Originally Posted by
MetinUz
Most climbs I would consider an Everest attempt have tricky descents, so not a good place for superlight tubular wheelset and only a front brake, especially when you're fatigued from hours and hours of climbing. The only place I might consider it would be Monitor or Carson Pass in the Sierra Nevada, with smooth pavement, gentle curves and good sight lines.
Yeah, totally depends on the local topography. Around here I have no large climbs to do everesting, the biggest hills anywhere close to here are 30m or 40m perhaps. There's been a few riders that have done it on the short steep hills we have. I was looking at one hill I like to ride and it'd be a 197 laps of it to everest. I probably wouldn't bother trying it with my theoretical setup since I don't have fancy light wheels and I like having two brakes too.