tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001519296846134184.post6245257858585250866..comments2023-10-31T08:57:16.366-04:00Comments on Tall Tree Cycles Ride Log: Road Descent: Hairy with a Capital HMatt Surchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04244780566118768642noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001519296846134184.post-2791060139812463652010-02-24T14:35:08.844-05:002010-02-24T14:35:08.844-05:00I filmed that Iseran descent as part of the Annual...I filmed that Iseran descent as part of the Annual Fireflies charity ride from Geneva to Cannes. Its a 38Km climb roughly i think, up to about 2700m we hit 55mph coming down although as you saw the vehicles slowed us slightly in parts. <br />Im going again this year and will film all of the descents! <br />epic feeling being up there, i highly recomend it. more info on twitter @therealmarky and @firefliesride<br /><br />thanks<br />markmarkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12528027912862501551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001519296846134184.post-73943766248259285242010-01-01T02:11:40.466-05:002010-01-01T02:11:40.466-05:00Awesome descent.
Reminds me a bit of Hurricane Ri...Awesome descent.<br /><br />Reminds me a bit of Hurricane Ridge here in the Seattle area, that I've done a few times.<br /><br />What goes up, must come down....Dan Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609122101907983132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001519296846134184.post-60127005485728331722009-12-29T10:08:47.613-05:002009-12-29T10:08:47.613-05:00cool, literally!
Where is that?
What is the grade...cool, literally!<br /><br />Where is that?<br />What is the grade on them roads?<br /><br /><br />Other places to try: (I'm sure there are more on our side)<br />Vancouver - do Seymour (only about 13km though) and Cyprus. If you go...<br />Costa Rica has some good "hair raising" road riding.<br />Pueto Rico - do the rain forest climb (only about 14km).<br />Dominica island - some frigen fantastic steep hills.<br />St Lucia - up and down all day long.<br /><br />Haven't been over seas yet. Looks too cold for a vacation...<br />When on vacation, I like heat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001519296846134184.post-14635334457532659462009-12-23T11:47:13.249-05:002009-12-23T11:47:13.249-05:00I want to go to there...I want to go to there...Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01273355001119444890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001519296846134184.post-84689307425834494952009-12-21T11:42:29.453-05:002009-12-21T11:42:29.453-05:00Re: enthusiasts, yeah, in the Alps, you see so man...Re: enthusiasts, yeah, in the Alps, you see so many old dudes on their daily jaunt up the local 16 km TdF col, good way to get your 90 mins of exercise.<br /><br />What's funny about Europe is how many people don't wear helmets, don't want to hide that lovely coiffed silver mane. <br /><br />ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001519296846134184.post-54508507644014844452009-12-19T09:14:09.938-05:002009-12-19T09:14:09.938-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Pasciihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16974673924952791873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001519296846134184.post-1931994588707280362009-12-18T23:16:26.028-05:002009-12-18T23:16:26.028-05:00Yeah, I guess it'd be about an hour up, if it ...Yeah, I guess it'd be about an hour up, if it takes 15 minutes at about 80k/hr to descend. Must be about 20k. I think those roads are not steep, but I bet 20 would take a good bit of effort for an hour. <br /><br />As Pascal says, there are certainly lots of really good 'enthusiasts' in Europe. Racers from North America routinely get thrashed in Europe in every discipline. The gap seems to be narrowing slowly, but there is still a gap. I think riders from around here stack up well in North America, but we certainly would get schooled in Europe. I can just see myself getting dropped on a descent in the Dolomites by an Italian guy in his 60s who has never raced in his life. Not something to feel bad about, but inspired by!Matt Surchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04244780566118768642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001519296846134184.post-64939553705526821742009-12-18T22:58:56.543-05:002009-12-18T22:58:56.543-05:00all I could think about was the ride up. They def...all I could think about was the ride up. They definitely earned that decent!!!Steve Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17665409082701509888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001519296846134184.post-38337562346308737522009-12-18T19:39:43.410-05:002009-12-18T19:39:43.410-05:00That was wicked. Not sure if it would be more diff...That was wicked. Not sure if it would be more difficult that a world Cup DH but I think I'd rather fall in dirt than pavement. Id love to know how fast they were going. Loved when they passed the car.<br /><br />gcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001519296846134184.post-72062961274592928202009-12-17T08:23:38.714-05:002009-12-17T08:23:38.714-05:00Looks fun Mike, though, as you say, the rider is g...Looks fun Mike, though, as you say, the rider is going painfully slow. I assume that's in Hawaii; Pascal and his wife rode some downhills there on cruisers.Matt Surchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04244780566118768642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001519296846134184.post-47769100816960097442009-12-16T21:54:03.006-05:002009-12-16T21:54:03.006-05:00that's a sweet ride.
here's another good ...that's a sweet ride.<br /><br />here's another good one:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHO5plS3TW4<br /><br />haleakala. 60k from start to finish with a 3k vert. the video's a bit lame though. the guy's taking it way easy. it's not that steep and a ton of sharp switchbacks , but you can still do 70 to 80 on the straights.<br /><br />the record ascend belongs to a canadian btw.Michalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17400135055580603605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001519296846134184.post-36714584155055378212009-12-16T12:39:32.237-05:002009-12-16T12:39:32.237-05:00What I noticed most of all is
a) thew number of s...What I noticed most of all is <br />a) thew number of snow run-off puddles they go through (I slipped on a frozen one last spring that just looked like water)<br />and b) the huge number of cyclists in general. They all climbed it and descended. Maybe not as fast, but still.<br />it makes me realize that we're pretty small potatoes when we compare ourselves to "enthusiasts" (i.e not PROs) in France, Spain and Italy.Pasciihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16974673924952791873noreply@blogger.com