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how long is that climb, and what approx grade?
that looks like great riding.
that looks like great riding.
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"Your beauty is an aeroplane;
so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste
"Your beauty is an aeroplane;
so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste
#828
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McCullough Rd, 1 mile, 8.5% average grade - pretty consistent, smooth, amazing piece of road. It's on the back side of Hawk Hill. You can integrate it into many routes (various "Headlands Loops").
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#830
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yesterday was pretty great
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damn, i am sorry to miss out on that ride, I was way too beat up from saturday.
I'll have to wait until next year....
I'll have to wait until next year....
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so jelly and depressed. i'm just going to listen to https://soundcloud.com/chvrches/reco...xes-1996-remix on repeat until i can't think loud enough to care.
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sad thing is i have been wanting to do this ride since last year, cars or no cars. i imagine that climb is really fun fully loaded down
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Oh man I wish we had mountains around here. ( though the climb up to this is pretty fun )
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Taco Truck ride... That's not an Instagram effect, that's pollen. A nice 13 miles.
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'cept for umami with his huge backpack
he's admitted to me he wants a small rando bag and rack
he's admitted to me he wants a small rando bag and rack
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also he was riding 30 PSI rear and 15 PSI front all day and wondered why he felt like he was pedaling thru muds
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swapped the tim back to regular tires/tubes and i lost almost 1lb (rotate that weight)