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  #11  
Old August 3rd 06, 08:59 PM posted to rec.bicycles.rides
Alan Hoyle
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On Tue, 1 Aug 2006 07:59:10 -0400, David Kerber wrote:
In article ,
says...
bob sullivan wrote:
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Some neat information, like the fact that at 14,130 feet,
Mt. Evans, Colorado is the highest paved road climb in North
America.


Good thing to remember on Evans is that after you ride up it, you have
to ride back down. It's not just very high, it's also very narrow,
winding, and heavily traveled. I drove up that peak in '89, and a couple
of cyclists saw my bike rack and bummed a ride back down. They were
visibly relieved not to be facing that descent.


The Mt. Washington Hill Climb (7.5 miles at avg 12% grade) doesn't allow
competitors to ride back down after they finish the race up; they must
have proof of a ride back down before they are allowed to start the
climb.


Which makes a lot of sense if there isn't another way down. (I don't
know the Mt. Washington roads, but I know there are lots of mountains
with only one road to the top.) You don't want people coming fast the
wrong way during a major event. They do the same thing with the Race
to the Sun climb at Haleakela, Maui.

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Old August 4th 06, 05:51 AM posted to rec.bicycles.rides
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Alan Hoyle wrote:
On Tue, 1 Aug 2006 07:59:10 -0400, David Kerber wrote:
The Mt. Washington Hill Climb (7.5 miles at avg 12% grade) doesn't allow
competitors to ride back down after they finish the race up; they must
have proof of a ride back down before they are allowed to start the
climb.


Which makes a lot of sense if there isn't another way down. (I don't
know the Mt. Washington roads, but I know there are lots of mountains
with only one road to the top.) You don't want people coming fast the
wrong way during a major event. They do the same thing with the Race
to the Sun climb at Haleakela, Maui.


Maybe I'm missing something, but I'd rather a bunch of bikes share a
mountain road than bikes and cars/trucks.

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Old August 4th 06, 12:42 PM posted to rec.bicycles.rides
William O'Hara
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Race to the Sun climb at Haleakela, Maui.

Maybe I'm missing something, but I'd rather a bunch of bikes share a
mountain road than bikes and cars/trucks.


Some of these guys can't descend. Would you want them to go down
the mountain in bad shape?

There is only one road into Mt. Washington. It isn't that high
as other hills, but it is steep and a very taxing climb. The wind
and temperature changes also contribute to make it very tough.


bill

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Old August 7th 06, 01:33 AM posted to rec.bicycles.rides
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"William O'Hara" wrote in message
. 97.142...
Race to the Sun climb at Haleakela, Maui.


Maybe I'm missing something, but I'd rather a bunch of bikes share a
mountain road than bikes and cars/trucks.


Some of these guys can't descend. Would you want them to go down
the mountain in bad shape?

There is only one road into Mt. Washington. It isn't that high
as other hills, but it is steep and a very taxing climb. The wind
and temperature changes also contribute to make it very tough.


Mt. Washington has only been opened to bikes two day a year.


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Old August 7th 06, 02:10 AM posted to rec.bicycles.rides
William O'Hara
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"Frank Drackman" wrote in
:


"William O'Hara" wrote in message
. 97.142...
Race to the Sun climb at Haleakela, Maui.

Maybe I'm missing something, but I'd rather a bunch of bikes share a
mountain road than bikes and cars/trucks.


Some of these guys can't descend. Would you want them to go down
the mountain in bad shape?

There is only one road into Mt. Washington. It isn't that high
as other hills, but it is steep and a very taxing climb. The wind
and temperature changes also contribute to make it very tough.


Mt. Washington has only been opened to bikes two day a year.



We know this. There was previous mention of the official
climb. The climb does not allow bikes to travel downwards.


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Old August 7th 06, 10:40 PM posted to rec.bicycles.rides
Booker C. Bense
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William O'Hara wrote:
"Frank Drackman" wrote in
:


"William O'Hara" wrote in message
. 97.142...
Race to the Sun climb at Haleakela, Maui.

Maybe I'm missing something, but I'd rather a bunch of bikes share a
mountain road than bikes and cars/trucks.

Some of these guys can't descend. Would you want them to go down
the mountain in bad shape?

There is only one road into Mt. Washington. It isn't that high
as other hills, but it is steep and a very taxing climb. The wind
and temperature changes also contribute to make it very tough.


Mt. Washington has only been opened to bikes two day a year.



We know this. There was previous mention of the official
climb. The climb does not allow bikes to travel downwards.


_ It's also mostly not paved, but packed dirt. With skinny
road tires it would be a very difficult descent. It's pretty
much a constant 12 percent grade from about the first half
mile to the top.

_ Booker C. Bense



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Old August 8th 06, 12:19 AM posted to rec.bicycles.rides
bob sullivan
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Default Highest paved roads

Booker C. Bense wrote:
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
In article 2,
William O'Hara wrote:
"Frank Drackman" wrote in
:
"William O'Hara" wrote in message
96.97.142...
Race to the Sun climb at Haleakela, Maui.

Maybe I'm missing something, but I'd rather a bunch of bikes share a
mountain road than bikes and cars/trucks.

Some of these guys can't descend. Would you want them to go down
the mountain in bad shape?

There is only one road into Mt. Washington. It isn't that high
as other hills, but it is steep and a very taxing climb. The wind
and temperature changes also contribute to make it very tough.

Mt. Washington has only been opened to bikes two day a year.


We know this. There was previous mention of the official
climb. The climb does not allow bikes to travel downwards.


_ It's also mostly not paved, but packed dirt. With skinny
road tires it would be a very difficult descent. It's pretty
much a constant 12 percent grade from about the first half
mile to the top.


Brutal...

~bob
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Old August 8th 06, 12:21 AM posted to rec.bicycles.rides
bob sullivan
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Default Highest paved roads

wrote:
bob sullivan wrote:
Hi, everybody,

Came across this site this afternoon, and I thought it looked
interesting enough to post about:

http://www.torelli.com/kom/default.htm

If you click on the 'Climbs/Races' button, there are links
to paved road climbs in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Canada,
Europe, Latin America/Caribbean, and the United States.
Some neat information, like the fact that at 14,130 feet,
Mt. Evans, Colorado is the highest paved road climb in North
America.

Happy climbing!

~bob


I've ridden some of the highest paved roads in La.


What's the highest in LA? I notice it's not listed on the Torelli
KOM site.

~bob
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Old August 8th 06, 12:21 AM posted to rec.bicycles.rides
William O'Hara
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_ It's also mostly not paved, but packed dirt. With skinny
road tires it would be a very difficult descent. It's pretty
much a constant 12 percent grade from about the first half
mile to the top.


I went for the COG, so I didn't pay much attention
to the road.

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Old August 8th 06, 02:18 AM posted to rec.bicycles.rides
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bob sullivan wrote:
wrote:
bob sullivan wrote:
Hi, everybody,

Came across this site this afternoon, and I thought it looked
interesting enough to post about:

http://www.torelli.com/kom/default.htm

If you click on the 'Climbs/Races' button, there are links
to paved road climbs in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Canada,
Europe, Latin America/Caribbean, and the United States.
Some neat information, like the fact that at 14,130 feet,
Mt. Evans, Colorado is the highest paved road climb in North
America.

Happy climbing!

~bob


I've ridden some of the highest paved roads in La.


What's the highest in LA? I notice it's not listed on the Torelli
KOM site.

~bob


Yeah, I couldn't believe it.

Anyway, the high point in the state is approx. 535 feet or so. While
it's probably not the highest road in the state, the toughest climb
I've seen is in Hodges Gardens, where there used to be a really tough
road race they used for their state championship.

The hills they climb in the Rouge-Roubaix RR are pretty steep, but not
as high.

See: http://www.neworleansbicycleclub.org/2005/rouge05_r.htm

Fred

 




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