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 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 ?

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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/

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 2017-01-08 19:36, 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


Have to pass, Bill. Never rode that one and I don't like such roads
where eventually some crazy guy on a crotch rocket blows through and
almost hits you in a curve. That happened to me on Salmon Falls Road. A
helmet flew by almost under my left arm and the guy nearly turfed it.

What is nice if you have a fat bike: Mormon Emigrant Trail in winter
when there is snow and very few and slow cars. Just watch out, there is
sometimes ice under the snow. Also lots of target practice, so be
careful :-)

If you do the loop and get back to Placerville check out "Strong Blonde"
at Jack Russell. Or at Placerville Brewing company, tastes almost
identical. Outbreak ain't open yet but I have sampled their "Doomday".

You aren't by chance the guy riding the classic red Italian road bike?

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Regards, Joerg

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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