If I were in shape, I think I could grunt the Monocog up most of it, with some bailouts; I'd love to try the dirt -- after all, didn't Grant invent biking-+-running?
Garth: the BAs I have *are* 2.3s, but mounted on the Snowcats, they measure an actual 65 mm. (Aside: For some reason, the BAs seem hugely oversized, in respect of their bead, to the Snowcats: when I change a tube for a flat, the tires literally fall off the rim, and I have to hold them together with the tires until I get the tubes up to 10 psi or so.If I put more than 25 lb in the tubes, I'd worry, but my usual pressure is *no more than* 15 front, 20 rear, at least for the sandy soil around here. Pugsley: It must (1) have a horrible Q (that on the Monocog is 150) and be a dog on pavement (the Monocog rides surprisingly well even at 12/17. On 9/5/09, Jim M. <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Sep 5, 7:53 am, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I'd really love to climb Diablo on my fat tired 29er ss -- I wonder if I'd >> have the strength to do so. I do love climbing ss or fixed. What are the >> steepest grades? And am I right in thinking that the climb is about 11 >> miles? > > The road climb averages 6% to 7% before it hits the final summit push. > The final approx. 2 miles hits 12% - 15% in places. I've done it on my > Quickbeam geared 32/20 and could probably go to an 18. The dirt climb > gets much steeper and requires a lot of what I call 24" gearing (i.e., > 2 feet). > > Jim M > at the foot of Mt Diablo, CA > > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM Professional Resumes. Contact [email protected] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
