Fargo Street Hill Climb

Dave Wyman wrote:
It's a short ride - 1/10th of a mile - but it's got a 33% grade. The
annual Fargo Street Hill Climb, in the hilly Echo Park region of Los
Angeles, took place last weekend. There are lots of interesting photos at:


That sounds like fun! Just like half the Slickrock Trail.

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It's a short ride - 1/10th of a mile - but it's got a 33% grade. The
annual Fargo Street Hill Climb, in the hilly Echo Park region of Los
Angeles, took place last weekend. There are lots of interesting photos at:

http://www.pbase.com/coaster/fargo_street_2005
http://vmac.smugmug.com/gallery/445104/1
http://www.pelourinho.com/ce/20050320/index.htm?3

On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 21:24:08 -0800, Dave Wyman
wrote:

It's a short ride - 1/10th of a mile - but it's got a 33% grade. The
annual Fargo Street Hill Climb, in the hilly Echo Park region of Los
Angeles, took place last weekend. There are lots of interesting photos at:

http://www.pbase.com/coaster/fargo_street_2005
http://vmac.smugmug.com/gallery/445104/1
http://www.pelourinho.com/ce/20050320/index.htm?3

The sponsoring club, Los Angeles Wheelmen, has the Fargo St. story and
pictures up (including Dave Wyman's climbs):

http://www.LAWheelmen.org

It's a short ride - 1/10th of a mile - but it's got a 33% grade. The
annual Fargo Street Hill Climb, in the hilly Echo Park region of Los
Angeles, took place last weekend. There are lots of interesting photos at:

The most-interesting thing from the photos is that the majority of
participants were using mountain bikes. I'm wondering if this is due to the
type of cyclists who show up, or whether a mountain bike's longer wheelbase
makes a better platform for climbing a 33% grade (since it's probably less
likely to pull the front wheel up into the air).

--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com

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It's a short ride - 1/10th of a mile - but it's got a 33% grade. The
annual Fargo Street Hill Climb, in the hilly Echo Park region of Los
Angeles, took place last weekend. There are lots of interesting photos at:

The most-interesting thing from the photos is that the majority of
participants were using mountain bikes. I'm wondering if this is due to the
type of cyclists who show up, or whether a mountain bike's longer wheelbase
makes a better platform for climbing a 33% grade (since it's probably less
likely to pull the front wheel up into the air).

More likely due to the low gears the mtb's have. I imagine there are a
few touring bikes there as well, with their 30x32 low gears.


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More likely due to the low gears the mtb's have. I imagine there are a
few touring bikes there as well, with their 30x32 low gears.

It's definitely the low gears. Strong - very strong - cyclists have done
it on road bikes.

Dave Wyman wrote:

More likely due to the low gears the mtb's have. I imagine there are a
few touring bikes there as well, with their 30x32 low gears.



It's definitely the low gears. Strong - very strong - cyclists have done
it on road bikes.


I'm intrigued and would like to try a climb like this. Being in
Boulder, CO makes the logistics of getting to Fargo Street in LA a
little difficult.

1. How would I find this climb should I ever be in LA with my bike
(address? nearby intersection?)

2. Does anyone know of any hills this steep in Colorado? The steepest
climb I have nearby, that I know the grade of, is an 18% grade.

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You can find hills just as steep, and longer in San Francisco. Fargo just
happens to be the steepest paved road that LA has to offer.

If you really want, the bottom of the hill is at Fargo & Allesandro St --
approx. 2199 Fargo Street. Rent a car with GPS to take you there.

On Fri, 01 Apr 2005 19:20:18 -0700, Chuck Anderson
wrote:

Dave Wyman wrote:

More likely due to the low gears the mtb's have. I imagine there are a
few touring bikes there as well, with their 30x32 low gears.

It's definitely the low gears. Strong - very strong - cyclists have done
it on road bikes.

I'm intrigued and would like to try a climb like this. Being in
Boulder, CO makes the logistics of getting to Fargo Street in LA a
little difficult.

1. How would I find this climb should I ever be in LA with my bike
(address? nearby intersection?)

2. Does anyone know of any hills this steep in Colorado? The steepest
climb I have nearby, that I know the grade of, is an 18% grade.

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says...


More likely due to the low gears the mtb's have. I imagine there are a
few touring bikes there as well, with their 30x32 low gears.

It's definitely the low gears. Strong - very strong - cyclists have done
it on road bikes.

I imagine I could do it on my tourer then as well. It came from the
factory with a 30x32 low gear, and since I changed the chainrings, I can
set it up with a 26x32 using the factory 11-32 cassette, which is
actually lower than my MTB (disregarding tire size).

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You can find hills just as steep, and longer in San Francisco. Fargo
just happens to be the steepest paved road that LA has to offer.

The SF City Bureau of Engineering lists Filbert (between Leavenworth and
Hyde) and 22nd (between Church and Vicksburg) as the two steepest drivable
(i.e., paved and open to autos) streets, both averaging 31.5% for the
entire block-long sections.