue....
The decent must be hell....
How many stops to prevent your tire from blowing off the rim...
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01-07-08, 11:55 AM
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01-07-08, 11:57 AM
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Come to the Bay Area, and Ill take ya up something steeper. Just under 19% and it is over a mile. It can be done on a standard double too. If ya really want to do more the road continues on after a brief tenth of a mile break. https://actc.org/profiles/index.php
The continuation is not on there. Yes down is much scarier on this road.
What the heck, I totally missed the 26%. lol
The continuation is not on there. Yes down is much scarier on this road.
What the heck, I totally missed the 26%. lol
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01-07-08, 12:00 PM
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I wouldn't attempt it unless I had disc brakes. Hopefully, the road continues from the top and going back down isn't the only option.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldwin_Street,_Dunedin
26% grade? Steep? Pfui. Piece of cake (possibly regurgitated)
Of course, there's always Rosedale Chimney (a country road) used in the Tour of Britain one year. European pros got off and slipslided up in their cleats - max gradient about 33%
Ride/rode slide/slode?
26% grade? Steep? Pfui. Piece of cake (possibly regurgitated)
Of course, there's always Rosedale Chimney (a country road) used in the Tour of Britain one year. European pros got off and slipslided up in their cleats - max gradient about 33%
Ride/rode slide/slode?
01-07-08, 12:03 PM
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldwin_Street,_Dunedin
26% grade? Steep? Pfui. Piece of cake (possibly regurgitated)
Of course, there's always Rosedale Chimney (a country road) used in the Tour of Britain one year. European pros got off and slipslided up in their cleats - max gradient about 33%
Ride/rode slide/slode?
26% grade? Steep? Pfui. Piece of cake (possibly regurgitated)
Of course, there's always Rosedale Chimney (a country road) used in the Tour of Britain one year. European pros got off and slipslided up in their cleats - max gradient about 33%
Ride/rode slide/slode?
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01-07-08, 12:03 PM
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Ok everyone, pay attention... this road is 4.7 miles long. You're talking about elevation seriously impacting breathing at the top if you're not acclimated.
The top section is 0.85 miles, and comes out to 18.1% in my grades spreadsheet. Doesn't compare to OP climb at all. Steep, yes, but a sprint climb.
Come to the Bay Area, and Ill take ya up something steeper. Just under 19% and it is over a mile. It can be done on a standard double too. If ya really want to do more the road continues on after a brief tenth of a mile break. https://actc.org/profiles/index.php
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01-07-08, 12:06 PM
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Like they sympathy wince when watching a guy get whacked in the jewels, this thread made me sympathy vomit just looking at that profile.
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Ok everyone, pay attention... this road is 4.7 miles long. You're talking about elevation seriously impacting breathing at the top if you're not acclimated.
The top section is 0.85 miles, and comes out to 18.1% in my grades spreadsheet. Doesn't compare to OP climb at all. Steep, yes, but a sprint climb.
The top section is 0.85 miles, and comes out to 18.1% in my grades spreadsheet. Doesn't compare to OP climb at all. Steep, yes, but a sprint climb.
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Come to the Bay Area, and Ill take ya up something steeper. Just under 19% and it is over a mile. It can be done on a standard double too. If ya really want to do more the road continues on after a brief tenth of a mile break. https://actc.org/profiles/index.php
The continuation is not on there. Yes down is much scarier on this road.
What the heck, I totally missed the 26%. lol
The continuation is not on there. Yes down is much scarier on this road.
What the heck, I totally missed the 26%. lol
26% for a kilometer is crazy. I would love to try it though.
01-07-08, 12:49 PM
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01-07-08, 03:08 PM
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We're talking an hour at threshold (or worse) for most of us. It hurts just watching. Is that buttercream cake?
01-07-08, 03:10 PM
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That hill is not for Wussy.
01-07-08, 03:17 PM
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I'd like to see KillerPenguin's unicycle guy try it. He would need shoulder straps connected to it just to keep his ass on the seat.
01-07-08, 03:59 PM
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I would want some tires coated with 5.10's Stealth rubber compound - and a pillow on my butt.
