Single Speed Cities
07-05-12 | 10:33 AM
#26
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From: Sacramento, California, USA
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Sacramento. We're in the basin of a huge river valley and I can ride a century with less than 100 ft of elevation gain. And that's just from hopping up the levee roads. I have 42x15 on my FG at the moment.
07-05-12 | 11:19 AM
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Boise Idaho. Tons of folks on SS/FG here, myself included. Probably moreso because sw8t fixxays are hip and all that, but our terrain is still super flat. Unless you venture into the foothills for some real riding, the only hills in town are a few "benches." 50-100 ft max elevation gain. The rest of the city is a pancake. The only elevation on my 11 mile commute is the interstate overpass...
OTOH, we have some amazing climbing here too. The road to Bogus Basin ski resort is 3400 ft over 172 turns. I can do it in 1:10 race pace. The pros do it in 50mins. The ride down those 172 turns is even funner!
OTOH, we have some amazing climbing here too. The road to Bogus Basin ski resort is 3400 ft over 172 turns. I can do it in 1:10 race pace. The pros do it in 50mins. The ride down those 172 turns is even funner!
Data Rejected! Data Rejected! .... No waaay, dude!
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07-05-12 | 11:20 AM
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07-05-12 | 11:23 AM
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07-05-12 | 11:27 AM
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07-05-12 | 11:29 AM
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Yeah...I can sorta see that!
07-05-12 | 11:29 AM
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Where are all the Seattle people? I was surprised how hilly it is there, constant up and down.
It is hard to categorize LA because of its size but there are areas that are very hilly and are filled with SSFG riders. You also have to ride over the Hollywood hills if you want to cross over from the main city to the Valley. I like hills
It is hard to categorize LA because of its size but there are areas that are very hilly and are filled with SSFG riders. You also have to ride over the Hollywood hills if you want to cross over from the main city to the Valley. I like hills
07-05-12 | 11:37 AM
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Page 2, and no one's mentioned NYC? I've heard it's pretty flat.
07-05-12 | 11:56 AM
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I can go east about 8 miles before hitting a hill, north about 5 miles, west about .5 miles, south about 1 mile. I don't live in an incorporated city, though.
PHX, AZ is pretty dang flat but riding the roads there was frequently unpleasant.
PHX, AZ is pretty dang flat but riding the roads there was frequently unpleasant.
07-05-12 | 01:43 PM
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The bottom line of what I was trying to say is that it all depends of not only the terrain but of how fit/accustomed to hills you are.
07-05-12 | 02:16 PM
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07-05-12 | 02:18 PM
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07-05-12 | 02:18 PM
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From: seattle, too many links
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fixed in seattle is great, cuz the climbs are short (often less 1 mile (far less)) but steep.
so, you can just stand up and mash up most hills, and feel really fast and good about yourself.
i ride 49x17 here
so, you can just stand up and mash up most hills, and feel really fast and good about yourself.
i ride 49x17 here
07-05-12 | 02:36 PM
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07-05-12 | 02:51 PM
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07-05-12 | 04:30 PM
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From: Manhattanite repping Queens in Brooklyn
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Queens is flat as a pancake!!! The rest of NYC is pretty much the same. The Queensboro Bridge is the biggest "hill" I've ever had to deal with.
My first ride in Seattle's gonna be this week. If you see little brown guy on a Steamroller looking like he's about to pass out please help him (me) to the curb. Or point and laugh. That's probably what I'd do.
My first ride in Seattle's gonna be this week. If you see little brown guy on a Steamroller looking like he's about to pass out please help him (me) to the curb. Or point and laugh. That's probably what I'd do.
07-05-12 | 05:38 PM
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lol, when i first moved here the hills were killing me too, it is actually funny to me to blast up some of the hills that i used to curse.