Six Gap Century, September 24, 2006

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(But now I've done 3 State 3 Mountain- but don't know how that compares in difficulty to Six Gap- do you guys know?)

I've never done 3 State 3 Mountain so I can't say from personal experience. Most people would say that Six Gap is harder. I think it has about 1000 ft or so more of climbing and some of the climbing is tougher. I would say that the big difference between the two would be Hogpen -- it's long (about 7 miles) and it's steep. It's a Cat 1 climb for the Tour de Georgia. But, if you tackle it with some nice low gearing and take your time, you'll be fine. Heck, they even have a rest stop half-way up so you can break it into manageable chunks. And, once you're done, you get rewarded with an awesome descent. If you like going fast downhill, you can easily hit 50 mph The adrenaline rush from accomplishing that climb and flying down the other side pretty much carries you through to the finish of the ride.

Hogpen is calling you, Nanci. You know you want to do it!!

[Nanci]

I'll never forget BF calling me from halfway up Brasstown Bald (he was tricked by his friend into thinking it was part of Six Gap, and going for a practice ride) saying his HR was 200 and his average speed was 2.5 mph, walking his bike for the last 45 minutes...

Six Gap was the first mountain _anything_ I'd ridden!

I love descending- I'm good at it.

Nanci

[Pedal Wench]

See! You're a natural! Sign up for all 6!!!!!

(Nothing like a little peer pressure on a bike ride, right?!?!?!!!)