on was Palomares Road. The south entrance is pretty moderate with 10% sections here and there but the north entrance starts at 7 and 8% for a couple of kilometers. Goes to 9% for a kilometer

would descend Palomares on the north side at 180 kph and make a 30 degree lane staying in my lane but then one time I saw a car exiting a driveway that would have been blind and then further

started up Palomares Rd but I could only make it about 1/3rd of the way up until I simply couldn't climb the road anymore and turned around. Not having climbed since getting a cold

back via Palomares Rd. The Alameda County site says that Palomares is closed but it isn't since I drove up to the winery there to pick up a case of wine. They could not possibly keep

, is Palomares Rd. This is a favorite north-south climb for local cyclists. Along this road all of the farms have been put out of business and some of the hanger's on ranch cattle,

back over Palomares which would add an additional 1700 feet. Also the Tuesday ride instead of 25 miles would be 37 with another 800 feet of climbing. Now that my friend has moved back down

I climbed Palomares again yesterday. Unfortunately I took some 8 hour Tylenol before leaving because I had a headache. And then when I got to Niles the cafe I usually stop in for breakfast

So on Palomares which is much steeper and longer descent having a top speed over 60 mph wouldn't seem unusual. And although there are some bad parts of the pavement, I know where they

Canyon onto Palomares Rd. That may be 15% but it is only 35 meters long. Over the next 2 miles there are a couple of steep parts but nothing over 12%. The section they were showing is a mild

side of Palomares I will tell him what speed I recorded. Our European members are far more bicycle oriented than most of the Americans I know. I can no longer go on tours or race. My medication

way up Palomares Canyon, there was a dribble of water along the > > > >>>> cliffside but the creek was totally dry. Going down the other side. > > > >

side of Palomares which is a killer climb that I never saw anyone else on until the Freewheelers were holding a time trial from the south entrance of Palomares and I came over the top 12

and onto Palomares Canyon and after that with some in town climbs I got almost 2000 feet of climbing and 38 miles. At one spot I thought my heart was beating too hard so I stopped for a couple

Canyon to Palomares Rd. (The rather odd translation from Spanish means that there are doves along side of the road - can't say that I remember ever seeing doves on that 1000 ft. climb

ride over Palomares Rd. Up the canyon and at a place where the road work was still being performed during the week, I could dodge behind the cones and look to make sure I had a good opening

Alpha over Palomares yesterday showed me something quite surprising. That road has a lot of placed on it with cuts in the asphalt from cars or trucks pulling out of steep driveways and

side of Palomares again since I had to stop twice on that climb the last time with the standard crank. But because of the road work in Niles Canyon I will then have to turn around and reclimb

turned up Palomares canyon as well and since I hadn't pulled entirely off the road he had to lay on the horn like the fool he was. It isn't as if the road isn't fully visible

top pf Palomares today, right behind a guy that had a jersey saying something about Japan. I asked him if he had been there and he said that he had business meetings there. I asked him why

thing on Palomares road though it wasn't as difficult since the road there washed out above the road and they only had to build the road up down to the creek bed 30 feet below and strengthen

turned up Palomares. Niles River was running pretty hard but Palomares creek was nearly dry at the bottom. The more I climbed the more sprinkling rain there was. Since I haven't

bottom of Palomares road, I pulled out onto East Castro Valley Blvd. You ride by a hospice for Alzheimer's and Pneumonia recovery. None of the nurses work there anymore. These people

for the Palomares ride always gave > > approximately the same sort of error relatively reliably. > > > > Military grade GPS that has an entirely different approach

turned up Palomares. Sparsely inhabited in the next ten mile there were at least six for sale signs I noticed and I wasn't looking. If they are showing an increasing population it

killer. Palomares is 1000 ft but I only do that in one direction. It also is followed by a number of rollers which add another couple of hundred feet and then a final hill into Castro Valley

climb - Palomares Rd. and I knew every rest spot along that 4 mile route since that was the days of a 49/20 low gear and there is about a mile total of 12%. When I came out of my concussion I went