Yeah, all the numbers I cited are only what I've been told- the hill is crazy steep though. Lots of false summits- *oh, this is it- no.. OK, here.. NO?* It whoops a man. 
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Biking '10 part 2
- Thread starter Ziltoid
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Last time I paid attention to personal uphill times was the unofficial climber's benchmark for the SF Peninsula...Old La Honda Rd.. Not the absolute steepest (that honor goes to Old Page Mill Rd.) or the longest, but still THE climb to earn bragging rights on (personal best was a 19:31, and 20/21 minutes was an average time). Eric Heiden, who used to live half-way up the road, did the climb in a verified 14:51 when he was racing for the old 7-11 pro team.
I miss that road BAD!
I miss that road BAD!
I was looking for this:
..when I found this:
Reminds me of this:
You guys would not believe the state of our local trails after the hurricane. Hundreds and hundreds of trees down.
A tip for that tip ; Be sure you have the water bottle and not the Cytomax bottle !!!!
(Happened to a buddy)
On the pouch vs camel back question , when I'm MTBing , it's always the camelback but road riding is either saddle bag+bottles or waist pack+ bottles. I find that a little waist pack is less noisy if you carry a couple of tools.
The noise of tools shaking in an under saddle bag REALLY annoys me !
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Or this
I didn't know Salsa made one too. They're using the Surly tires though.
A guy bought a Pugsley in town to do hill intervals on pavement. Sounds painful.
That's why you buy a small bag and pack tight...I've got a tube, tire levers, a fast-patch kit, and a small multi-tool in one of these. These are narrower than the Flites they're strapped under.
Anyone see this?
World's lightest road bike
Not sure of the practicality of bikes like this (especially since I've been known to eat that much at a single sitting - not something I'm proud of) but I sure enjoy seeing what's possible.
World's lightest road bike
Not sure of the practicality of bikes like this (especially since I've been known to eat that much at a single sitting - not something I'm proud of) but I sure enjoy seeing what's possible.
But down tube shifters just for the sake of weight? No thanks
TBH, I wouldn't want to ride that thing more than about 20 miles or so, and now WAY would I do anything approaching a steep'ish decent on it.
I didn't know Salsa made one too. They're using the Surly tires though.
A guy bought a Pugsley in town to do hill intervals on pavement. Sounds painful.
Salsa's was released about a month ago. At the end of the day both Salsa and Surly are owned by QBP so it was going to be the same tire whether it was branded or not.
I have this one: http://www.jandd.com/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=FMMW
Very similar. Small pocket fits CB tool, levers, patches. Big pocket contains 2x CO2 16g and inflator plus a tube.
+1. Interesting concept, but anything lighter than the UCI weight limit is overkill. I consider my own bike overkill, so I'm not just being a hard ass.
There's something comforting knowing that my bike and components have been used at full blast by the pros. If they can ride it, I can ride it.
That is a valid thought, but also keep in the back of your mind that pro-lvl frames usually only need to, and are only expected to, survive one stage or race, and even then there's a team car back there somewhere with five more bikes on the roof...just in case...
Componentry is another story tho, and I also do enjoy knowing that my stuff has already survived pro abuse.
I'll pass on Cancellara's front der.
(I know I know, second Cancellara chain drop not funny joke in the same thread, I'm done now, I promise).
Yeah, well some of the WORST abusers of shifters are the guys who are in the saddle every day, and especially the Spaniards...I don't get it, you'd think that they would understand, but apparently not...
