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My longest climbing day (so far)

Old 12-15-22, 09:56 PM
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My longest climbing day (so far)


Finally exceeded 5000’ in a single ride!
62’s feeling pretty good 😎
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Old 12-16-22, 08:47 AM
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Congrats! Nothing like the feeling of achieving a new accomplishment. Sure the ride back down felt good after pedaling up!
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Old 12-17-22, 09:23 PM
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You keep this up and we are kicking you out of the 50+ area.
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Old 12-19-22, 02:11 AM
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Congratulations, be careful climbing can be addicting. Have fun and take care.
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Old 12-19-22, 09:04 AM
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Well done!
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Old 12-20-22, 11:46 AM
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That's a lot of climbing in not very many miles. Good job!
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Old 12-25-22, 09:24 PM
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Were you riding the Willier?
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Originally Posted by jppe
Were you riding the Willier?

No I bought a new Diverge Carbon Expert with much better climbing gears.
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