Pittsburgh's 2009 Dirty Dozen will be filmed

[fiamme red]

http://www.pr-inside.com/the-dirty-dozen-to-be-filmed-r1588251.htm

[rwsaunders]

I've seen packs of riders scouting segments of the route over the past couple of weekends, as we live near two of the hills. Hats off to the animals that tackle this ride.

Short video from 2007...Canton Avenue...37% grade.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxWceFTkLRU&feature=player_embedded#

[that guy]

I want to try this ride so bad :crap:

[fiamme red]

I've seen packs of riders scouting segments of the route over the past couple of weekends, as we live near two of the hills. Hats off to the animals that tackle this ride.

Short video from 2007...Canton Avenue...37% grade.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxWceFTkLRU&feature=player_embedded#http://www.post-gazette.com/images3/20051127smbike01_HP580.jpg

http://www.moneyforhouses.net/cycling/dd/Canton.jpg

[rwsaunders]

Here's the route map from last year.

[sailorboy]

So I missed it again...anyone know how it went? Did Steevo win? How many showed up?

[sfghbiker]

these photos make me miss pgh. what a cool city...

[cody.wms]

So I missed it again...anyone know how it went? Did Steevo win? How many showed up?

He won again. LINK (http://bike-pgh.org/bbpress/topic/dirty-dozen/page/2#post-23945)

[rwsaunders]

Cold temps at the start but a dry and sunny day. I'll say it again...the folks that make all 13 hills without falling off the bike are animals. :beer:

[rwsaunders]

It's that time of the year...I saw quite a few cyclists scouting the course again over the weekend, as the first three climbs are in my hood. Here's a trailer that someone composed from last year's ride. Looks like the weather will be cool, but sunny and dry. The video portion starts about 2:30 into the trailer. Best of luck folks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX_wYGEJ8jM&feature=player_embedded

[rice rocket]

I visited Canton about 3 weeks ago for the first time. I don't even understand how it's possible to climb unless you wheelie all the way up. There is no grip on the cobbles.


Oh, forecast calls for snow this year too. :rolleyes:

[fiamme red]

http://globalride.net/dirtydozen.html

[Jawn P]

Steevo is the worlds nicest dude and he's going to win it again.

[rwsaunders]

Cold day for those crazed two wheelers, as I headed out the driveway in the morning with light snow on the road. It looks like a decent showing with 160 cyclists participating. It was Steevo again...7th time.

Chapeau :beer:

[rugbysecondrow]

My brother lives on Bigelow street near the hazelwood end point, some wicked crazy hills in his neighborhood with some crappy roads and parked cars and traffic to boot. Great view of the city from his porch, but it would be one hell of a hard ride. I like that area of Pitt, I was just there this morning, didn't know about the race though.

[DfCas]

Heres a short video of a tandumb on Canton.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjK2RQwHzcs

[rice rocket]

Cold day for those crazed two wheelers, as I headed out the driveway in the morning with light snow on the road. It looks like a decent showing with 160 cyclists participating. It was Steevo again...7th time.

Chapeau :beer:
Great article. A bunch of "friends" of mine took me up Suffolk on my 2nd or 3rd ever group ride. I did a LOT of walking on that hill...

How is this event timed? Just hill by hill?


My brother lives on Bigelow street near the hazelwood end point, some wicked crazy hills in his neighborhood with some crappy roads and parked cars and traffic to boot. Great view of the city from his porch, but it would be one hell of a hard ride. I like that area of Pitt, I was just there this morning, didn't know about the race though.

Bigelow is a good street to ride, not the steepest, but definitely long enough to put a hurting on you. It's become my "training hill" of sorts. It's pretty free of traffic, so I can struggle up at my own pace. ;)


Heres a short video of a tandumb on Canton.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjK2RQwHzcs
That's very impressive to say the least... Maybe the extra person on board gets you more grip to the rear?

[rice rocket]

WQED (local public TV) made an episode about this. And it's free to watch.

http://www.wqed.org/tv/its-pittsburgh/watch/

[Hawker]

Exhausted from watching it. Whew!

[bironi]

WQED (local public TV) made an episode about this. And it's free to watch.

http://www.wqed.org/tv/its-pittsburgh/watch/

Thanks for the link. That was a good tour of a city I've never visited, but if I do it will not be in winter. :beer: