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ScottD
17-03-2008, 07:34 PM
No big dog challenges to be seen here. Pain all round.

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Christo
17-03-2008, 08:29 PM
That's just cruel & unusual punishment, should be a law against it.

Wow, I want to ride down it... Kind of looks like my driveway...
akashra
17-03-2008, 08:29 PM
Aren't some of the streets around/near Terry's Avenue (Belgrave) 28% at some parts?
ducan
17-03-2008, 09:27 PM
That would make for the best spectator point ... 11-23 HELL !

is there any computer that measures gradient... good find scottd any link to share ?
jasco
17-03-2008, 11:24 PM
That would make for the best spectator point ... 11-23 HELL !

is there any computer that measures gradient... good find scottd any link to share ?

Garmin 305 and better do it, they measure it off 4 satellites to give you speed altitude and gradient
DarrenHunt
18-03-2008, 10:30 AM
haha, awesome photos... i dont think there's anything close to 28% in syd

pretoria parade in hornsby is close to, if not the steepest in syd and its about 18% from memory for about 800m

and the new polar cs600 and cs400 measure gradient
Demo Dave
18-03-2008, 06:04 PM
pretoria parade in hornsby is close to, if not the steepest in syd and its about 18% from memory for about 800m


Tell me about it... I live down the bottom of it.
tofer
04-04-2008, 04:55 PM
Sir Henry Robert drive, going up Mt Tamborine is 20% for 2km, levels out to 12% or so for a km, then 20% again for 800m. (the signs on the side of the road say it and so does my cs600)

And yes.. it does hurt in a 39-23... a lot
I-AM-TEH-FASTEST-11
08-04-2008, 06:18 PM
im so there...
bazza
08-04-2008, 10:01 PM
are they running standard gearing? 20% is fair bad ass. we only have one thats about 200m long here and thats nasty enough.
Dumbellina
11-04-2008, 10:45 AM
It does remind me of some of the climbs around Central Java, which you would have seen in Dec-Jan this year for all the landslides.
'Ross
11-04-2008, 12:50 PM
I know all about climbing massive hills, just check out my daily commute*
'Ross
11-04-2008, 12:51 PM
*Massive hills not pictured^^^:rolleyes::p