Question about average speeds

[Possegal]

he he he. now naturally these are not roads that i ever felt the need to try, nor was it necessary to travel on them. for me at least. pity the folks who need to drive them because of where they live! especially in the snow! as a kid riding a bike in pittsburgh i learned quickly how to get anywhere with the least amount of hills. but that didn't mean no hills. at least it never meant any of the dirty dozen hills.

[jobob]

Good grief !!!

[smilingcat]

+1 about avg speed. It should only be used on a fixed course you use on regular basis. If you change your course, your avg speed will greatly change. When I do hill reps, I may only avg 11-13mph. going up and down. Byt the time I do my last climb, my legs are frazzled and can only average 8mph.

as for the steepest hills, it seems most are around 30-37% range. I might try the LA hill climb. see how many reps I can do.

Steep climbs :
Climb the kaiser with near 20% grade for half a mile from big creek station to billy creek lunch stop elevation 5280' GPS reading at big creek. lunch stop was over 8,000' after riding for less than 5 miles.

another one was at Sierra Classic on slug gulch. A set of stair case climb. 200foot climb with about 100' flat "rest area" about 18% grade on the climb.

death ride on Ebetts. At hairpin turns, the inside portion hits about 18%.

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Ace,

if you have had knee trouble, seriously think about going to a triple with 30+ cog in rear. Climbing hills by mashing is extremely hard on the knee. So do be careful.

smilingcat

[Brandy]

as for the steepest hills, it seems most are around 30-37% range. I might try the LA hill climb. see how many reps I can do.

Smilingcat...is that Fargo Street that you're talking about?

[smilingcat]

Smilingcat...is that Fargo Street that you're talking about?

yes that's the one... I'm more worried about the descent. Can a regular caliper brake cool down enough or will it overheat with just one descent?

If I do the ride on my road bike, I will be swapping out my regular double with a compact double and look for an oversized cluster in the rear. And I'll probably have my friend at the bottom with my water. No point in lifiting all that water to the top of the hill. this is where every ounce of weight counts.

smilingcat

[Brandy]

yes that's the one... I'm more worried about the descent. Can a regular caliper brake cool down enough or will it overheat with just one descent?

If I do the ride on my road bike, I will be swapping out my regular double with a compact double and look for an oversized cluster in the rear. And I'll probably have my friend at the bottom with my water. No point in lifiting all that water to the top of the hill. this is where every ounce of weight counts.

smilingcat

We went to Fargo Street on Easter Sunday when my boyfriend made several ascents and descents. I have no desire to try it!





Here's the set of pics...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclema...7600058662879/

[RoadRaven]

OK... re that pic on the previous page - I want to know who won that race!!!


Pssst... Brandy... love your bf's helmet!
(Pretty impressive to get up there... how does he find his Scott?)

[Possegal]

do you mean the race between the guy in socks and the biker?? if so, the guy in socks ran up the hill faster than the cyclist biked it.

[RoadRaven]

do you mean the race between the guy in socks and the biker?? if so, the guy in socks ran up the hill faster than the cyclist biked it.

Yup - I did
Thanks
Great pic - I'm going to make it my wallpaper at work for a while (my current wallpaper is Onone Wood timetrialling... though I am still on leave til Feb though - waahoo!!!)

OK... next question:
Who made it down more quickly

[Brandy]

Pssst... Brandy... love your bf's helmet!
(Pretty impressive to get up there... how does he find his Scott?)

Yes, I know. That was back in the day, before he realized that he has to listen to me. He's a good boy now and wears his helmet.

Oh, and he loves his Scott!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Hmm...funny, I didn't notice that he wasn't wearing a helmet.

[Brandy]

Hmm...funny, I didn't notice that he wasn't wearing a helmet.

His nice legs usually get my attention when I look at that picture.

[7rider]

Is Canton Ave in Pittsburgh the road referred to as "the wall" in the US Pro crit races?

Nevermind....it's Manyunk Wall in Philly....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5487v8_N1iQ
Favorite quote: "Any predictions on the race (winner)?" "Yeah. He's gonna have a tight a$$ and it's gonna happen in about 3 hours."