DH in Pitt

[F8th637]

Wow, just had to jump in on this thread because of all the places I know in it! DH is from Pittsburgh and his family still lives up there. He grew up in the North Hills area and his sister is now raising a family out near Monroeville. I live in NoVa right now. .and while it does have its perks I definitely don't consider it home. That's the Hampton Roads area of Virginia for me and we went to school in Blacksburg where Roanoke was our closest city.

On my last trip up to Pittsburgh I was looking at how hilly it is up there. If P'burgh doesn't give your thighs a burn, I don't know WHAT will.

[bike4ever]

I remember riding out in the south hills regularly. There was one challenging hill that I always thought snails could beat me up.

[PinkBike]

DH just found out about the rails to trails today, he wants to check it out, but he's been putting in 14 hour days. he plans to take a day off sometime soon i think. thanks everyone for the input!!

[Possegal]

ok, i'm doing a terrible newby thing and resurecting an old thread. but i just had to chime in. i'm a burgh girl myself. i live here in the DC area now but i was born and raised in the south hills of pittsburgh (dormont) and i'm still back there all the time. last couple of times i did bring my bike back with me and i'm amazed to remember the ease with which i used to be able to go up those hills. and it is true, there is no way to get any where without going up a hill. thrift drug used to have a race there where the pro riders had to go up the steepest hill in the city (second steepest was about 4 blocks from my house and no, at no time did i bike up it, heck i don't often drive up it!) about 4 or 5 times during the ride. it was brutal. my sister used to go watch it all the time and i think it may have been the first win lance had after coming back from cancer.

ok, enough rambling, just had to chime in. sorry for reviving an old thread.