Comments on: Met my new nemisis – Old La Honda Road https://justanothercyclist.com/2011/08/01/met-my-new-nemisis-old-la-honda-road/ Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Paul Crescione https://justanothercyclist.com/2011/08/01/met-my-new-nemisis-old-la-honda-road/comment-page-1/#comment-861 Paul Crescione Mon, 01 Aug 2011 19:54:00 +0000 https://justanothercyclist.com/?p=2302#comment-861 Indian Hill with switchbacks sounds awesome!  Prospector road is near Coloma/Lotus, I thought for sure you'd riden that one. Here's a route map if you're interested in checking it out... http://cyclefolsom.com/webform/Preview.aspx?rideId=prospectorsgrade&title=PROSPECTORS+GRADE&distance=63.93&climbing=7,168 This is a cool doc too.  Good breatdown of all our great climbing in Cali compared to some famous climbs around the world! http://cyclefolsom.com/pdf/chronicles/musing_whatmakesithard.pdf  Indian Hill with switchbacks sounds awesome!  Prospector road is near Coloma/Lotus, I thought for sure you’d riden that one.

Here’s a route map if you’re interested in checking it out…
http://cyclefolsom.com/webform/Preview.aspx?rideId=prospectorsgrade&title=PROSPECTORS+GRADE&distance=63.93&climbing=7,168

This is a cool doc too.  Good breatdown of all our great climbing in Cali compared to some famous climbs around the world!
http://cyclefolsom.com/pdf/chronicles/musing_whatmakesithard.pdf 

]]> By: JustAnotherCyclist https://justanothercyclist.com/2011/08/01/met-my-new-nemisis-old-la-honda-road/comment-page-1/#comment-860 JustAnotherCyclist Mon, 01 Aug 2011 19:13:00 +0000 https://justanothercyclist.com/?p=2302#comment-860 Good question.  I don't know Prospector (should I?  Where's it at?) but as far as the effort involved, it felt something like Indian Hill with switchbacks - and obviously longer.  The overall profile gives an average 7.2%, but there are some short stints approaching 13%.  Good question.  I don’t know Prospector (should I?  Where’s it at?) but as far as the effort involved, it felt something like Indian Hill with switchbacks – and obviously longer.  The overall profile gives an average 7.2%, but there are some short stints approaching 13%. 

]]> By: Paul Crescione https://justanothercyclist.com/2011/08/01/met-my-new-nemisis-old-la-honda-road/comment-page-1/#comment-859 Paul Crescione Mon, 01 Aug 2011 19:03:00 +0000 https://justanothercyclist.com/?p=2302#comment-859 Fantastic!  3.42 miles, huh.  Sounds great!  How does the climb compare to something like Prospector? Fantastic!  3.42 miles, huh.  Sounds great!  How does the climb compare to something like Prospector?

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