Scottsdale, Arizona trip
I'll be in Scottdale this February and plan on renting a road bike for a day with my son. I found a place that rents Specialized Robaix SL in my my and my son's size. The shop is in north Scottsdale. Can anyone recommend a 40-50 mile route with maybe 1500-2000' of climbing?
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Originally Posted by oldnslow2
(Post 19221759)
I'll be in Scottdale this February and plan on renting a road bike for a day with my son. I found a place that rents Specialized Robaix SL in my my and my son's size. The shop is in north Scottsdale. Can anyone recommend a 40-50 mile route with maybe 1500-2000' of climbing?
1. Seven Springs - Bartlett Lake Description: With 6,000 feet of climbing, the ascents are plenty and of a variety. This route crosses Seven Springs, down to Bartlett Lake and back. Distance: 76.68 miles Location: Scottsdale Elevation Gain: 4,967 feet Top Elevation: 3,592 feet 2. Tour de Mesa Description: El Tour de Mesa uses this route for its annual road race. It takes cyclists through central Scottsdale, onto the Beeline Highway (State Route 87), along the Salt River and through Usery Mountain Regional Park and back to Mesa. Distance: 69.3 miles Location: Mesa Elevation Gain: 2,059 feet Top Elevation: 2,116 feet 3. Tour de Scottsdale Description: This route takes riders around the McDowell Sonoran Preserve though Fountain Hills and and up and down various rolling climbs. Distance: 67.28 miles Location: Scottsdale, Fountain Hills Elevation Gain: 2,476 feet Top Elevation: 2,718 feet |
Here's some possibilities from google maps. Don't think these have even 1000 ft of elevation change tho.
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Scot...81!1m0!3e2!5i1 You can play with it and see what you like. My suggestion would be instead of coming back Thunderbird Rd, ride up the Skunk Trail to Union Hills and come back that way. Have fun. |
Hey oldnslow, I am glad you started this thread. I grew up in Phoenix and live in Las Vegas now. But I get back pretty often and have a few new routes to try. Thanks crew!
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Check out the Strava heatmap for that area, tons of great riding.
http://labs.strava.com/heatmap/#12/-...2748/gray/bike Dynamite Blvd/E Rio Verde Dr has some nice climbing. North of that is Cave Creek with more hills, south of that will be more Scottsdale, probably a bit more traffic, the closer you get south to the 101. E. Sonoran Desert Dr (west of Dynamite) is a great ride, fairly flat, but nice views, new pavement, and wide bike lanes. |
Originally Posted by oldnslow2
(Post 19221759)
I'll be in Scottdale this February and plan on renting a road bike for a day with my son. I found a place that rents Specialized Robaix SL in my my and my son's size. The shop is in north Scottsdale. Can anyone recommend a 40-50 mile route with maybe 1500-2000' of climbing?
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Originally Posted by OnyxTiger
(Post 19239350)
Are you renting with AOA?
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Decided to upgrade to a Emonda SL6, since i ride a SLR eTap at home.
Here's the route we're doing: gmap-pedometer.com Any suggestions? |
Nice route, there's a few busy roads in there, but they're ridden often, so you'll be fine. Great riding up there.
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Originally Posted by SpeshulEd
(Post 19384586)
Nice route, there's a few busy roads in there, but they're ridden often, so you'll be fine. Great riding up there.
Is it scenic? I'll see enough strip malls the rest of the week driving around. |
Originally Posted by oldnslow2
(Post 19384860)
It's a AOA route from their website, so i'll assume the roads are relatively safe.They can't be worse then Long Island roads.
Is it scenic? I'll see enough strip malls the rest of the week driving around. |
Did the ride today and everything was going good until about mile 25. I started to get stomach cramps and my legs started to give out. I kept drinking water but it got worse. We took a long break in Fountain Hills, but
i started to get nauseous and dizzy... i was dehydrated, even though I drank (3) 24oz water bottles. I tried to continue, but Palisades Blvd. did me in... I was done. So my son rode on and came back with the car for me. First time I "bonked". It was still a awesome ride. 35 miles, 2450', 15.4 mph and 1450c http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r..._122346782.jpg http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r...222_133432.jpg http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r...222_131415.jpg |
Nice. Good shots. Want to ride that one of these days. Sorry about the bonk. At least you got a good ride in.
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Originally Posted by locolobo13
(Post 19397293)
Nice. Good shots. Want to ride that one of these days. Sorry about the bonk. At least you got a good ride in.
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Nice photos and congrats on getting 2500' of elevation in 35 miles! That's actually harder to do in Phoenix than it should be.
Sorry to hear you bonked - dehydration can definitely kick your butt out here. I have plenty of friends that have lived out here for years and still have issues on longer rides. We've all been there. |
@SpeshulEd it seems damn near impossible. I struggle to find 500' some days riding where I am at.
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Thanks to this thread, I rented a Domane from AOA and did the 50 mile ride discussed above. AOA was great, they adjusted anything I wanted on the bike and provided a great route sheet. The ride was wonderful, mostly quiet roads with plenty of room. Very different topography from what I am used to in SoCal.
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I will be making a trip here soon. Thanks for the info!
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