> Ho, ho! It takes you an HOUR to get out of town in Tucson, Arizona?!?!
>
> Takes me 20 minutes here in the Pasadena area and I'm climbing up
> Angeles Crest where I can climb from 750 ft. elevation to 7900 ft.
> elevation in a 50 mile ride.
> Back to you Craig... Try that in Arizona!
> Chuck Schmidt in SoCal
Oh boy, this is fun. Your on Chuck Ol' Boy. That's an hour SOUTH of town to break the sprawl. 40 minutes NORTH and I'm climbing Mt. Lemmon, 2500' to 9000' in 25 miles, there's not 150 million cars, and I don't have to suck in the smog. 50 miles to the WEST is Kitt Peak, 3000' to 7000' in 12 miles, 36 miles to the SW we have the Santa Ritas, a 13 mile climb from 3000' to 6000', not to mention a half dozen little passes around here. You head outta town farther and there's a dozen more ranges with 10,000' peaks, few people and lots of space. TA DAAAAA! Bike content: some of 'em you really need derailleurs. Oh man, this has got me hot for Spring Break. I'm outta here Saturday. 4 days touring in the White Mountains, 2 hour drive to the north. Toodles,
Craig Montgomery in Tucson