New climbing sufferfest video-15%-19% grades

[Miranda]

I just edited my first post to include the Garmin Connect data...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

Thank you No, the Garmin data never imports percent grade. I wish it did....

Garmin My Connect...
Ikr?!-ugh... Kinda sux In Training Center on my desk top where my rides are saved you can click on percentage grade vs elevation and get a lovely graph. Why it doesn't show up in My Connect also idk. I own an Edge 705 model.

Passing...
lol... holy sheesh I was watching that part and was sitting here at my pc saying out loud, omg dude hold ur lane, don't get over "ON YOUR LEFT"... man, I wish we had bike lanes here, I'm jealous lol.

Good Job, thx for sharing.

[luv2climb]

Passing...
lol... holy sheesh I was watching that part and was sitting here at my pc saying out loud, omg dude hold ur lane, don't get over "ON YOUR LEFT"... man, I wish we had bike lanes here, I'm jealous lol.

Good Job, thx for sharing.

Thanks Yeah, I had a blast on that last part. I have to admit I was being kind of sneaky, so no "On your left" from me Besides, as you may have noticed on the first 15% climb in the video, talking robs me of precious oxygen

luvs2Climb:

that is very impressive.
I too, like climbing. I am short (5'2") and moderately stocky...138 to 142lbs fluctuating.
I've been riding for just under 2 years. My first (and only so far) bike is a Trek 1600, 44cm..yes, 44cm, with 650 tires...I'm looking to upgrade to a specialized in the near future.
Anyway, I had the opportunity last year during our family vacation in Maui to climb Haleakala. It is touted as the "longest, steepest road on the earth".
It was quite the adventure, to say the least.

I'd love any suggestions you may have wrt selecting a new bike.
I'm leaning towards Specialized Ruby. Either S-works or pro version.

I'm not an expert in anything carbon or high-end. When I bought my road bike last summer I was looking for something that would be great for climbing, since climbing rides are the only ones I use a road bike for. My bike is a 48 cm 2011 Specialized Dolce Triple. I did the work myself to change the stock gearing from 52-42-30 front and 13-26 rear to 52-42-24 front and 11-34 rear. So far I have been able to climb everything in the saddle. The 19% climb you see in the video is the steepest climb I have ridden so far with this bike, even though I was only going 2 or 3 mph

Definitely get a triple if you want to ride steep climbs. I made a point to look at the drivetrain of any bikes I could get a good look at during the ride I posted the video of. Every single one of them had a triple. Some of them had modified low gearing like mine, but not quite as low as mine.

The low gearing is a knee-saver too. I spin easily on climbs that aren't ridiculously steep.

My bike does have a carbon fork, which probably smooths the ride a bit. I notice I don't get jarred as much on bumpy roads with this bike.