3.1 Miles, 1540 feet and a TRUCK!

[Starfish]

So glad to hear you are ok. Sad to hear the truck didn't stop to check...

[Wahine]

Wow V. What a crazy story. The climb itself is adventure enough but that truck.... eek. Good on you for not panicking!! Bike handling is so important.

You're my hero.

[r900]

Ditto what KnottedYet said. By the way, for those of us that live in vertically challenged areas of the earth, what kind of gears are you pulling on a 9 and 15% grade?

[Veronica]

I have a compact double with a 46 - 33 in the front, 11 - 34 in the rear. I spent most of the ride in the 34. There were a couple of sections where it did flatten out a bit and I shifted up a few gears. I only stood once and not for very long. That would be where my heart rate went up to 191, I think.

V.

[Aggie_Ama]

I am late reading this but wow! After driving north of the bay when we visited I don't know how you gals do it. We drove out to Muir Woods (and I think Mount Tamalpais), I almost vomitted coming down the hills. I RARELY get car sick but some of those roads had me a little woozy. And I saw plenty of cyclists just plugging along.