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07-13-2018, 01:41 PM
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On roads like that, I wonder which corner will have gravel in it. fun video
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07-13-2018, 02:16 PM
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In my experience that road is remarkably free of impediments. There are some fantastic sweepers at the bottom, but on at least one occasion I've had a pedal strike from beginning to accelerate out of the turn a hair early — that would be my main fear doing it on a fixed gear.
BTW, nit-picky detail for anyone looking to replicate the ride, their climb is more often referred to as "Little GMR" whereas "GMR" refers to the road that they descended (at least, in my circle of friends). When the ToC has held the Queen Stage using those roads, they do it in reverse, descending Little GMR then climbing GMR to the eventual stage finish at the Mt. Baldy ski lifts. I'd like to know how those bikes were geared.
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07-13-2018, 02:46 PM
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07-13-2018, 03:47 PM
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07-13-2018, 04:08 PM
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Lest I be misunderstood, both GMR climbs are outstanding. The only reason I've done GMR more frequently than Little GMR is because you access the latter from Highway 39 and the road that connects the two -- East Fork -- is not a particularly pleasant one IMO.
This would be the best way to enjoy both climbs, though if you're really short on time you could lop off the Glendora Ridge portion (i.e., mile 9.7 to mile 43.7): https://www.strava.com/routes/14319209
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07-13-2018, 04:13 PM
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I don't know to which of the two riders that refers, but no matter what, pretty impressive.
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07-13-2018, 04:17 PM
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Same question here.
We used to train in the mountains when I was in the inferior categories with fixed gear. Times have changed a lot and not many people uses fix gears anymore even to teach kids to ride, which IMO is a must. IM super curious about the gear because is not the same going up with 42x 19 than going up with 50x17... The reason they use fix gear is to get the pedaling technique polished, you have to come back to basics time to time. Need to build me a fix gear, darn :/ Miss that a lot. Quote:
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07-13-2018, 04:19 PM
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48x17?? are those mountains steep and long?? anybody knows???
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07-13-2018, 05:03 PM
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When she was at Marian I watched her a few times. She made it look easy. Sometimes hung out leisurely in the back for awhile. When she got bored, she easily rode up to and off the front. Everyone knew she was something special.
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07-13-2018, 05:08 PM
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Look at the route I provided -- the climb you see them doing (Little GMR) is 4.8 miles and gains 1,424 feet, so averages 5.6%. The descent is more gradual, averaging 4.4% Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Last edited by cgolvin; 07-13-2018 at 05:13 PM. Reason: added clarification
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07-13-2018, 05:11 PM
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Yeah. That specific climb (Glendora Mountain Road, AKA GMR) is about 8 miles at 5% average, with sustained pitches up to 9%. I've only done it once, but let me assure you, it's a serious climb.
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07-13-2018, 05:41 PM
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07-14-2018, 04:02 PM
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SO they are going that thing using 48x17?? I have to be honest here and based in my own experience (add the video)... You can do those climbs super slow with that gearing, is hard but doable, actually they arent spiining the gear at all, dunno what to think... doable yes, but if you know you have someting that is like 8 miles long personally I would have picked something smaller like a 42x17 maybe.
It is interesting tho... next time I go to the skyline, I will go with the gearing the girls are using, just to remember how weak im at riding a bike lately  Doubt will be able to do 1 mile Quote:
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