Photos of your bike next to % grade signs
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Photos of your bike next to % grade signs
Anyone else like to take pics of their bike at the top of a climb, especially if it has a percent grade sign? Here's mine. I only have 2 of these with my bike next to the sign, so I'll take some more pics this summer.
Prospectors Grade in Coloma, CA. 2.6 mile climb, max grade 16%.
Near the top of Prospectors Grade by kittyz202, on Flickr
Bowman Road near Auburn, CA. Short steep painful one with a max grade of 13%. This is my profile pic.
Bowman Road 12% grade sign by kittyz202, on Flickr
Prospectors Grade in Coloma, CA. 2.6 mile climb, max grade 16%.
Near the top of Prospectors Grade by kittyz202, on Flickr
Bowman Road near Auburn, CA. Short steep painful one with a max grade of 13%. This is my profile pic.
Bowman Road 12% grade sign by kittyz202, on Flickr
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New one from today's ride. This is Snows Road in Camino, CA. It is rated the toughest climb in El Dorado County.
Snows Road 11% grade sign by kittyz202, on Flickr
Snows Road 11% grade sign by kittyz202, on Flickr
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Anyone else like to take pics of their bike at the top of a climb, especially if it has a percent grade sign? Here's mine. I only have 2 of these with my bike next to the sign, so I'll take some more pics this summer.
Prospectors Grade in Coloma, CA. 2.6 mile climb, max grade 16%.
Near the top of Prospectors Grade by kittyz202, on Flickr
Bowman Road near Auburn, CA. Short steep painful one with a max grade of 13%. This is my profile pic.
Bowman Road 12% grade sign by kittyz202, on Flickr
Prospectors Grade in Coloma, CA. 2.6 mile climb, max grade 16%.
Near the top of Prospectors Grade by kittyz202, on Flickr
Bowman Road near Auburn, CA. Short steep painful one with a max grade of 13%. This is my profile pic.
Bowman Road 12% grade sign by kittyz202, on Flickr
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Thanks. Just over a year. I started climbing again last May at 214 pounds. I weighed myself after yesterday's ride and I was 146.8, even though I drank plenty of water during the ride. We'll see if it stays that low later on this morning. I'm doing more climbing today before and after watching (and recording) the Nevada City Classic, so maybe I'll lose a couple pounds this week.
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Here's some new ones from last Saturday's ride. I took my Dahon Speed D7 7-speed folding bike because I drove a rental vehicle to the mountains and it's a PITA to put a full-size road bike in a typical sedan.
Top of the Lake Tahoe side of Kingsbury Grade
Kingsbury Grade 9% grade sign & Dahon Speed D7 by kittyz202, on Flickr
Top of the Carson Valley side of Kingsbury Grade. I haven't climbed this yet, but I definitely will when I bring my road bike up there.
Kingsbury Grade 9% grade sign (east side) by kittyz202, on Flickr
Midway point of the Lake Tahoe side of Kingsbury Grade descent
midway point of Kingsbury Grade descent by kittyz202, on Flickr
Top of the Lake Tahoe side of Kingsbury Grade
Kingsbury Grade 9% grade sign & Dahon Speed D7 by kittyz202, on Flickr
Top of the Carson Valley side of Kingsbury Grade. I haven't climbed this yet, but I definitely will when I bring my road bike up there.
Kingsbury Grade 9% grade sign (east side) by kittyz202, on Flickr
Midway point of the Lake Tahoe side of Kingsbury Grade descent
midway point of Kingsbury Grade descent by kittyz202, on Flickr
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New one from yesterday's ride. This is the top of of one of the steep sections of Mosquito Road near Placerville, CA.
Mosquito Road 15% grade sign by kittyz202, on Flickr
Mosquito Road 15% grade sign by kittyz202, on Flickr
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New one from yesterday's ride. This is the top of the steepest section of Iowa Hill Road near Colfax in Placer County, CA.
Iowa Hill Road 15% grade sign by kittyz202, on Flickr
Iowa Hill Road 15% grade sign by kittyz202, on Flickr
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New one from yesterday's ride. This is the top of the steepest section of Iowa Hill Road near Colfax in Placer County, CA.
Iowa Hill Road 15% grade sign by kittyz202, on Flickr
Iowa Hill Road 15% grade sign by kittyz202, on Flickr
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