I have ridden up Lemmon many times. There are several milepoints to remember:
Mile 6 - Molino Basin - restroom. Mile 14 - Windy Point Vista - restroom. Mile 21 - Palisades - WATER, restroom (this spigot is the first place to get water). This time of year, you could probably get up to palisades on two large bottles. The water is located at a turnout on the right side of the road. If you see the ranger station on the left, you have gone about 50 feet too far. Mile 25 - Summerhaven - small town with a restaurant to get pie!, pizza place, homeade fudge, etc. Other considerations: Most important - it is always 20 to 25 degrees colder at the top than the bottom, so make sure to have a jacket or something for the descent. Also - keep this in mind as you start up the hill on Catalina Hwy, you will see the first switchback above you on the right. It looks MUCH steeper than it actually is. The whole mountain is about a 4% grade. The last two miles at the top drop downhill into Summerhaven and you have to climb out on your way back, but it's not that bad. I used to always ride a 53 x 25 gear on my gofast bike. Now that I have the AHH, I would probably use my 50 x 24 most of the way - maybe 50 x 27 in steeper sections. Dylan On Feb 15, 7:34 pm, Ted Durant <[email protected]> wrote: > So, the plan is to ride up Mt. Lemmon in two weeks. Any Tucson or > Phoenix BOBs with advice? What are we likely to encounter for weather? > > Ted Durant > Milwaukee, WI --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
