Pittsburgh hills

[frkr...@gmail.com]

Article about a race in Pittsburgh's hills. 37% grade, anyone?

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-city/with-grit-sweat-they-tackle-em-the-dirty-dozen-663572/

or

http://tinyurl.com/booeuyl

- Frank Krygowski

[cycl...@yahoo.com]

Wow, and I thought that 20% was painful. Of course that is a mile long. but 37% is amazing. You can't pave something that steep so it much be built of stones. They do that in Europe here and there mostly in small villages

[Jym Dyer]

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-city/with-grit-sweat-they-tackle-em-the-dirty-dozen-663572/

> Wow, and I thought that 20% was painful. Of course that is a
> mile long. but 37% is amazing. You can't pave something that
> steep so it much be built of stones.

=v= Many Pittsburgh streets are brick, with cobblestone for the
especially steep sections.

=v= I grew up biking these streets, and have long been puzzled
by people saying that San Francisco is a hilly place to ride. :^)
<_Jym_>

[Wes Groleau]

Listen closer. "hilluva"

:-)


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[cycl...@yahoo.com]

Jym - how long are these sections? A hundred yards or so is manageable but as I said, we have a 20% grade of a mile in a couple of places around SF bay. Not that I'd go riding that when for only 6 miles you can get around it. :-)