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Griff · 12-12-2011, 06:54 PM

Individually, those climbs are monsters but to stack them like that is insanity. That route is pretty much the original Highlander. I done bits and pieces of this like the Bopple section and they're was enough on their own...

You want to do it, I can tell.

HungLikeJesus · 12-12-2011, 11:13 PM

There's a local ride called the Evergreen Triple bypass. It's 120 miles, with 10,000 feet of elevation gain. This year you can do the double triple, which means that you can ride it once on Saturday and again on Sunday but in the opposite direction.

For me a long ride is 60 miles with 3,000 feet of elevation.

HungLikeJesus · 12-13-2011, 12:49 AM

By the way, have you had a look at this thread?

Griff · 12-13-2011, 05:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

There's a local ride called the Evergreen Triple bypass. It's 120 miles, with 10,000 feet of elevation gain. This year you can do the double triple, which means that you can ride it once on Saturday and again on Sunday but in the opposite direction.

Wow, just wow. See you're starting at over 7,500 feet. Holy...Crap.

I'm starting to get that road ride itch maybe I need to work out a decent commuter route for the Spring.

regular.joe · 12-13-2011, 06:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

By the way, have you had a look at this thread?

Excellent! Glad to see I have lots of mentorship available in the Cellar.

No riding this week,

sign for the new house on Friday and am packing and cleaning all week as well as clearing to move to the new unit. My wife would have kittens if I took two hours a day to ride in the afternoons. I'll kick back up next week.

HungLikeJesus · 12-13-2011, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Griff

Wow, just wow. See you're starting at over 7,500 feet. Holy...Crap.

I'm starting to get that road ride itch maybe I need to work out a decent commuter route for the Spring.

It doesn't surprise me that there are people that can do that ride - but I'm amazed at how many people can do it.

footfootfoot · 12-13-2011, 02:05 PM

griff, how did you make tha graph? I'd like to graph a ride we used to do in VT, 6 gaps: http://www.northeastcycling.com/six_gaps.html

Hmm. I just googled 6 gaps and found a whole website with info and mapes and what not.

Shit, I used to be in shape.
Six Gaps Features:
Approx. 132 miles riding distance
Approx. 11,700 feet of climbing*
Six major climbs ranging in 1300 to over 1900 feet net gain
One moderate 500 foot climb through Granville Gulf
Sustained grades of 20% to 24% on Lincoln Gap
True loop – no backtracking or revisiting earlier points
Can bail-out after 2 or 4 gaps
Nice views from many of the gaps

BTW, we didn't have food stops and we didn't have a pussy peloton, it was usually just two or three of us.

Griff · 12-13-2011, 06:48 PM

Foot, the web guy did that. I think Joe's site can do it. I'm fooling with veloroutes .org at the moment. I think it has that function as well. Here is my commute from when I rode to work at BU.

http://veloroutes.org/bikemaps/?route=75191

Griff · 12-13-2011, 06:56 PM

Try it differently...

Griff · 12-13-2011, 06:59 PM

Okay now I've got it.

HungLikeJesus · 12-13-2011, 07:21 PM

Is that 2204 feet going left-to-right? It looks like a lot more going back.

Griff · 12-13-2011, 07:55 PM

Coming home was more work than going in, I'll have to look at it to see if its inverted or somehow messed up.

edit: I don't see an easy way to map the route backwards. It is a lot more climbing coming home. West Hill in Vestal is a grind as is my hill.

Griff · 12-13-2011, 08:22 PM

Potential commute in the Spring. Again going in is easy peasey and home is more work. I'll have to check the road conditions.

http://veloroutes.org/bikemaps/?route=75196#

HungLikeJesus · 12-13-2011, 08:34 PM

That looks like a great ride to work. I didn't know that area was so mountainous.

Griff · 12-13-2011, 08:54 PM

Well, hilly anyway... have to add a 0 to be mountainous.

12-12-2011, 06:54 PM	#31
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Individually, those climbs are monsters but to stack them like that is insanity. That route is pretty much the original Highlander. I done bits and pieces of this like the Bopple section and they're was enough on their own... You want to do it, I can tell. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

12-12-2011, 11:13 PM	#32
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	There's a local ride called the Evergreen Triple bypass. It's 120 miles, with 10,000 feet of elevation gain. This year you can do the double triple, which means that you can ride it once on Saturday and again on Sunday but in the opposite direction. For me a long ride is 60 miles with 3,000 feet of elevation. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

12-13-2011, 12:49 AM	#33
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	By the way, have you had a look at this thread? __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

12-13-2011, 02:05 PM	#37
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	griff, how did you make tha graph? I'd like to graph a ride we used to do in VT, 6 gaps: http://www.northeastcycling.com/six_gaps.html Hmm. I just googled 6 gaps and found a whole website with info and mapes and what not. Shit, I used to be in shape. Six Gaps Features: Approx. 132 miles riding distance Approx. 11,700 feet of climbing* Six major climbs ranging in 1300 to over 1900 feet net gain One moderate 500 foot climb through Granville Gulf Sustained grades of 20% to 24% on Lincoln Gap True loop – no backtracking or revisiting earlier points Can bail-out after 2 or 4 gaps Nice views from many of the gaps BTW, we didn't have food stops and we didn't have a pussy peloton, it was usually just two or three of us. Attached Images __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

12-13-2011, 06:48 PM	#38
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Foot, the web guy did that. I think Joe's site can do it. I'm fooling with veloroutes .org at the moment. I think it has that function as well. Here is my commute from when I rode to work at BU. http://veloroutes.org/bikemaps/?route=75191 Attached Images __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

12-13-2011, 06:56 PM	#39
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Try it differently... Attached Images __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

12-13-2011, 06:59 PM	#40
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Okay now I've got it. Attached Images __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

12-13-2011, 07:21 PM	#41
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Is that 2204 feet going left-to-right? It looks like a lot more going back. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

12-13-2011, 07:55 PM	#42
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Coming home was more work than going in, I'll have to look at it to see if its inverted or somehow messed up. edit: I don't see an easy way to map the route backwards. It is a lot more climbing coming home. West Hill in Vestal is a grind as is my hill. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis Last edited by Griff; 12-13-2011 at 08:03 PM.

12-13-2011, 08:22 PM	#43
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Potential commute in the Spring. Again going in is easy peasey and home is more work. I'll have to check the road conditions. http://veloroutes.org/bikemaps/?route=75196# Attached Images __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

12-13-2011, 08:34 PM	#44
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	That looks like a great ride to work. I didn't know that area was so mountainous. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

12-13-2011, 08:54 PM	#45
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Well, hilly anyway... have to add a 0 to be mountainous. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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