Cycling up Australia's 3 Steepest Streets (Brisbane)

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  • @robertlight2370
    @robertlight2370 Рік тому +145

    Every Brisbane cyclist is smiling at this video. Although we don't often ride up the very, very steepest streets, all of our rides feature these suburban hills up slightly less steep streets. I live on top of a hill very similar to these. We cannot avoid them and - secretly - we love them.

    • @MitchBoyer
      @MitchBoyer  Рік тому +30

      I was really surprised by Brisbane. Came for the hills, stayed for the bike loop. And Mount Coot-Tha!

    • @PocketMonster998
      @PocketMonster998 6 місяців тому

      @@MitchBoyerI know someone who lives at mt coot tha

  • @stevebennettan3336
    @stevebennettan3336 Рік тому +35

    So neat that you came to sleepy ol' Brisbane town and gave us a great review on our biking infrastructure. I hope you got a chance to head to either Gold Coast or Sunshine Coast.

    • @MitchBoyer
      @MitchBoyer  Рік тому +6

      I got to spend a couple of days in Noosa and do some riding up there. Amazing place!

  • @CamNicholls
    @CamNicholls Рік тому +23

    How did XXXX beer not get in the edit. hahaha. Great video mate!

    • @MitchBoyer
      @MitchBoyer  Рік тому +1

      Haha a major mistake for sure 🤦‍♂️

  • @swites
    @swites Рік тому +12

    Impressive power up Gower st. Holding over 700watts for that amount of time is really good. Much better than most.

  • @dinar4331
    @dinar4331 Рік тому +6

    The grade explanation was the best part of the video, explained it really clearly and now I know!

    • @MitchBoyer
      @MitchBoyer  Рік тому

      Appreciate it dude! I love nerding out on that stuff

  • @goodcompanycoffee
    @goodcompanycoffee Рік тому +16

    Great collab with Cam and I love your lighthearted style of editing. Another great vid Mitch! (Not to mention you’re strong as hell now)

  • @kevaldamania7309
    @kevaldamania7309 Рік тому +11

    Bamford clough, Peak District, England, UK. That’s a climb you should try, it averages 21.7%, max 37% for 0.3miles. While in England, give hardknot pass a try as well

    • @MitchBoyer
      @MitchBoyer  Рік тому +2

      Oof that sounds tough! Sign me up! Haha

  • @dadlife8289
    @dadlife8289 Рік тому +3

    Excellent video with layering the storyline

  • @mattd1371
    @mattd1371 Рік тому +5

    Alright! I've been waiting for this one!! Great stuff, keep em coming
    Edit: you're also being very modest about your power curve!

  • @tree_eats
    @tree_eats 7 місяців тому +8

    It feels like every suburb within an hour of the coast from far north Queensland all the way down to Victoria is full of these exact hilly streets. You cyclists are a special breed of mad lad for actually enjoying the suffering of this sort of geography, lol. When you decided to take another crack at getting a better time on that hill, it made me smile. Worthy of respect, that sort of tenacity.

  • @jacklalalaful
    @jacklalalaful Рік тому +69

    As a "Brisbanite" who has to cycle up a 12% every day just to get get to their house, you learn to clip in really fast.

    • @MitchBoyer
      @MitchBoyer  Рік тому +2

      Haha I bet!

    • @nitramluap
      @nitramluap 7 місяців тому

      Clip out I think you mean. You don't need clipless pedals to climb steep roads but all the MAMILs out there will insist you do. Yawn.

  • @bharbir
    @bharbir 6 місяців тому +1

    My heart nearly exploded just watching your effort Gower street. Incredible performance!!

  • @ricecrash5225
    @ricecrash5225 Рік тому +4

    Brisbane is an awesome city with hundreds of KM of cycling paths and growing by the month. With the Olympics coming up it’s booming.

  • @gunjja13
    @gunjja13 Рік тому +2

    That was awesome! So nice to see you can travel to all of those places and have so much fun.

  • @AnomadAlaska
    @AnomadAlaska Рік тому +2

    That is cool. I have never been "down under". Thanks for taking us along.

  • @jollygoodvelo
    @jollygoodvelo Рік тому +5

    Well done Mitch, I was rooting for you to get on the leader board. I never knew that about concrete vs tarmac! You should try some of the climbs on the North York Moors here in the UK: 33%.

    • @MitchBoyer
      @MitchBoyer  Рік тому +1

      Thanks Leonard! I definitely wanna head that way sometime soon!

  • @markedwards7601
    @markedwards7601 Рік тому +1

    Oi Mitch!
    So glad you visited Aus and Brissie!
    RCA rocks! As an American in Aus (and a fellow RCA member) I have been following your UA-cams. Great content.
    Great to see your progress with cycling.

    • @MitchBoyer
      @MitchBoyer  Рік тому

      Thanks, Mark, always fun to hear from a fellow RCA member!

    • @markedwards7601
      @markedwards7601 Рік тому

      And you were in my neighborhood!

  • @5teve85
    @5teve85 Рік тому +2

    Very proud to see my city here and a good review on the cycling infrastructure. With the Olympics in 2032, it’s only going to get better! Great collaboration with Cam too

  • @jamesk7777
    @jamesk7777 Місяць тому

    Me and my mate did Stoneleigh and Reading St because it's near our house. Both used 30t chainrings and 34t rear casettes and this video doesn't describe how challenging these are for someone who is just an "enthusiast" cyclist. Trying to keep the front tyre down and a straight line is mich trickier.
    As always an expert makes it appear simpler than it actually is.
    Kudos to you Mitch!

    • @MitchBoyer
      @MitchBoyer  Місяць тому

      It's crazy how much steeper it is in person compared to how it looks on camera. Thanks for watching dude!

  • @-P-Z-
    @-P-Z- Рік тому +2

    Great piece of content. Keep doing great work.

  • @marcop4845
    @marcop4845 Рік тому

    The most underrated cycling channel out there. The quality of videos and your stoytelling is superb :)

  • @biketheperson6919
    @biketheperson6919 Рік тому +1

    Should've come to Toowoomba mate. We've got plenty of climbs in the 20s, good couple that hit 30.

  • @CycoWarriorx
    @CycoWarriorx Рік тому +5

    Well, Cam did try and warn you… 😆… I got winded just looking at those grades… 😂😂😂😂🙌🏽

  • @Benlikesstuff
    @Benlikesstuff 7 місяців тому +7

    Watching this video made me curious. As a Brisbane resident. I looked up the steepest streets and most of them are in my area. Redhill/Paddington. What a pain.
    Also this video is very very well made and deserves way more than 42k views.
    Stay at it mate !

  • @rodcosta2345
    @rodcosta2345 Рік тому +1

    Happy for you Mitch - have fun on your adventures!

  • @kathyclemente9850
    @kathyclemente9850 Рік тому +2

    I enjoy this series. Keep ‘em comin’! 😀

  • @andrewzach1921
    @andrewzach1921 6 місяців тому +1

    Some impressive wattage you're putting down there. Congrats on finishing the three rides.

  • @MAGAmaniac1000
    @MAGAmaniac1000 Рік тому +3

    Still making great content with a great collaboration

  • @thetimeisnow1210
    @thetimeisnow1210 Рік тому +1

    Awesome! Thanks for sharing!

  • @hakimmasyhur3190
    @hakimmasyhur3190 Рік тому +1

    I did try climbing Gower St with my Merida Scultura 4000, 50/34-11/30 gear combination. I did it twice, but unfortunately, both attempts failed. Just near the top of the hill, I clipped off and dismounted the bike. 😂
    I may need to copy your way to conquer it. What an inspiring video. 👍

    • @MitchBoyer
      @MitchBoyer  Рік тому

      That last little kick at the end is tough! Good luck 🙌

  • @michaelhimbury3820
    @michaelhimbury3820 Рік тому

    I've never gone up the Obi Obi road, but I have gone down it. On the way down it's a different road and is gravel on the top section. I had my light touring bike with 4 panniers and I was zipping past cars as they crawled down. Way too much fun.

  • @andresgizmos1271
    @andresgizmos1271 Рік тому +2

    Shoulve tried coming up sankey street in Brisbane!

  • @FriedPieBlues
    @FriedPieBlues Рік тому +6

    I think a 1300W max is a little bit better than just "OK"

    • @MitchBoyer
      @MitchBoyer  Рік тому

      Appreciate it! I guess I’m just used to riding with much stronger riders 😅

  • @ahkl77
    @ahkl77 Рік тому +1

    C’mon mate, you missed the fun much closer to town - Ivory Lane, CBD and Ellis Street, Kangaroo Point. Short steep shocks that leave little room to build up speed!

  • @robertmcfadyen9156
    @robertmcfadyen9156 7 місяців тому

    Why is there an edit at 14:27 ? Raises questions . Also a running start and standing starts are required to be logged by Strava on separate leaderboards . The GPS has an accuracy of 2.5 metres , leaving room for error as well as phone network outages or signal issues . The trees at the top of this street can affect GPS performance if they are deciduous .

    • @MitchBoyer
      @MitchBoyer  7 місяців тому

      Haha just trying to keep the video from being too long and boring. It would be sad if I was faking a result that’s not even a top 10 😂 There’s a link to the Strava activity in the description so you can see the entire ride.

  • @reecedawson6113
    @reecedawson6113 Рік тому +1

    Come to the lake District in the UK, bad road surfaces and steep climbs

  • @WayneCouyon
    @WayneCouyon Рік тому

    La Tierra del Trigo from Los Silos in Tenerife. About 3 km with a 15% avg gradient, maxing out at 28%. Did it in January, was fun :).

  • @daverei1211
    @daverei1211 7 місяців тому

    I used to live in Dempster street just off Gower in Toowong. I used to walk up it every afternoon for executive. It was tough initially but heat cv workout. Your bike made Gower look less scary than what it is. For a real challenge you should have done a standing start at the bottom - that would have been harder without the leading momentum.

  • @dcercado100
    @dcercado100 7 місяців тому

    Hope you are able to try Black Wall, Tagaytay, Philippines if you can manage the schedule and travel. 🙂

  • @bradleybabel4814
    @bradleybabel4814 Рік тому +1

    Got the KOM going down Bywong st but not up. 😂

  • @raceace
    @raceace 7 місяців тому

    The Gold Coast has both Henri Robert’s Drive at 30% and The Panorama as sharp punishing accents. Awesome views. Love your videos, comrades in pain.

  • @briangschaefer7048
    @briangschaefer7048 Рік тому

    Magnificent video. I live near Obi Obi and was wondering what the grade was. Now I know - and of all the possible ways to find out. :)

  • @Kentona_x
    @Kentona_x Рік тому +2

    how do you do this i get tired going over my average bridge that aint even steep

  • @n1cky23
    @n1cky23 6 місяців тому

    That bird is looking at you like "Are you staying until spring, you think this is steep?"😂😂

  • @ClarkKent71
    @ClarkKent71 7 місяців тому

    O’Hea Street in Pascoe Vale in Victoria has a maximum gradient of 30%. Its so steep that when its a little wet your back tyre starts slipping.

  • @valerieen
    @valerieen Рік тому +1

    Great video, i wanna go to Brisbaneeeeeee!!

  • @django8987
    @django8987 6 місяців тому

    Visiting Brisbane from London at the moment wish i had a bike to ride around on.

  • @jacobtrotter1
    @jacobtrotter1 11 місяців тому

    If you find your self back here at some point there’s a climb called Postman’s Track, not far from Obi Obi, which I reckon is tougher.

    • @autarko
      @autarko 7 місяців тому

      Postmans track is not that steep. I rode it with full camping gear. Try Mount Nardi at Nimbin.

  • @stevenfreeman7798
    @stevenfreeman7798 Рік тому

    You really should come to the uk and do hardknott pass in the lake district. Have a go at the Fred whitton challenge over 100 miles over the lake district hills a proper achievement lol!!..

    • @MitchBoyer
      @MitchBoyer  Рік тому

      Oh I’m gonna have to look it up, thanks!

  • @NikElectric24
    @NikElectric24 Рік тому

    In my 20s I was pretty fit, used to do a lot of walking. Would walk up Stoneleigh Street you show in the video quite often. Can vouch for it being pretty steep. Would hate to have done it on a bike, though!!

    • @MitchBoyer
      @MitchBoyer  Рік тому +1

      I was surprised by how hilly Brisbane is. Lots of short punchy climbs throughout the city. Just walking is a workout there!

  • @gosbusta
    @gosbusta 4 місяці тому

    Yo brudda, you need to check out Grenada in the Caribbean. They’ve just put a hill there where I was maybe possibly scared and I was in a car.

  • @MarkMash17
    @MarkMash17 7 місяців тому

    Nice, hope you enjoyed Brissy

  • @tima9790
    @tima9790 Рік тому

    this is great, now come back and do it in summer! haha!

  • @mogulmayhem
    @mogulmayhem Рік тому

    oye streuth, good on yah, mate, I'll see you on the paddock

  • @seanpie5481
    @seanpie5481 Рік тому

    I so miss Brissy. ❤️

  • @AnarchyEnsues
    @AnarchyEnsues 6 місяців тому

    Black top... A lot of older Brisbane streets aren't actually asphalt. They are spray sealed, so don't have the same issues with slope.
    But you are correct, you can't roll asphalt after 18%, so has to be concrete or spray seal.

  • @sapiens7821
    @sapiens7821 Рік тому

    Welcome to Brisbane have you tried the famous river loop

  • @steveoc64
    @steveoc64 2 місяці тому

    Those gear change noises at 13:45 - ouch !
    Some call it the The Symphony of Defeat ... clack - clack - clack - followed by a sickening silence as you push the lever .... you just need 1 more click to keep spinning ... but there is nothing left, only lactic burn to come, and its going to hit in bucket loads
    He should have gone for rim brakes !

  • @anthonycody4095
    @anthonycody4095 7 місяців тому

    have you ever been told about David st Mosman, Sydney Australia? it's more of a cliff than a public road!

  • @DarraghMurray
    @DarraghMurray Рік тому

    You missed out on Stoneleigh St, Red Hill a few kms away - which is 16.4 degree; 29 per cent - and therefore steeper than Reading.

    • @MitchBoyer
      @MitchBoyer  Рік тому +1

      I did ride Stoneleigh… it’s the first one in this video 😉

    • @DarraghMurray
      @DarraghMurray Рік тому

      @@MitchBoyer Oh right! Apologies, I must have missed it :)

  • @SyLens1
    @SyLens1 Рік тому

    If you want a big challenge, come to belgium and try the “flandrien challenge” its a challenge to do a route in 3 days max, it got all the hardest climbs and segments to ride from the legendary belgian road racing. Imo the kemmelberg and the koppenberg are the hardest ones of them. It would make a great video if you managed to do the ride

  • @darylbenson9682
    @darylbenson9682 Рік тому

    Good on ya.

  • @callummy3250
    @callummy3250 7 місяців тому

    I know there's around few spots in Arana Hills that are blocked off and aren't streets anymore for how steep they are.

  • @J0seph_Mother
    @J0seph_Mother 6 місяців тому

    I work a few blocks from gower st and never heard of it

  • @DodderingOldMan
    @DodderingOldMan 6 місяців тому

    Ha... I got into cycling about 15 years ago. I live in Northern NSW right on the coast, there are some short but very steep mountains just off the beach. Over the course of several years I slowly built up enough strength and stamina to overcome all of them, except for one stretch of about 100 metres on one road. I measured it at roughly a 33% incline. I just couldn't make the bike go forward.
    I should point out that even after cycling for a few years I was never really very fit and still kind of overweight, so it's not surprising I couldn't handle it. But I think it would make even a super fit cyclist slow down a bit :P

  • @ZKRidessll
    @ZKRidessll 5 місяців тому +1

    as someone who lives in brisbane and rides mtb, i can most definately not ride up steep streets like this, yet i have most definately gone down a street 19 degrees steep and even measured streets over 20 degrees, one street reaching 21 degrees.

  • @mellissanash7517
    @mellissanash7517 Рік тому

    Any reason for running a 52/36t setup instead of a more common 50/34? Would certainly make it a little easier.

    • @MitchBoyer
      @MitchBoyer  Рік тому

      Mostly because I want the 52 for sprints! The difference between the ratios 34-34 (1.00) and 36-34 (1.06) is so minimal I don’t mind losing a tiiiiiny bit of efficiency on the low end.

    • @MitchBoyer
      @MitchBoyer  Рік тому

      If I were to build a steep street specific bike I would probably do a 1x setup with a massive mountain bike cassette in the back (11-52 or something )

    • @mellissanash7517
      @mellissanash7517 Рік тому

      @@MitchBoyer you do know with shimano 2x12 mtb they offer 11-45 cassette option. So in theory could have the 52/36 with a 11-48t. Just need a jtek adapter to make it work with brifters. Jus saying.

    • @MitchBoyer
      @MitchBoyer  Рік тому

      @@mellissanash7517 Def a good option! I have a BMC URS gravel bike with a 40t chainring and 10-52 SRAM Eagle cassette on the back. I took it up some local hills to test the 40-52 ratio... on a 33% grade, still had a cadence of 50 at a power output of 360w. I think I might have to go full MTB with a 30t chainring if I really wanted to spin up it 😅

    • @mellissanash7517
      @mellissanash7517 Рік тому

      @@MitchBoyer you could put the 30t on the URS, I have friends with 30-34t single ring on their gravel bikes.

  • @mametbuchari9688
    @mametbuchari9688 Рік тому

    nice video, I want to ask how to show wahoo live segment in video, using what application? is there a totorial?

    • @MitchBoyer
      @MitchBoyer  Рік тому

      I learned from DC Rainmaker. He has a nice tutorial on his channel that explains it step by step better than I can. Good luck!

  • @KitFriend
    @KitFriend 3 місяці тому

    Are you just using the insta360 microphones whilst recording? I’m struggling to get an ok solution for sound whilst cycling

    • @MitchBoyer
      @MitchBoyer  3 місяці тому

      I use a DJI mic and then sync the audio in DaVinci Resolve while I'm editing

  • @dogberry64
    @dogberry64 7 місяців тому +1

    The KOM “The Bogan” is a bloke nearing the age of 70. Take his 2021 record with a massive pinch of salt.

    • @ashnm001
      @ashnm001 6 місяців тому

      Watch out, The Bogan will now steal ya KOMs and then block ya on strava.

  • @kimwarner6050
    @kimwarner6050 Рік тому

    Mitch, what handlebars are those. Also what is the size. Good riding

    • @MitchBoyer
      @MitchBoyer  Рік тому +1

      Thanks Kim! They’re the ENVE aero bars I think they’re 38s if I remember correctly

  • @brisvegas859
    @brisvegas859 7 місяців тому +1

    My car struggles to drive up Gower street, for real.

  • @glennicol1361
    @glennicol1361 Рік тому

    You should do Penang hill in Malaysia.

  • @aprilius20
    @aprilius20 Рік тому

    Come to Japan and do Hakone!
    Don't think it is THAT steep, but according to classical literature it is the steepest in the land.
    Not sure how true that is, but I did it over the weekend and now my whole (untrained) body is in pain :(
    p.s. How do you do the wahoo stats overlay, by the way?

  • @mattjns
    @mattjns Рік тому

    Have you been to NZ yet? Baldwin Street?

    • @MitchBoyer
      @MitchBoyer  Рік тому

      Yep, that’s the next Steep Streets episode!

    • @mattjns
      @mattjns Рік тому

      @@MitchBoyer awesome dude!!!

  • @matthewkotzur06
    @matthewkotzur06 6 місяців тому

    miskin street in toowong has got to be up there

  • @yan01232
    @yan01232 Рік тому

    sick video, how the scribe wheels holding? I am looking to buy a set soon

    • @MitchBoyer
      @MitchBoyer  Рік тому

      Love them! I have the Core set on my wife’s bike and the Elan in my bike both size 42

  • @mtnsidhe
    @mtnsidhe 4 місяці тому +1

    Dude, going back down that hill for the 2nd try -- at 46 MPH? Dang, if someone were to back out of their driveway right then, neither of you would have seen it coming.

  • @johnchristianbatalla5010
    @johnchristianbatalla5010 Рік тому

    Could you try to cycle here at the Philippines

  • @nazarnordin2899
    @nazarnordin2899 4 місяці тому

    What is a ranking again

  • @PiratePete1
    @PiratePete1 6 місяців тому

    Arthur Street, Kings beach, Caloundra, monster of a hill

  • @redleaderracing
    @redleaderracing 6 місяців тому +1

    Cam putting on the accent thick

  • @nitramluap
    @nitramluap 7 місяців тому

    No street is too steep if you've got the right gears... and a road bike doesn't usually have the right gears. It's not about strength. Not only do the right gears make it 'easier' but it's also smoother with power delivery, reducing spikes that can easily break the static tyre friction and cause slipping... at which point you'll fall off.

  • @Sem5626
    @Sem5626 6 місяців тому

    i feel like there are steeper, but probably shorter around bowen hills but i suppose i gotta believe the surveyors

  • @nataliaborda9963
    @nataliaborda9963 11 місяців тому

    Alguien que me diga ! Todo Brisbane es Asi ? 😮

  • @robertmcfadyen9156
    @robertmcfadyen9156 7 місяців тому

    I found that many power meters lose accuracy at higher levels , especially above 500 watts .

  • @amieknight2176
    @amieknight2176 Рік тому

    What about brown street Newcastle Nsw australia

    • @MitchBoyer
      @MitchBoyer  Рік тому

      I didn’t make it to NSW might need to do another trip out there!

  • @tn9274
    @tn9274 Рік тому

    in the first climb already can see you are strong cyclist with ratio 36-34 looks very easy to tackle 26+ gradient.

  • @ymyk86
    @ymyk86 Рік тому +1

    Great content. Oh man, have you got so much grey hair in Australia - I think you were fine before

    • @MitchBoyer
      @MitchBoyer  Рік тому +1

      The grey hair is coming on strong and fast 😂😅 getting closer to 40 will do that I guess.

  • @eNeRGizer99Nick
    @eNeRGizer99Nick 6 місяців тому

    Not a fan of driving up Gower, let alone ride up it. Well done 👏

  • @Madero775
    @Madero775 7 місяців тому

    I grew up around the corner from Stoneleigh st. Tried bombing it on a skateboard back when I was young and dumb. Didn’t end well.
    Also, there are steps beside it!

    • @MitchBoyer
      @MitchBoyer  7 місяців тому +1

      I can only imagine the speed wobble on a skateboard going down 😬

    • @Madero775
      @Madero775 7 місяців тому

      @@MitchBoyer Yep. Still got the scars to back that up!

  • @Ziggster625
    @Ziggster625 Рік тому +1

    MELIFONT STREET HOBART

  • @kevincolwell3066
    @kevincolwell3066 7 місяців тому

    There are hills in that prison?

  • @robertmcfadyen9156
    @robertmcfadyen9156 7 місяців тому

    13::11 with lightest weight , fastest tyre setup . Aggressive handlebar position .

  • @nestorarcilaosorio2457
    @nestorarcilaosorio2457 9 місяців тому

    You really should get a 50/34 with a 11-34 or even 36 for climbs.

  • @HeidiMcNichol
    @HeidiMcNichol 6 місяців тому

    I had a friend who used to live on Gower St and cycle to uni. His thighs got so big he stopped fitting into normal pants.

  • @vinerellos
    @vinerellos 7 місяців тому

    Try Glamorgan street Paddington

  • @32ndstory
    @32ndstory 7 місяців тому

    Stoneleigh St I've walked up without realising how damn steep it was with 2 boxes of pizza.

    • @MitchBoyer
      @MitchBoyer  6 місяців тому

      I hope the pizza survived!

  • @BC-wj8fx
    @BC-wj8fx Рік тому

    I dunno about it being more efficient to walk up. I ride up fairly steep climbs faster than I can run on the flat.

    • @MitchBoyer
      @MitchBoyer  Рік тому +1

      Haha. You’re super strong then!

  • @stevenrimmer2982
    @stevenrimmer2982 Рік тому

    kuragari pass, hwy 308, Osaka,Japan. 2.5 km, avg. 19%- max 38%. Cheers,