How steep is the Burgundy Street climb?

[blah]

After unintentionally wimping out on this climb on BR14 - I didn't
realise the route came back to Doncaster so I nicked off up Manningham
Rd just before the climb - I decided to include it in the ride to work
today. This is the first time I've been kind of happy to get stuck at
every set of lights in one street. Of course, the lights are all on
the early bits, not the 'oh my God' steep bit later, so all they gave
me was some recovery before the climb.

So - does anyone know how steep this climb is in terms of percent?

 

[flyingdutch]

So - does anyone know how steep this climb is in terms of percent?

"Alot" %

the hard bit about the hill is (apart from inherent steepness) is that it gets distinctly steeper at about 3 points the further you get up.
Just when you are into some vague form of rhythm it goes up a notch.
Still at least you can see the top and know the end is 'only' that far away.
not like some hills where you go around what you guess must be the last one before the top only to see another half-dozen switchbacks dissapear off into the blue...

 

[kyra]

Sorry guys, but i don't really think it is that steep! Sure, you are f'd when you get to the top, but it's a steady climb upwards with the big lip at the top... other than that, standard climb. please correct me if i'm wrong, but the few times i've ridden it, i haven't been scared.
if you want scary, try the climb on reynolds road up to anderson st... that's a hefty climb!! very low gears for that climb.

 

[Blah]

"kyra" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> Sorry guys, but i don't really think it is that steep! Sure, you are f'd
> when you get to the top, but it's a steady climb upwards with the big
> lip at the top... other than that, standard climb. please correct me if
> i'm wrong, but the few times i've ridden it, i haven't been scared.
> if you want scary, try the climb on reynolds road up to anderson st...
> that's a hefty climb!! very low gears for that climb.
>
>
> --
> kyra

Yeah - at home now; did the ride in reverse on the way home and it's much
less striking from the top looking down.
So you don't know exactly how steep it is?

 

[hippy]

"kyra" <[email protected]> wrote
>
> Sorry guys, but i don't really think it is that steep! Sure, you are f'd
> when you get to the top, but it's a steady climb upwards with the big
> lip at the top... other than that, standard climb. please correct me if
> i'm wrong, but the few times i've ridden it, i haven't been scared.
> if you want scary, try the climb on reynolds road up to anderson st...
> that's a hefty climb!! very low gears for that climb.

I've only ridden it once and it was at the end of
the BR so I was tired already but it did feel steeper
than the 1:20. It was sort of like Perrins Creek Rd.
but not as long. I can check out the altitude data
later tonight if I remember..

hippy

 

[DaveB]

blah wrote:
> After unintentionally wimping out on this climb on BR14 - I didn't
> realise the route came back to Doncaster so I nicked off up Manningham
> Rd just before the climb - I decided to include it in the ride to work
> today. This is the first time I've been kind of happy to get stuck at
> every set of lights in one street. Of course, the lights are all on
> the early bits, not the 'oh my God' steep bit later, so all they gave
> me was some recovery before the climb.
>
> So - does anyone know how steep this climb is in terms of percent?

I used to live around the corner from this hill and it was the last bit
of pedalling before I got home on the commute. It used to kill me. I
think my avoiding it on BR is a result of permanent psychological scarring.

DaveB

 

[flyingdutch]

I
think my avoiding it on BR is a result of permanent psychological scarring.

DaveB

time to 'slay the dragon'

 

[Gags]

"blah" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> After unintentionally wimping out on this climb on BR14 - I didn't
> realise the route came back to Doncaster so I nicked off up Manningham
> Rd just before the climb - I decided to include it in the ride to work
> today. This is the first time I've been kind of happy to get stuck at
> every set of lights in one street. Of course, the lights are all on
> the early bits, not the 'oh my God' steep bit later, so all they gave
> me was some recovery before the climb.
>
> So - does anyone know how steep this climb is in terms of percent?

That is a coincidence......I was on the roadie this morning and I usually
turn left just before the hospital and then cut through to Ivanhoe via
Studley Rd but for the first time ever I decided to go straight up Burgundy
St as well. The last 20 or so metres were the worst and especially as the
road turns around to the left at the lights. Took me a while to get my
breath back but I am thinking now that I might throw it in once or twice a
week to give the legs a bit of extra work.

Now who's gonna have a crack on a singlespeed (I am running a 61.75 inch
gear on my SS mtb and I don't think I would have a hope in hell!!!!!!

Ride On

Gags

 

[Blah]

"Gags" <gags_44nospamatnospamtpg.com.au> wrote in message
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> gear on my SS mtb and I don't think I would have a hope in hell!!!!!!
>
> Ride On
>
> Gags

Oh, give it a go you wimp!

Of course, on BR14 you showed me you're a lot better at hills than me, so
this is obvious baiting... you wimp...

 

[DaveB]

Gags wrote:
>
> Now who's gonna have a crack on a singlespeed (I am running a 61.75 inch
> gear on my SS mtb and I don't think I would have a hope in hell!!!!!!
>
> Ride On
>
> Gags
>
>

There's an even greater challenge just around the corner. On the climb
up Burgundy St turn right at the lights just after going under the train
line. There's a dip past the bowling green then a rise. This rise was
the one hill around Heidelberg I always avoided when pushing a pram. Did
it once and never again. Never tried to cycle up it. You could probably
get up ok with a runup but that woudl be cheating.

DaveB

 

[Geoff]

"blah" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> After unintentionally wimping out on this climb on BR14 - I didn't
> realise the route came back to Doncaster so I nicked off up Manningham
> Rd just before the climb - I decided to include it in the ride to work
> today. This is the first time I've been kind of happy to get stuck at
> every set of lights in one street. Of course, the lights are all on
> the early bits, not the 'oh my God' steep bit later, so all they gave
> me was some recovery before the climb.
>
> So - does anyone know how steep this climb is in terms of percent?

Nowhere near as steep as this street http://tinyurl.com/56449 in New
Zealand. Ouch!!

Geoff

 

[flyingdutch]

Nowhere near as steep as this street http://tinyurl.com/56449 in New
Zealand. Ouch!!

Geoff

Dang. I'd beat 82.7kph down there for sure!!!

There's a few in the hills above Adelaide too. cant remember exact street names. just how to ride to em...

F-"who's-top-speed-is-96kph-Down-Norton-Summit"-Dutch

 

[NickZX6R]

Geoff wrote:
> "blah" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>After unintentionally wimping out on this climb on BR14 - I didn't
>>realise the route came back to Doncaster so I nicked off up Manningham
>>Rd just before the climb - I decided to include it in the ride to work
>>today. This is the first time I've been kind of happy to get stuck at
>>every set of lights in one street. Of course, the lights are all on
>>the early bits, not the 'oh my God' steep bit later, so all they gave
>>me was some recovery before the climb.
>>
>>So - does anyone know how steep this climb is in terms of percent?
>
>
> Nowhere near as steep as this street http://tinyurl.com/56449 in New
> Zealand. Ouch!!
>
> Geoff
>
>

I went to Dunedin last year. It's the best hill training place I've
ever seen. As well as being great for cold weather acclimatisation

--
Nick

 

[Gags]

"DaveB" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Gags wrote:
> >
> > Now who's gonna have a crack on a singlespeed (I am running a 61.75 inch
> > gear on my SS mtb and I don't think I would have a hope in hell!!!!!!
> >
> > Ride On
> >
> > Gags
> >
> >
>
> There's an even greater challenge just around the corner. On the climb
> up Burgundy St turn right at the lights just after going under the train
> line. There's a dip past the bowling green then a rise. This rise was
> the one hill around Heidelberg I always avoided when pushing a pram. Did
> it once and never again. Never tried to cycle up it. You could probably
> get up ok with a runup but that woudl be cheating.
>
> DaveB
>
I do that one quite regularly on the way home and believe me, the runup
gained from the lights doesn't help much....the last 10 metres or so I am
usually out of the saddle, in lowest gear, and doing about 10 km'h or
so......it is even more fun when there is traffic on the road at the top
that I have to give way to and I attempt to restart from a track stand
whilst still on the hill.

Ride On,

Gags

 

[Geoff]

"flyingdutch" <[email protected]> wrote in
message news:[email protected]...
>
> blah Wrote:
>>
>>
>> So - does anyone know how steep this climb is in terms of percent?
>
> "Alot" %
>
> the hard bit about the hill is (apart from inherent steepness) is that
> it gets distinctly steeper at about 3 points the further you get up.
> Just when you are into some vague form of rhythm it goes up a notch.
> Still at least you can see the top and know the end is 'only' that far
> away.
> not like some hills where you go around what you guess must be the last
> one before the top only to see another half-dozen switchbacks dissapear
> off into the blue...
>
>
> --
> flyingdutch
>

I've had a look at the HRM file from last week and the hill is about 1km
long and has an average gradient of 8.5%. There is a section of the climb
that hits the 12% mark for roughly a 100m distance. I'm guessing this is
the bit near the bus stop outside the hospital.

Geoff

 

[B.T.]

I've had a look at the HRM file from last week and the hill is about 1km
long and has an average gradient of 8.5%. There is a section of the climb
that hits the 12% mark for roughly a 100m distance. I'm guessing this is
the bit near the bus stop outside the hospital.

Geoff

Thanks for this, I could never get my head around the TDF gradients etc, but this puts into perspective. Any chance of seeing a full HRM readout for the BR rides (i dont have a HRM yet).

 

[flyingdutch]

Thanks for this, I could never get my head around the TDF gradients etc, but this puts into perspective. Any chance of seeing a full HRM readout for the BR rides (i dont have a HRM yet).

****! ONLY 12%. I was guessing a few higher so I could delude myself into believing that what those guys/gals do in the professional ranks doesnt look so hard after all
Me thinks i might (puts on madhatter's hat) try BawBaw one day to seejust how hard that is...

I still reckon the east side of Tawonga Gap is the hardest/steepest thing I have done. Oh wait; the hill up to Marysville and the first third after M'ville to Lake Mountain were pretty nastee too, and then there was...

 

[blah]

"Geoff" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...

> I've had a look at the HRM file from last week and the hill is about 1km
> long and has an average gradient of 8.5%. There is a section of the climb
> that hits the 12% mark for roughly a 100m distance. I'm guessing this is
> the bit near the bus stop outside the hospital.
>
> Geoff

Thanks Geoff - that's plenty steep. Imagine that average grade for
15-20 kays... ouch. Mt Baw Baw climb AVERAGES 13% for six kays. I'll
think about that next time I'm on the steep part of Burgundy Street.
Tomorrow, I think, if BR 16 is happening.

 

[flyingdutch]

"Geoff" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...

> I've had a look at the HRM file from last week and the hill is about 1km
> long and has an average gradient of 8.5%. There is a section of the climb
> that hits the 12% mark for roughly a 100m distance. I'm guessing this is
> the bit near the bus stop outside the hospital.
>
> Geoff

Thanks Geoff - that's plenty steep. Imagine that average grade for
15-20 kays... ouch. Mt Baw Baw climb AVERAGES 13% for six kays. I'll
think about that next time I'm on the steep part of Burgundy Street.
Tomorrow, I think, if BR 16 is happening.

"if BR 16 is happening."

well, im there...

 

[hippy]

"flyingdutch" <[email protected]
> "if BR 16 is happening."
> well, im there...

Sorry.. Glenvale crits tomorrow..

hippy