I rode three new hills in the Auburn area: Newcastle Road, Hayes Drive (14% grade), and Crater Hill Road, as well as ones I've ridden once before: Chili Hill Road, Bald Hill Road, and Baxter Grade. Also ran into a member of another bike forum, so in this ride video you get to see me ride with him for about 1/2 mile before I get dropped.

Garmin Connect data: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/95103145

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yzJFA6wsEg

Hayes Drive 14% grade:


Hayes Drive 14% grade by kittyz202, on Flickr

fi'zi:k logo spraypainted on the steep (and painful!) Chili Hill Road climb:


fi'zi:k logo on Chili Hill Road climb by kittyz202, on Flickr

Bottom of Rattlesnake Road climb (disappointingly easy climb, btw) at the north fork of the American River and Folsom Lake:



Crater Hill Road and Wise Road:



What I hope to become once all the excess weight's gone :