Question for Joerg

Joerg, I was wondering if you've ever ridden the Mosquito Road loop in Placerville. It's not that long (under 25 miles), but has a lot of climbing and descending with some pitches of 12%, whereas I am more accustomed to riding a grade of 6% or so. So I'm not sure if I'm really in good enough shape to do the loop. Any words of wisdom? Thanks a lot. Bill Crowell in Diamond Springs

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On Monday, January 9, 2017 at 4:53:39 AM UTC-8, DATAKOLL MARINE RESEARCH wrote:
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What does Jay say
http://bestrides.org/mosquito-ridge-road/
http://bestrides.org/etna-loop/

On Sunday, January 8, 2017 at 7:36:21 PM UTC-8, wrote:
Joerg, I was wondering if you've ever ridden the Mosquito Road loop in Placerville. It's not that long (under 25 miles), but has a lot of climbing and descending with some pitches of 12%, whereas I am more accustomed to riding a grade of 6% or so. So I'm not sure if I'm really in good enough shape to do the loop. Any words of wisdom? Thanks a lot. Bill Crowell in Diamond Springs

If I could inject myself; 6% grades are NOTHING like 12% BUT I really doubt that you can ride around Diamond Springs and do any rides of significant distance and not climb 12% grades. Unless these 12% grades are distances longer than a mile or you are not an experienced rider I would doubt that you could not do this.

If everyone on the Grizzly Peak Century or metric can do a mile of 16% I'm sure that any experienced climber can so 12%. I was doing a couple of miles of 10-12% a year after coming back from a year and a half hiatus.

On Sunday, January 8, 2017 at 10:36:21 PM UTC-5, wrote:
Joerg, I was wondering if you've ever ridden the Mosquito Road loop in Placerville. It's not that long (under 25 miles), but has a lot of climbing and descending with some pitches of 12%, whereas I am more accustomed to riding a grade of 6% or so. So I'm not sure if I'm really in good enough shape to do the loop. Any words of wisdom? Thanks a lot. Bill Crowell in Diamond Springs

thisit ?

https://www.google.com/search?client...ito+ridge+loop

bikepacker sites have information n video for the area

Hey all, thanks for the replies.

Here's a map of the route, done as a loop starting and ending in Placerville.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/8i0rd2avfn...0ride.jpg?dl=0

Lots of climbing and descending on this ride!

several routes from bikepacking are relatively flat originally miner's path across the hills possibly done with handcarts.

Clean Gene the Wild and Crazy Machine wrote: "several routes from bikepacking are relatively flat originally miner's path across the hills possibly done with handcarts."

Well hell, Gene, since miners could push their handcarts along that trail, I don't see any reason I can't do it on my Paramount with Michelin 700-C Pro 4s, do you?

On 1/22/2017 10:50 AM, wrote:
Clean Gene the Wild and Crazy Machine wrote: "several routes from bikepacking are relatively flat originally miner's path across the hills possibly done with handcarts."

Well hell, Gene, since miners could push their handcarts along that trail, I don't see any reason I can't do it on my Paramount with Michelin 700-C Pro 4s, do you?

Jobst was renowned for riding extreme terrain with his road bike. Too
bad he's not here to comment.


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- Frank Krygowski

On Sun, 22 Jan 2017 11:57:07 -0500, Frank Krygowski
wrote:

Jobst was renowned for riding extreme terrain with his road bike. Too
bad he's not here to comment.

Despite the card in the car and the rollator in the closet, I'm still
quite certain that I could take my road bike anywhere the boys can
take their mountain bikes -- but I don't guarantee that I'll do it in
one trip.

If they come back with holes in their Gatorskins, I won't try -- I've
long since given up fixing flats, and I don't think the Trailhouse has
a tow truck.

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Joy Beeson
joy beeson at comcast dot net
http://wlweather.net/PAGEJOY/