This is the lung buster!



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"..::TBF::> It may not look like much, but from the road to the spot I took that snap
> from is only halfway, the rest is a piece of cake though.

Time for a uphill trail deathmatch. I am gonna publish piccys and OS maps of the gradients on some
of my baddist climbs. Maybe my worst being the climb from Glasdstry to Hergest Ridge ( UK
Herefordshire ). A crappy 1st gear spin for 22 mins. All you other mad climbers do the same and lets
get a site of horrendous climbs around the world. Send them in and I'll put them on a site.
 
On Sat, 19 Apr 2003 23:08:13 +0100, "Kent" <[email protected]> wrote:

|"..::TBF::> It may not look like much, but from the road to the spot I took
|that snap
|> from is only halfway, the rest is a piece of cake though.
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|Time for a uphill trail deathmatch. I am gonna publish piccys and OS maps of |the gradients on some
of my baddist climbs. Maybe my worst being the climb |from Glasdstry to Hergest Ridge ( UK
Herefordshire ). A crappy 1st gear spin |for 22 mins.

Only 22 minutes?

Pete Fagerlin

Save Fruita trails! http://www.petefagerlin.com/bookcliffs.htm
 
On Sat, 19 Apr 2003 23:08:13 +0100, Kent wrote:
> "..::TBF::> It may not look like much, but from the road to the spot I took that snap
>> from is only halfway, the rest is a piece of cake though.
>
> Time for a uphill trail deathmatch.

Here's what I ride for an everyday workout:

http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=10&n=5049103&e=515234&s=25

Lotsa brown lines! The trail is the dotted blue line (roughly). Takes a good bit more than 22
minutes, too.

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"Kent" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Time for a uphill trail deathmatch. I am gonna publish piccys and OS maps of the gradients on some
> of my baddist climbs. Maybe my worst being the climb from Glasdstry to Hergest Ridge ( UK
> Herefordshire ). A crappy 1st gear spin for 22 mins.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.....22 minutes

> All you other mad climbers do the same and lets get a site of horrendous climbs around the world.
> Send them in and I'll put them on a site.

You need to get out more.

JD
 
"..::TBF::.." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> http://groups.msn.com/MTBPhotos/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=7
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> It may not look like much, but from the road to the spot I took that snap from is only halfway,
> the rest is a piece of cake though.
>

This one is also somewhat strenuous.

This is where it starts to get steep (after 8 Mi, 2000 Ft)
http://mattb.net/images/July%2002/c_creek%20trail%20ahead.jpg

The last couple of miles and 1000 Ft are kind of tough to clean and often need to be walked.
http://mattb.net/images/July%2002/c_creek%20matt%20carry.jpg

Matt (E=MC^2)
 
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> "..::TBF::.." <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > http://groups.msn.com/MTBPhotos/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=7
> >
> >
> > It may not look like much, but from the road to the spot I took that
snap
> > from is only halfway, the rest is a piece of cake though.
> >
>
> This one is also somewhat strenuous.
>
> This is where it starts to get steep (after 8 Mi, 2000 Ft)
> http://mattb.net/images/July%2002/c_creek%20trail%20ahead.jpg
>
> The last couple of miles and 1000 Ft are kind of tough to clean and often need to be walked.
> http://mattb.net/images/July%2002/c_creek%20matt%20carry.jpg
>
> Matt (E=MC^2)
>
>

Damn, at least you have better scenery!
 
Kent wrote:
> "..::TBF::> It may not look like much, but from the road to the spot I took that snap
>> from is only halfway, the rest is a piece of cake though.
>
> Time for a uphill trail deathmatch. I am gonna publish piccys and OS maps of the gradients on some
> of my baddist climbs. Maybe my worst being the climb from Glasdstry to Hergest Ridge ( UK
> Herefordshire ). A crappy 1st gear spin for 22 mins. All you other mad climbers do the same and
> lets get a site of horrendous climbs around the world. Send them in and I'll put them on a site.

OH NO. What have you done man?
 
"MattB" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> This one is also somewhat strenuous.
>
> This is where it starts to get steep (after 8 Mi, 2000 Ft)
> http://mattb.net/images/July%2002/c_creek%20trail%20ahead.jpg
>
> The last couple of miles and 1000 Ft are kind of tough to clean and often need to be walked.
> http://mattb.net/images/July%2002/c_creek%20matt%20carry.jpg

You forgot to factor in the altitude being over 12,000 ft msl. The air up there is pretty damn thin.
The downhill sure is worth the little bit of hoofing on that ride. That second photo looks very
similar to the shot I got of you on that climb.

JD now *that's* a climb
 
In article <[email protected]>, JD wrote:

> You forgot to factor in the altitude being over 12,000 ft msl. The air up there is pretty damn
> thin. The downhill sure is worth the little bit of hoofing on that ride. That second photo looks
> very similar to the shot I got of you on that climb.
>
> JD now *that's* a climb

Lucky bastards. There's nothing remotely like that in this city. Our climbs are all on the order of
5 or 6 minutes at most. I guess I need to get out to the mountains more.

JS

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Bill Porter wrote:
> On Sat, 19 Apr 2003 21:01:17 GMT, "..::TBF::.." <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>http://groups.msn.com/MTBPhotos/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=7
>>
>>
>>It may not look like much, but from the road to the spot I took that snap
>
>>from is only halfway, the rest is a piece of cake though.
>
>
> The HARDing Truck Trail in Orange County CA is a climb can get to grinding on legs and lungs
> http://www.mountainbikebill.com/Harding.htm
>

In the LA area I don't think anything beats Bulldog Mtwy at Malibu Creek St Park. It's only 2 miles
or so but just goes straight up.

Greg
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On Sat, 19 Apr 2003 23:08:21 -0600, MattB wrote:
>
> This one is also somewhat strenuous.

Pictures do a lousy job of showing climbs. It looks like you're barely going uphill...nevermind that
the camera is pointed up toward the sky to make it look that way!

A topo shows it better; even better than that is one of those line-graphs of the elevation change.
Saw one of those from Greg Laprade a month or so ago that looked like some sort of death march!

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In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> http://groups.msn.com/MTBPhotos/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=7
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> It may not look like much, but from the road to the spot I took that snap from is only halfway,
> the rest is a piece of cake though.
>
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Ahh, but the more common type of lung buster this time of year (for the northern folks anyway), is
any hill at all. I plan to take my first ride of the season in a bit. just a quicky. mostly to see
if the new wrong- sized BB will work or not (and to see if my now flabby legs will work or not).

I am expecting some mud, so i will be sure to bring my new shoes to break them in (just too much
white anyway).

~Travis
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> "..::TBF::.." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > http://groups.msn.com/MTBPhotos/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=7
> >
> >
> > It may not look like much, but from the road to the spot I took that
snap
> > from is only halfway, the rest is a piece of cake though.
>
> TBF, you must be joking. That is the trailhead to the Don, it used to take me about 25 seconds to
> climb that and make my way inside...
>
> - CA-G
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> Can-Am Girls Kick Ass!
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>

LOL I didn't say it couldn't be ridden canadian gal, just that you feel it right after. Just about
everyone I ride with around here can do that in no time flat.....still hurts!
 
"..::TBF::.." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> http://groups.msn.com/MTBPhotos/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=7
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> It may not look like much, but from the road to the spot I took that snap from is only halfway,
> the rest is a piece of cake though.
>
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This isn't the steepest or toughest I've ridden but happens to be one that I have some photos of.
Not the best of pics but you can kinda get the idea.

http://www.pbase.com/image/15756387

A nice view from 3/5 of the way up. You ride up into forest after this before hitting the ridge top
at 1300ft. and riding back down another 8km the other side to meet 'proper' gravel roads.

http://www.pbase.com/image/15756410

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> "..::TBF::.." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > http://groups.msn.com/MTBPhotos/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=7
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> > It may not look like much, but from the road to the spot I took that
snap
> > from is only halfway, the rest is a piece of cake though.
> >
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> This isn't the steepest or toughest I've ridden but happens to be one that
I
> have some photos of. Not the best of pics but you can kinda get the idea.
>
> http://www.pbase.com/image/15756387
>
> A nice view from 3/5 of the way up. You ride up into forest after this before hitting the ridge
> top at 1300ft. and riding back down another 8km
the
> other side to meet 'proper' gravel roads.
>
> http://www.pbase.com/image/15756410
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> Westie
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>

Nice scenery, I have to travel an hour in any direction to get a view like that!
 
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