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Originally Posted by caloso
Is Six Gap hilly? I'm guessing it is from the name. Personally I would feel much more comfortable running tubulars than clinchers (if we're talking carbon to carbon) on a ride with lots of braking.
Somewhere around 11K' of climbing. I was certainly on the brakes at times, but the descents were mostly manageable, IMHO. I did not ever feel the need to 'ride the brakes' for any extended period of time. And I was occasionally passed on downhills. www.6gap.com

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