New climbing sufferfest video-15%-19% grades

[luv2climb]

Way to go, loved it! I watched the whole thing and now I feel I don't have to go out for my daily ride.

What were you riding? What gearing? Did you stay seated most of the time.

I just edited my first post to include the Garmin Connect data, which I forgot

Here's a picture of my bike after a climbing ride on 2/12:
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Specialized Dolce with camera mounted by kittyz202, on Flickr

It is a 2011 Specialized Dolce Triple women's design. I changed the stock 30-tooth front chainring to a 24, and the stock 13-26 cassette to a Shimano MegaRange 11-34 mtb cassette. Of course, after doing that I had to change the stock derailleur to a Shimano Deore long-cage mtb derailleur.

With this gearing I can climb all the hills you see in the video in the saddle. I'm glad, because at my current weight I will go into oxygen debt if I try to climb out of the saddle

How do we know you were not really walking?

Can't you tell by my heavy breathing?

Seriously, that is why I always leave the original audio in my ride videos, and post a link to the Garmin Connect data both on the video description and in any posts to forums. I want the viewer to see and hear what it was really like to climb stuff like this.

Edit: Yikes I just watched the downhill portion. Was your max speed really 50? I'm impressed you almost caught that second guy. And for a moment...I wasn't sure you were going to make the stop sign. Cool.

Yup. According to the Garmin data, my max speed was exactly 50. The second rider was the wife of the first rider I passed. I had talked to them at the top of the hill. By the way, the male rider was the one I passed on the climb after he passed me first