Map My Doom
02-19-09 | 09:49 PM
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Sua Ku
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- Lives in a cold climate
- Has a dog
- Lives up a steep hill
- Towns folk fear him
- Can be a grumpy SOB
It's been obvious for a while...
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02-19-09 | 09:53 PM
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J E R S E Y S B E S T
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02-19-09 | 09:54 PM
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I ride up this hill EVERY FRIGGIN DAY. There's the rub. No matter how tired I am, how many miles are in my legs, how bad the weather is (including snow), etc. THAT is what makes it Mt. Doom. Small hills get much larger at the END of a long hard ride. The other part is that when I get down to 3 miles, 2 miles, to go, it never seems that short, because the last mile is always this ball busting little hill. Doesn't bother me as much as it used to. After 1500+ reps, you start to get used to it. But it really never is an easy hill.
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02-19-09 | 10:20 PM
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Pcad, have you ever gone up Ash St. that goes to 9W in Piermont or South Highland going the other way to 9W? Your hill seems similar. I can understand the Mt. Doom though since it's at the end of the ride.
02-19-09 | 10:21 PM
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ha. i'm not changing my avatar. considering i'm from flatland, they're just fine.
02-19-09 | 10:27 PM
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Ash Street is shorter but considerably steeper, the average grade of Ash has to be over 10-12%. That's a nasty little climb. The steepest climb in that area by far is Old Mountain Road, a couple of miles north of Ash Street on 9W, you make a left and go up. I think the Old Mtn Road grades exceed 20%.
02-19-09 | 10:29 PM
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my guads crush souls here in flatland. ask 3mta3.
02-19-09 | 10:33 PM
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we dare ya. first you gots to be fast. up and down it. later.
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02-19-09 | 10:34 PM
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Ash Street is shorter but considerably steeper, the average grade of Ash has to be over 10-12%. That's a nasty little climb. The steepest climb in that area by far is Old Mountain Road, a couple of miles north of Ash Street on 9W, you make a left and go up. I think the Old Mtn Road grades exceed 20%.
02-19-09 | 10:40 PM
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I took a friend of mine out on this loop one day when it was sunny. At least it was sunny before we left in shorts and fingerless gloves. After the first climb of the ride it started snowing, and our hands were so numb we couldn't brake with our fingers and had to pull back with our entire arms. By the time we got there to little Brynwood... which stares at you from a half mile straight (when there's fog you can't see the top)... it was a god awful sight.
It builds character though, doesn't it?
02-19-09 | 11:02 PM
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02-19-09 | 11:05 PM
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02-20-09 | 05:20 AM
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yep. that driveway has yet to be ridden by me. and the section he's talking about makes me think i would fall over backwards if i tried to climb up it. i might have to see if i can do it tho, the next time i'm up there. thing is, there's not much lead up to get any momentum since the drive is not paved all the way from the road.ok, next time i'm up there i'll try the driveway and the one you've posted...might as well. heh...can i use the mtb for those?
02-20-09 | 06:17 AM
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02-20-09 | 10:13 AM
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map my ride is only showing this as 9% although locals tell me its around 26%.
02-20-09 | 11:18 AM
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That looks pretty scary. Short, but scary.
I say it's 12%
I say it's 12%
02-20-09 | 11:40 AM
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I'd try it.
02-23-09 | 09:39 PM
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Map My Ride is giving you AVERAGE grade. The AVERAGE grade of Mt. Doom is 6%. The steepest sections are 15-18%, one stretch like that is 300 meters long. So if the average grade of a hill is 12% (that's an extreme average grade for a climb) the steep sections might well be 20%+.
02-23-09 | 09:45 PM
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