Used to love this kind of challenge myself. But my knees didn't. Anyway, congrats on your achievements, there's always a bit of amusement in suffering 😆 Funny, in the last street, all that momentum you've built going downhill in the initial section disappeared in a split second given the brutal gradient ahead. That''s a sad feeling, when you look upwards and there's still so much to climb. Another point is that those gradients are scary to climb and downright dangerous do go down. If you so much as touch the front brakes while leaning on the bars, you're in for a whole new rolling experience.
I live in the mountains but love road bikes more than mtn bikes. I just installed a subcompact fsa crankset (30/46) with an 11 spd (11-34) cassette and it really helps me with one very steep incline I have everytime I ride home.
Great video and ride! Excellent. You asked for viewers to tell you about their steep rides. In the 1996 Tour de France "follow on tour", I rode the Col de Marie-Blanque, Col du Soulor and the Col d'Aubisque all back to back non-stop; that is two Cat 1s and an HC climb. I was 43 years old but raced with a USCF Club and trained for this ride for 2 years. I was riding a De Rosa with a 42 X 26 lowest possible gear. STUPID!! I suffered more than I can express.
@@MitchBoyer drove by baxter and Fargo this morning going to echo park for breakfast . No way I can do that much respect to you 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿 . Seeing it In person holy crap that’s steep and long.
Not sure how you did this because Durianrider says disc brake bikes suck and are basically unrideable especially for climbing? So yeah can't believe you even did this 👀
Nice vids, but maybe take a step back and ignore the "a roadie needs to suffer". Riding a bike should be first and foremost be fun (and yes i do get, that ppl are inclined to challenge themselves, which i am not opposed to). Maybe go check out "path less pedaled" - should put you in a more relaxed mindset ;)
I really enjoy Path Less Pedaled, Great rec! I personallylove chill rides to a restaurant or coffee shop just as much as my "suffer" rides. Both are fun to me, but I belive folks should ride however they like best ✌️
@@MitchBoyer fair point - you do you (and everyone should do themselves for that matter). Admittedly I do enjoy the occasional steep uphill climb which can get.. tough ;)
I couldn’t imagine walking up these streets let alone ride a bike up them. Much props to you; well done! Also thanks for sharing something about the LA area that I didn’t know! As someone born and raised in the valley, I thought I knew everything about the LA are. Clearly not! I’m going to check out these streets…in my car😂😂
I did the Fargo street climb a couple of times in the 80's, still have the patch somewhere. My name is Bicycle Bob and I approved this message and I've ridden the world's greatest paved downhill, Haleakala,Maui, 10,000 feet to sea level in 38 miles.
@@tonygSDWR Drivers are the same type of loser. They also suffer from Velocitization which makes them cut off cyclists and they have no clue. Nor do you! Our streets are extermination camps and terrorist camps. Our highways are a nightmare. A conscience would cure the problem, but the G-7 is a freakshow of lawless capitals, Dude! That's according to the World Health Organization, Road Safety Office
@@MitchBoyer Aye. That they were. I moved up to the Bay Area in Dec. Great here. But damn if I don't miss my Echo Parque. Was there for 22 years. Anyway. Cool video and keep on riding. And if you want to ever be terrified for no reason, try going down these hills on a motorcycle! :0
Great job climbing those steep grades. Awesome video. This past December I rode up Haleakala in Maui. 10,016 feet in 35 miles. Next week I'm riding Clingmans Dome in NC 5,000 feet in 23 miles. I will also be doing a short steep climb in Pigeon Forge, TN 865 feet in 1.16 miles.
@@MitchBoyer It definitely is worth the trip over there. I did a guided and supported ride with Go Cycling Maui/Maui Cyclery. It was an amazing ride and experience.
The only thing that could make me keeping going up that climb is the fear of falling off and being unable to clip in again. This sort of stuff is just as mentally intimidating as it is difficult, but you made it look easy, in the drops , Pantani-style!
I experienced it once, we were gonna go to our destination when I saw the hill exactly like that. I was surprised because I didn't know it was that high. what I did was, I sprinted on the flat area before the hill then luckily thees a motor and I drafted behind him. it was not easy but definitely made it easier but still I ran out of breath when I was near at the top lol
Apart from BMX I know nothing about bikes so I was thinking this wouldn’t be too hard until I saw the first hill. Damn. Dope video man would be interesting to see this in more states!
For few years I did nothing but steep Palos Verdes hills(I lived there)... When I had a chance to do those 3 hills, yeah still no joke killer climbs but wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be
I live by what is technically the steepest road in the U.S. "Canton Ave." It's honestly not that bad though, it has a good curve at the bottom and top, making only the center steep and it's not that long. But there are tons of hills around here that only get steeper as you climb, and a lot of them are so long they feel endless. If you're ever in Pittsburgh, set aside a day to climb some hills, or do the local bike race "The Dirty Dozen." You'd have no problem with it, I think those hills were as hard or harder than most the ones around here.
I've been following the Pittsburgh dirty dozen for years but never tried it. So sad what happened to Danny Chew. I did drive up Canton once while visiting Pittsburgh years ago to see what it was like. There's video on youtube of two guys riding a tandem up Canton. Insane.
Back in the 1960s I drove my 1940 Ford up Eldred...I know, that does not count....but even in a car it felt like I would tumble backward. Steep sucker.
Certainly felt the pain too. Loved how on the first climb (on board camera😄) you are catching back your breath when reaching down to 19% 🥴 wooo simply 👌🏻
Man I was gonna do this ride. I went from not being to get up Duane to getting the QOM. I had some trouble with the steepest ones My favorite thing to do is pick a steep street in Echo Park and go bust up it !
@@MitchBoyer Thanks! I think it's really cool. A few years back not being able to get up at all - I was thinking of doing a ride that is the 10 steepest hills, getting a group of people together and doing an elimination round - keep going up until you can't 😅😅😅😅
I’m from Silverlake/Echo Park area and drove those hills so many times. Only hiked up Baxter once. A climb is next level and sort of psychopathic but good content nonetheless.
I really like how, even though you didn't record on your GoPro, you used the B-roll footage along with narration about why the streets are so steep. That's a good save to want could have been a disaster! And it ended up being a great spot for storytelling.
I can't even imagine doing something like that. I live in FL, and the steepest climb we have in the entire state is Sugarloaf Mountain in Clermont. 1 km at just over 6% avg and appx 14% at the steepest point. We're flatlanders around here. We can time trial really well, but experienced climbers we are not. Congrats on achieving all 3 goals. I'd be dead.
Thanks for watching! I rode from Miami to Key West last month and I was shocked by how flat it is. I almost gained more elevation on each of these three climbs than I did the entire 134 miles in Florida. That humidity is no joke, tho 😅
I used to live around the corner from there on Nob Hill and ride in that neighborhood. That street though, I would start at the bottom and run up to the stairs and then run the stairs 10 times. That was nutty! Nice job!
As a cyclist who lived in LA for a while and will return to ride again..I applaud you sir..on a side note..you are quite funny as well..thanks for the content.
Great job! I see on the list at the beginning of your video that my town has number 2 and number8 of the steepest streets! Yes I live about 10 minutes from Pittsburgh Pa.! And no I'm got going to try to climb them! I love cycling but that's just crazy!
I went to Baxter yesterday on my bike and didn't even THINK of trying to ride up it, I felt like I would just look stupid trying and only making it up 20ft -- I walked up the two steep hills and THAT was really hard -- it's so steep I don't think you could ride down either .. I walked down it and have to squeeze the breaks on my bike to not go tumbling down the hill.
An informative video about California streets--you clearly get a lot more training on these than, say, riding to the Florida Keys. Seven minutes of excellent suffering here, Mitch!
@@MitchBoyer Sure is bro. I do an annual ride up there called The Fred Whitton Challenge. Hard! It was yesterday but I had to skip this year as I'm still recovering from a dislocated shoulder ugh! Back next year! Yeah, come over & check The Lakes. You'd love it I'm sure 😎
I don't trust strava numbers. you went up that in 1 minute or so, and you're top 50. So that means number 1 is what, in the 30 second time? Maybe 40? Do professional tour de france cyclists just casually go up these hills and routes? Some routes in my city are just INSANE, people posting wild numbers. TBH, some of the insane numbers, people just sitting in their car and riding them.
Yeah it's pretty crazy here too! There are a bunch of Domestic Pros, and a few former World Tour Pros, like Phil Gaimon, in LA so not all of the crazy numbers are e-bikes. But... Phil did the Eldred climb in 49s at 650 watts and is still 20+ seconds off the number one spot, so that particular leaderboard definitely seems a little fishy 🤔. I kinda wanna make a video called, "Can a Non-Pro Even Get a KOM? (Without Cheating)," but I'm afraid I wont be able to deliver on the premise haha.
Olá, a leitura de seu trabalho me fez sentir muito profundamente, mas tenho alguns pensamentos diferentes que gostaria de compartilhar com você, por favor responda
The blue ridge parkway runs through rockbridge county Virginia where the parkway goes from the lowest elevation to the highest elevation at thunder ridge. 3300' in 13.4 miles
Imagine driving down these streets when your automotive brakes consisted of stretched leather straps, and the medical facilities consisted of... a shovel.
Steepest climbs in the world? You need to travel more hermano, come to Costa Rica I'll take you to some of the stepest paved climbs we have and put those roads to shame.
i wanna see you bomb it down...going down is so much scarier than going up...and just somebody to clear that stop sign at the bottom so you can run it :)
Mmh my Hill I ride with my road bike (old 15kg steel bike) has 8-12% for the around 80meter. The müggelberg in Berlin Germany. My use for it is 28-38-50 in front and 11-34 in the rear. I use most time for the climb 28-34 but it's hard. But the most fun is the ride from top to bottom. There is a video of it on my channel
@@MitchBoyer Jepp and that's why i ride it only 1 time at a day. After im finished. And then you see people on strava that ride that uphill with 20-30km/h and you knew that they are ebike cheater
IDK. There is a street here in Phoenix, AZ that gets so steep the front wheel literally lifts off the road into a wheelie. I have yet to get to the top.
Nice story behind the lines and narration is awesome! The only thing I was missing was spot-on data on screen. You started climbing, it still showed 0% incline, you finished it - it was still in the twenties. Thus relying on the data right from device is - you have guessed it, not necessarily make sense. That happens for a variety of reasons, one of which incorrect timestamps between camera and data-recording device. Ahh, and even after the toughest climbs, resting sitting down is not the best approach, haha!
Hey dude, awesome channel! I’m gonna have to do some homework and watch your stuff! As you know, Strava segment data and GPS route data are not always accurate so there are discrepancies between the display on the screen and the “official rankings” I referenced when selecting the segments. Looking back I should’ve incorporated a little disclaimer with more details on why the data was different. Strava actually lists the first first climb, Fargo Street with an average gradient of “34.2%,” but the official city listing is “32%,” and the data from my Wahoo gives an entirely different set of numbers ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Luckily I’m not going for an official record or anything and it’s all just for fun :) I am curious, though, do you use something other than Garmin VIRB to display data? I find the program very clunky and difficult to use, but I haven’t found an alternative.
Thanks for watching! My tattoo holds some personal meaning about growth during a difficult time in my life. The arrows are meant to represent forward motion and growth, but it's often confused for a sergeant's insignia.
I did a 40% near my hometown in Portugal with a hard tail mtb 😂 wasn't fun and I'm not going back there.
Relate, até vêm as lágrimas a um gajo 😂
😂😂😂
how you guys can mesure the % ? i think theres one hill nearby my house but i cant tell if its 10% or 40% lol
Where is it? @Leo Domingos
@@tiagocruz4469 Alcobaça
Used to love this kind of challenge myself. But my knees didn't. Anyway, congrats on your achievements, there's always a bit of amusement in suffering 😆
Funny, in the last street, all that momentum you've built going downhill in the initial section disappeared in a split second given the brutal gradient ahead. That''s a sad feeling, when you look upwards and there's still so much to climb.
Another point is that those gradients are scary to climb and downright dangerous do go down. If you so much as touch the front brakes while leaning on the bars, you're in for a whole new rolling experience.
So true on that last point-riding down was almost more difficult than riding up 😅
I live in the mountains but love road bikes more than mtn bikes. I just installed a subcompact fsa crankset (30/46) with an 11 spd (11-34) cassette and it really helps me with one very steep incline I have everytime I ride home.
That was awesome! You must be very strong and a very comitted ciclyst, congrats!!!
Wow, Mitch great job. All three in one day you are amazing. Cheers, James.
Great video and ride! Excellent. You asked for viewers to tell you about their steep rides. In the 1996 Tour de France "follow on tour", I rode the Col de Marie-Blanque, Col du Soulor and the Col d'Aubisque all back to back non-stop; that is two Cat 1s and an HC climb. I was 43 years old but raced with a USCF Club and trained for this ride for 2 years. I was riding a De Rosa with a 42 X 26 lowest possible gear. STUPID!! I suffered more than I can express.
WOAH all that on 42 x 26!? You're a beast! I feel like my legs would snap 👏👏
Cool video from my hometown...yeah, some of those streets in Glassell Park are steep. Thanks for sharing.
Dude it’s insane to me! Love it tho. Thanks for watching!
Well done! Yeah, the cumulative effect of doing all 3 is big. Bravo - and in the drops!
Thanks! haha yeah did the first one on the hoods and felt like I was gonna fall backwards 😅 so I switched to the drops
No idea who 'Fabian Vasquez' is, but what a beast he is based off the KOM top 10's
Seriously 💪
Wow I’m going to try those hills I live near by. Congrats on your challenge.
Awesome! Let me know how it goes, good luck!
@@MitchBoyer drove by baxter and Fargo this morning going to echo park for breakfast . No way I can do that much respect to you 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿 . Seeing it In person holy crap that’s steep and long.
@@starlord5804 They’re crazy steep. I wish I could find a way to capture it better on camera!
I like your personal challenge nice watching you achieve it
Thanks!!
Come to Ticino, Switzerland, where "steep" is routine 😸
Haha sounds amazing!
Use gravel "gear" and you will get 30-46 chain rings - and 11-42 cassette )
Dream set up for hills like these
haha Phil Gaimon in calif even here in NC
So you didn't say which gear you actually used. I would assume you used your lowest gear of 34x34.
They may be steep but it's so short though...
Short and... (what's the opposite of sweet?) haha
Not sure how you did this because Durianrider says disc brake bikes suck and are basically unrideable especially for climbing? So yeah can't believe you even did this 👀
😂 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Nice vids, but maybe take a step back and ignore the "a roadie needs to suffer". Riding a bike should be first and foremost be fun (and yes i do get, that ppl are inclined to challenge themselves, which i am not opposed to). Maybe go check out "path less pedaled" - should put you in a more relaxed mindset ;)
I really enjoy Path Less Pedaled, Great rec! I personallylove chill rides to a restaurant or coffee shop just as much as my "suffer" rides. Both are fun to me, but I belive folks should ride however they like best ✌️
@@MitchBoyer fair point - you do you (and everyone should do themselves for that matter). Admittedly I do enjoy the occasional steep uphill climb which can get.. tough ;)
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I couldn’t imagine walking up these streets let alone ride a bike up them. Much props to you; well done! Also thanks for sharing something about the LA area that I didn’t know! As someone born and raised in the valley, I thought I knew everything about the LA are. Clearly not! I’m going to check out these streets…in my car😂😂
I did the Fargo street climb a couple of times in the 80's, still have the patch somewhere. My name is Bicycle Bob and I approved this message and I've ridden the world's greatest paved downhill, Haleakala,Maui, 10,000 feet to sea level in 38 miles.
👏 top ride mate. We should turn that into an official training session at the RCA haha!
Haha, thanks Cam! First time really testing my top-end in the wild. RCA training keeps paying dividends!
Kids, adult cyclists never obey traffic laws.
@@martinkent333 Yep, but drivers always do 🤣👎
@@tonygSDWR Drivers are the same type of loser. They also suffer from Velocitization which makes them cut off cyclists and they have no clue. Nor do you! Our streets are extermination camps and terrorist camps. Our highways are a nightmare. A conscience would cure the problem, but the G-7 is a freakshow of lawless capitals, Dude! That's according to the World Health Organization, Road Safety Office
That’s insane. I’ve done 15% climbs before and considered giving up.
Havent tried Baldwin Street, the official steepest Street in the world. Its a 34.8 percent gradient. Thing is you have to go to nz.
I wanna go! One day 🤞
I was a fitness trainer in the neighborhood awhile back. Many a client learned to love/hate those streets. I miss the place.
It’s a great neighborhood! Those workout sessions sound killer 😱
@@MitchBoyer Aye. That they were. I moved up to the Bay Area in Dec. Great here. But damn if I don't miss my Echo Parque. Was there for 22 years. Anyway. Cool video and keep on riding. And if you want to ever be terrified for no reason, try going down these hills on a motorcycle! :0
Well done! The state of those "streets" is truly shocking though 😳
Welcome to LA 😅
Great job climbing those steep grades. Awesome video. This past December I rode up Haleakala in Maui. 10,016 feet in 35 miles. Next week I'm riding Clingmans Dome in NC 5,000 feet in 23 miles. I will also be doing a short steep climb in Pigeon Forge, TN 865 feet in 1.16 miles.
Oh wow, I want to do the Haleakala Climb, it’s on my bucket list. It looks amazing!
@@MitchBoyer It definitely is worth the trip over there. I did a guided and supported ride with Go Cycling Maui/Maui Cyclery. It was an amazing ride and experience.
We used to have a race up Haleakala. We always had oxygen at the top for those who needed it.
@@jamesstobinski6144 Wow, that's intense! The change in elevation from sea level must be quite a shock to the system.
@@MitchBoyer yes, it was. There was also a temperature drop of 30 to 40 degrees F.
The only thing that could make me keeping going up that climb is the fear of falling off and being unable to clip in again.
This sort of stuff is just as mentally intimidating as it is difficult, but you made it look easy, in the drops , Pantani-style!
The fear was real 😅 Thanks, dude!
I experienced it once, we were gonna go to our destination when I saw the hill exactly like that. I was surprised because I didn't know it was that high. what I did was, I sprinted on the flat area before the hill then luckily thees a motor and I drafted behind him. it was not easy but definitely made it easier but still I ran out of breath when I was near at the top lol
I've never even attempted anything above 17%. I'm in awe.
Big watts on those! Nice effort Mitch
Thanks Corey!
Apart from BMX I know nothing about bikes so I was thinking this wouldn’t be too hard until I saw the first hill. Damn. Dope video man would be interesting to see this in more states!
Thanks for watching dude!
Wow! I'm impressed! I ride the hills around my place and the hardest ones have gradients in the mid 20's. Plenty tough enough for me and my friends!
The cracks in the last road are just as dangerous as the steep gradient.
For few years I did nothing but steep Palos Verdes hills(I lived there)... When I had a chance to do those 3 hills, yeah still no joke killer climbs but wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be
Wow I wish I was at the point where they didn’t seem bad-obviously not there yet 😅 gonna have to go check out Palos Verdes!
@@MitchBoyer check out 22nd St in San Pedro. Hill is at 22nd and Gaffey
first of all, amazing video!!! loved it. you killed those climbs, loved the commitment to finish all three!!!
Thanks dude! Love your videos, btw. Watch all the time--so much bike envy, haha 🙌
I live by what is technically the steepest road in the U.S. "Canton Ave." It's honestly not that bad though, it has a good curve at the bottom and top, making only the center steep and it's not that long. But there are tons of hills around here that only get steeper as you climb, and a lot of them are so long they feel endless. If you're ever in Pittsburgh, set aside a day to climb some hills, or do the local bike race "The Dirty Dozen." You'd have no problem with it, I think those hills were as hard or harder than most the ones around here.
I'd love to do the Dirty Dozen some time, it looks like a lot of fun! Thanks for watching!
I've been following the Pittsburgh dirty dozen for years but never tried it. So sad what happened to Danny Chew. I did drive up Canton once while visiting Pittsburgh years ago to see what it was like. There's video on youtube of two guys riding a tandem up Canton. Insane.
Tandem up Canton!
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Back in the 1960s I drove my 1940 Ford up Eldred...I know, that does not count....but even in a car it felt like I would tumble backward. Steep sucker.
Certainly felt the pain too. Loved how on the first climb (on board camera😄) you are catching back your breath when reaching down to 19% 🥴 wooo simply 👌🏻
Thanks for watching!
Good job dude. You're in awesome shape. Glad you made it.
Thanks 🙏
Man I was gonna do this ride.
I went from not being to get up Duane to getting the QOM.
I had some trouble with the steepest ones
My favorite thing to do is pick a steep street in Echo Park and go bust up it !
Congrats on the QOM, that's awesome!
@@MitchBoyer Thanks! I think it's really cool. A few years back not being able to get up at all -
I was thinking of doing a ride that is the 10 steepest hills, getting a group of people together and doing an elimination round - keep going up until you can't 😅😅😅😅
@@lizzypicardi haha sounds like a fun ride 😅
how the hell did heavy machinery went up that hill to construct those roads back then.
Seriously. It’s crazy. I read they have special garbage trucks just for that last street!
I’m from Silverlake/Echo Park area and drove those hills so many times. Only hiked up Baxter once. A climb is next level and sort of psychopathic but good content nonetheless.
I really like how, even though you didn't record on your GoPro, you used the B-roll footage along with narration about why the streets are so steep. That's a good save to want could have been a disaster! And it ended up being a great spot for storytelling.
Such a good video, I really felt like I was there with you by the last ride
Thanks for inspiring me to keep posting, bro 🙏
I don’t know if I’ve ever seen my average BPM above 190
haha yeah I have a freakishly high max heart rate 😅
You should learn to ride without standing up it will make you stronger
I never stand up on the steepest hills
A granny gear AND a 34 cassette is what you need... Double Granny, Great Granny, or as I call it "Gushin' Granny Smith".
I can't even imagine doing something like that. I live in FL, and the steepest climb we have in the entire state is Sugarloaf Mountain in Clermont. 1 km at just over 6% avg and appx 14% at the steepest point. We're flatlanders around here. We can time trial really well, but experienced climbers we are not. Congrats on achieving all 3 goals. I'd be dead.
Thanks for watching! I rode from Miami to Key West last month and I was shocked by how flat it is. I almost gained more elevation on each of these three climbs than I did the entire 134 miles in Florida. That humidity is no joke, tho 😅
I used to live around the corner from there on Nob Hill and ride in that neighborhood. That street though, I would start at the bottom and run up to the stairs and then run the stairs 10 times. That was nutty! Nice job!
I puked a little just watching this 😳. I'm a bigger rider 6 feet and 210 lbs. Climbing is NOT my favorite
I still can't believe in this day and age the city refuses to pave those roads.
haha for real. I feel like there are only two flavors of road in LA: perfect pavement or "urban gravel" and it's mostly the latter 🥲
As a cyclist who lived in LA for a while and will return to ride again..I applaud you sir..on a side note..you are quite funny as well..thanks for the content.
Thanks for watching dude!
Great job! I see on the list at the beginning of your video that my town has number 2 and number8 of the steepest streets! Yes I live about 10 minutes from Pittsburgh Pa.! And no I'm got going to try to climb them! I love cycling but that's just crazy!
Haha I was watching videos for the Dirty Dozen in Pittsburg. It looks intense! I had no idea there were so many steep hills there.
I went to Baxter yesterday on my bike and didn't even THINK of trying to ride up it, I felt like I would just look stupid trying and only making it up 20ft -- I walked up the two steep hills and THAT was really hard -- it's so steep I don't think you could ride down either .. I walked down it and have to squeeze the breaks on my bike to not go tumbling down the hill.
I walked up Fargo last week! It feels like you're gonna fall backward! Its scary
definitely on my list of things to not do in LA hahaha
Haha bro come ride with me!
@@MitchBoyer i haven’t ridden a bike in forever haha
unbelievable! 🚴😁
Brilliant video. You are a brave soul! I held my breath for the whole of the final climb willing you onward and upwards without realising hahaha
An informative video about California streets--you clearly get a lot more training on these than, say, riding to the Florida Keys. Seven minutes of excellent suffering here, Mitch!
Thanks, Leslie!
Really wish you showed a continuous shot of the climbs without all the distracting edits.
I can show you steeper northern Thailand. The steepest sections are concrete, the less steep sections are gravel.
Chapeau duuuude! 🎩 Huge kudos. Hardknott Pass (Lake District) here in the UK is brutal. Doing 3 in your video is AWESOME! 👍😎
Thanks dude! I wanna do a trip out to the Lake District someday. The riding looks incredible 🔥
@@MitchBoyer Sure is bro. I do an annual ride up there called The Fred Whitton Challenge. Hard! It was yesterday but I had to skip this year as I'm still recovering from a dislocated shoulder ugh! Back next year! Yeah, come over & check The Lakes. You'd love it I'm sure 😎
Impressive work getting up those hills, thanks for the video
That last road looks like it needs some work.. Great video!
haha it really does! Thanks for watching, Len!
con los latidos del corazón a tope⏱️💓 cuál es la bicicleta?
Haha yeah I have a high max heart rate. My Bike is the 2022 BMC Roadmachine FIVE. Thanks for watching!
@@MitchBoyer great bike!! And great the biker too. Thanks 🚴♂️🇨🇱🖐️
Oh, that’s like my road to my house…
That’s why I got an eBike
I'm getting phantom pains on my legs watching this video.
Great effort. Impressive day of riding.
Thanks 🙌
I have a very hard time dojng like a 5% lol
Another cinematic cycling experience 👏
these is a normal way to get to my home😂😂(with a bike)
I don't trust strava numbers. you went up that in 1 minute or so, and you're top 50. So that means number 1 is what, in the 30 second time? Maybe 40? Do professional tour de france cyclists just casually go up these hills and routes?
Some routes in my city are just INSANE, people posting wild numbers. TBH, some of the insane numbers, people just sitting in their car and riding them.
Yeah it's pretty crazy here too! There are a bunch of Domestic Pros, and a few former World Tour Pros, like Phil Gaimon, in LA so not all of the crazy numbers are e-bikes. But... Phil did the Eldred climb in 49s at 650 watts and is still 20+ seconds off the number one spot, so that particular leaderboard definitely seems a little fishy 🤔.
I kinda wanna make a video called, "Can a Non-Pro Even Get a KOM? (Without Cheating)," but I'm afraid I wont be able to deliver on the premise haha.
Lol I live between a lot of mountains and that trip don't seem that bad
Heart rate 201…that’s like max heart rate for a 9 year old 🤣🙌
Olá, a leitura de seu trabalho me fez sentir muito profundamente, mas tenho alguns pensamentos diferentes que gostaria de compartilhar com você, por favor responda
The blue ridge parkway runs through rockbridge county Virginia where the parkway goes from the lowest elevation to the highest elevation at thunder ridge. 3300' in 13.4 miles
Sounds like a great climb!
SF's got a few good ones.. best to go down them. You can get some serious air if you blast through the flat intersection before the next bit of steep.
😅
Did 110km to Kaybiang tunnel on a hardtail mtb.
Nice job man! I'm surprised to only see Phil Gaimon on there once, haha!
Imagine driving down these streets when your automotive brakes consisted of stretched leather straps, and the medical facilities consisted of... a shovel.
😅😱
You must come over to Yorkshire all the roads are like this lol
Steepest climbs in the world? You need to travel more hermano, come to Costa Rica I'll take you to some of the stepest paved climbs we have and put those roads to shame.
Let’s go dude!
Biggest ride for climbing: 51.38mi, 7,042ft gain. Cazadero-Kings Ridge-Tin Barn loop.
That’s a BIG ride 👏👏
My all mountain mtb has a 11 tooth ring and a 32 tooth low gear in back..... i climb that shit, in the dirt, every day on my 32 pound bike.
11:32 would be a nice ratio for this! Still a big accomplishment though, well done dude 💪
Theirs are some streets in Seattle that are absolutely nasty.
i wanna see you bomb it down...going down is so much scarier than going up...and just somebody to clear that stop sign at the bottom so you can run it :)
Going down was much scarier than going up 😅 hats off to anyone who bombs down it 🤘
Mmh my Hill I ride with my road bike (old 15kg steel bike) has 8-12% for the around 80meter. The müggelberg in Berlin Germany. My use for it is 28-38-50 in front and 11-34 in the rear. I use most time for the climb 28-34 but it's hard. But the most fun is the ride from top to bottom. There is a video of it on my channel
12% is steep in any gear! 👏
@@MitchBoyer Jepp and that's why i ride it only 1 time at a day. After im finished. And then you see people on strava that ride that uphill with 20-30km/h and you knew that they are ebike cheater
Sae pisan tanjakana mang iraha atuh bade ameng ka bandung urang ka gantole ah
Bro, I'm just 12 but I can climb that steep hill or street with just my MTB🚴🏻♂️
Nice! Go pro!
Hello fellow 50/34 11-34 peeps
1:1 club
Why didn't you go with a 11-36 cassette which I've seen on endurance road bikes.
I just used the stock cassette and chainrings on my bike. To be honest, I didn't expect to need to put out 400 watts just to keep moving forward 😅
IDK. There is a street here in Phoenix, AZ that gets so steep the front wheel literally lifts off the road into a wheelie. I have yet to get to the top.
What's it's name!? I wanna make a list of all the steepest streets and try as many as I can
501(t)w for 1min! I hope that's enough for top 50! Nice efforts 👌🏻
It was 😅 Thank you!
Nice story behind the lines and narration is awesome! The only thing I was missing was spot-on data on screen. You started climbing, it still showed 0% incline, you finished it - it was still in the twenties. Thus relying on the data right from device is - you have guessed it, not necessarily make sense. That happens for a variety of reasons, one of which incorrect timestamps between camera and data-recording device.
Ahh, and even after the toughest climbs, resting sitting down is not the best approach, haha!
Hey dude, awesome channel! I’m gonna have to do some homework and watch your stuff!
As you know, Strava segment data and GPS route data are not always accurate so there are discrepancies between the display on the screen and the “official rankings” I referenced when selecting the segments. Looking back I should’ve incorporated a little disclaimer with more details on why the data was different. Strava actually lists the first first climb, Fargo Street with an average gradient of “34.2%,” but the official city listing is “32%,” and the data from my Wahoo gives an entirely different set of numbers ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Luckily I’m not going for an official record or anything and it’s all just for fun :)
I am curious, though, do you use something other than Garmin VIRB to display data? I find the program very clunky and difficult to use, but I haven’t found an alternative.
Woww!!! you great mannnnnnnnn!!!! Congrats.
man i need to this the top 1, riding this climb
Eldred Street seems to be the worse as you only have that narrow strip of paved surface in the middle of the road.
Yeah the road conditions push it over the top haha
Those KOM's of 39 seconds are BS.
cool edited video ive watched it 100% and i like that happy dog at the end :)
Thanks for watching to the end! I always try to add a little surprise like that 🤫
Nice video.
Nice tatto btw, does it have certain meaning ? Greets from Poland.
Thanks for watching! My tattoo holds some personal meaning about growth during a difficult time in my life. The arrows are meant to represent forward motion and growth, but it's often confused for a sergeant's insignia.