I used to do this climb from 89 to about 93. I think its about 12 Km
long, average grade is 13-14% with a short 22% slope at the very top.
A 1 hour time is very good. Half the road is paved the other half is
hard packed dirt/sand. We used to put mountain bike drive trains on
our road bikes so that the smallest gear would have a 1:1 ratio. I may
have used something like a 28 (front), 26 (rear) for most of the ride.
It usually took a fair bit of fiddling to get the gears working properly.
One needs to organize a car ride down from the mountain. Be prepared
for any kind of weather - especially wind at the summit.
Have fun - its a tough climb.
Mike
---- Patrick Bruyere <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I was looking at the Mount Washington Bicycle Hillclimb :
>http://www.tinmtn.org/hillclimb/index.cfm
>
> with interest and was wondering if any OBC members have ever tried
> it ?
> It sure looks like a good challenge and a way to measure up against
> some pro climbers.....
> Any feedback would be great !
> Thanks
>
> Patrick Bruyere
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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