[DVBC] In search of hills

[Christine Martha]

Yo!  DVBC -- are you guys forgetting about that monster --  Knowlton.  It is a bit short at 3/4 miles but with enough steepness -- about 7% -- it makes your knees scream on the repeat climb.  Don't forget the Sweetwater Rd. which is just about 1 1/4 miles long with a climb that has two sections.   Try Sweetwater Rd. on a classic 60 year old 3 speed bike and wear your khakis like our guy Steve Bertinelli.  
   
  Gladwynne has perfect long climbs through Rose Glen Road or the return climb from River Road up to Montgomery Ave.   I still can't believe how I used to do it on a 28 lb. bike (old 12 speed) in 42x23 (saving the 26 cog for emergencies).  The Main Line CLub and BCP both have hill training rides through Gladwynne with posted cue sheets in the BCP Ride Library.

Antonio Rocha <tony at dvbc.org> wrote:
  Paxon Hollow road. I can show you Hill Rodeo sometime if you like :)

Tony


At 07:07 PM 4/3/2007 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi All:
>
>Long time lurker/reader but a first time poster to the DVBC group. I
>need some help from those of you very familiar with the climbs in this
>area. I am seeking out a climb to do hill repeats. The climb needs
>to be at least 1.5 miles long and be a steady 4 to 6% grade. The only
>one I can come up with is Rose Tree Road but that really isn't very
>safe to do repeats on and it's not quite long enough.
>
>Thanks in advance for any recommendations.
>--
>Rich
>
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