This year's Fargo Street climb is in about a week, March 15th, organized by the LA Wheelmen. Not a race, but a friendly contest to see who can climb it the most times in a row. Ouch. The city lists it as 32%, most folks say it's 33%, sometimes it's claimed to be 35%. I'm a believer in the 33% theory. It's one hill over from my place, I've walked up it a few times, but never tried it on a bike. I've also walked up Baldwin Street in New Zealand, the world record holder at 35%, and wasn't impressed - only gets crazy steep in the last 30 feet or so. But then I'm biased because I'm proud of my neighborhood's insane hills.
http://www.lawheelmen.org/fargo.htm -Pete On 3/3/09, sanjoser <thomas.savar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Fargo St in Los Angeles is supposed to be really steep. > I seem to remember a 33% or 35% grade. It's been a long time. > I think a race is held on it as well. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
