Hi,
I did the ride last year, and it was hot at the bottom and cold at the top. Of course, this year could be different, but if I were coming fr om out of state I'd pack a long-sleeve jersey and two bottles. Chuck's des cription of the climb sounds right, however, few of us can climb like Chuck . I did it in a 34-inch gear with two big bottles and was happy to have th em. It was an epic day and one of my favorite rides ever, but it's hard, for real, so be prepared. All those houses in that photo Chuck linked to a re going to be a distant memory by the halfway point. I don't want to disco urage anyone, in fact, quite the opposite, it's an awesome ride!!
Chee
rs,
Randy Dugan
Van Nuys, CA, USA
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From: Chuck Schmidt <chuckschmidt(AT)earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2007 15:44:40 -0700
Subject: [CR]Velo Rendezvou s Angeles Crest Mount Wilson ride Sept 21 Was: 72
On Sep 4, 2007, at 7:05 AM, Rodney Kugizaki wrote:
> For those knowled
geable, a couple of questions re. the Angeles
> Crest ride
>
> - are there places on the way to get water?
> - seems like around
5000 feet of climbing in 20 miles or so - is
> this correct and is
it fairly constant?
> - what should one expect as far as temperature?
>
> Thanks,
> Rodney Kugizaki
> Tucson, AZ
Yes, there are a couple of places on the way up and back to get
water. (I always took one bottle on the ride.)
The road goes up and down a little on the way up so there is more
than 5000 feet o f climbing in 25 miles. For many, many years I used
a 42 x 21, then much more recently a 42 x 23. I don't think a 26 is
really needed except if you don't ride much in the mountains. I
would describe th e grade as fairly constant.
No way to know what the temps in the mountains will be on September
21... if I had to guess, I'd say hot . But of course it could be the
opposite by then.
Here's a photo of where we are riding to:
<http://www.velo-retro.com/VRPasad ena.jpg/Pasadena.jpg>
The Rose Bowl is just to the left of the b ridge in the lower right
corner and Mount Wilson is in the middle to p of the photo. It's
seven miles as the crow flies from the Rose Bo wl (750 ft) to the top
of Mount Wilson (5750 ft).
As the Boy Scouts say, "Be prepared." And of course you can always
turn ar ound and go back down the mountain at any point; no dishonor
in that . Remember, THIS IS NOT A COMPETITION... NO WAGERING PLEASE!
Ch uck Schmidt
South Pasadena, CA USA
http://www.velo-retro.com (reprints, t-shirts & timelines)
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