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madoneman
Guest
A few months ago there was some debate about the distance & gradient of
the Hell of The West climb.
Well I actually climbed it on Monday and recorded the data on my S710 HR
Monitor. The official details are below:
Distance from start of steep part to top = 1.2K Gradient = 13.7% average
(Steepest Part = 15.9% Total Ascent = 125M approximately.
I tried to use a 39/23 but I was in the 39/25 after about 100M. Hitchy
got off and walked. The last 100M is incredible. The strain on your
arms and handle bars is enormous (I thought I was going to snap the
head stem).
I made it but suffered big time.
See the following link for the altitude map: Click on Hill Climbs
http://marcan.customer.netspace.net.au/
Cheers
Madone Man
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the Hell of The West climb.
Well I actually climbed it on Monday and recorded the data on my S710 HR
Monitor. The official details are below:
Distance from start of steep part to top = 1.2K Gradient = 13.7% average
(Steepest Part = 15.9% Total Ascent = 125M approximately.
I tried to use a 39/23 but I was in the 39/25 after about 100M. Hitchy
got off and walked. The last 100M is incredible. The strain on your
arms and handle bars is enormous (I thought I was going to snap the
head stem).
I made it but suffered big time.
See the following link for the altitude map: Click on Hill Climbs
http://marcan.customer.netspace.net.au/
Cheers
Madone Man
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