It's Already 2AM: 34rd Edition. Canon force is strong. Switch, Nick did not. YOLO !!

Hey Nick a good friend of mine is in Arizona training. She climbed Mount Lemmon yesterday.

vipergts831 wrote in post #15743188
Hey Nick a good friend of mine is in Arizona training. She climbed Mount Lemmon yesterday.

Mount Lemmon is INSANE! One of the guys I used to ride with tried to get me to go one time. That guy always kicked my butt when we went riding, there's no way I could have kept up with his group.

I think it's supposed to be one of the hardest climbs in the country. (And supposedly some people won't ride down, becuase it gets pretty sketchy).


I did some zone 2 yesterday... well I think it was zone 2, I'm not entirely sure where my zone 2 is since every calculator I use seems to give me a differnet range... It was nice, I like zone 2 training.

vipergts831 wrote in post #15742821
I would not suggest that. F/2.0 135L is a special lens. The IQ of it trumps the 70-200 2.8 non IS.

I'd never get a non IS 70-200. That lens sucks, I've had it after already owning a 135L. But then I sold both for a 70-200ISII and never made regrets!

*sigh* wrote in post #15743199
Mount Lemmon is INSANE! One of the guys I used to ride with tried to get me to go one time. That guy always kicked my butt when we went riding, there's no way I could have kept up with his group.

I think it's supposed to be one of the hardest climbs in the country. (And supposedly some people won't ride down, becuase it gets pretty sketchy).

Yup it looks crazy. The grade is an average of 3.7% the whole way up with some segments "flattening for a bit" at 2% for a breather I want to head out there and do it

vipergts831 wrote in post #15743209
Yup it looks crazy. The grade is an average of 3.7% the whole way up with some segments "flattening for a bit" at 2% for a breather I want to head out there and do it

You should sometime. I'd love to do it too, but at the time I was on one of my many cycling breaks. That and it was really last minute notice like "Hey we're riding Mount Lemmon tomorrow."

Just remember, leave the carbon clinchers and home and put some new brake pads on before you start riding.

*sigh* wrote in post #15743228
You should sometime. I'd love to do it too, but at the time I was on one of my many cycling breaks. That and it was really last minute notice like "Hey we're riding Mount Lemmon tomorrow."

Yeah not something i would get up to do cold turkey Although the average is 3% it is a LONG way up

vipergts831 wrote in post #15743230
Yeah not something i would get up to do cold turkey Although the average is 3% it is a LONG way up

Yeah. And like you said the "rest sections" are 2% or so.

http://www.strava.com …mmon-from-m0-fixed-613678

This is saying 5% average grade! Dang HC climbs!

Come bike up Allegheny Mountain. It's around 10% grade. Some speculate that it is closer to 12.

D. Vance wrote in post #15743254
Come bike up Allegheny Mountain. It's around 10% grade. Some speculate that it is closer to 12.

How long of a ride is it? The killer for Mount Lemmon is it's a 25+ mile ride.

10% grade is pretty rough though. There's a ride around here that hits 19-20%, it's kinda scary because you cannot stop...


http://www.strava.com/​activities/9587046

Ooh that looks like fun!

*sigh* wrote in post #15743245
Yeah. And like you said the "rest sections" are 2% or so.

http://www.strava.com …mmon-from-m0-fixed-613678

This is saying 5% average grade! Dang HC climbs!

Crazy! Her segment read came off her Garmin 500 at 3.7% but it wouldnt surprise me.

http://app.strava.com/​activities/45394639#77​9858436

My largest climb was about 1/4 of this at 5.7%

vipergts831 wrote in post #15743278
Crazy! Her segment read came off her Garmin 500 at 3.7% but it wouldnt surprise me.

http://app.strava.com/​activities/45394639#77​9858436

My largest climb was about 1/4 of this at 5.7%

Oh she did like the full ride though, starting with the flat section in Tucson, so 3.7 would make sense.

5.7% is brutal... Especially for more than a couple of miles.

I need to get out and do this ride again. It's only 2.5% or so, but it's a long steady climb. (Soooo boring though :lol. It's one of those hills that is so long it's even boring going down it.

http://www.strava.com/​segments/9-mile-hill-616867

vipergts831 wrote in post #15742831
This damn toy!

http://img850.imagesha​ck.us/img850/7890/100d​sl1.jpg

You can pretend to be a giant.

My baby girl is gonna be two on April 4th. Time sure does fly.

iLvision wrote in post #15743039
As soon as I see the word Rebel, I puke!

*sigh* wrote in post #15743043
Strange... I have a similar reaction to the word Nikon.

Weight loss secrets!

*sigh* wrote in post #15743294
Oh she did like the full ride though, starting with the flat section in Tucson, so 3.7 would make sense.

5.7% is brutal... Especially for more than a couple of miles.

I need to get out and do this ride again. It's only 2.5% or so, but it's a long steady climb. (Soooo boring though :lol. It's one of those hills that is so long it's even boring going down it.

http://www.strava.com/​segments/9-mile-hill-616867

That is an excellent training hill! Perfect for repeats and trying form sprints!

I have one near me that really is a kicker. I add it at the end of my training rides sometimes and it completely kills me

http://app.strava.com/​activities/42159630#70​6894483