True. Unlike the Alpine dam climb, there aren't many 200' Redwoods left on the slopes of Diablo to obscure the horizon. But then, there are fewer fog-drenching wind-blown afternoons experienced climbing the latter.
________________________________ From: CycloFiend <cyclofi...@earthlink.net> To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Sent: Fri, August 5, 2011 10:20:17 AM Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: Visit and ride at RBW Re: [RBW] Re: Visit and ride at RBW If you mean BoFax to Westridge to the East Peak? I think the pitch up from Alpine dam is a little tougher - probably more mentally because there's not a lot to gauge your progress from. Going up Diablo, you see the height as you gain it, which always helpful. Of course, Diablo is taller, but given the up/down/up on the Fairfax route, I'd bet the climbing is similar in overall elevation. Those are both two of the really fine, interesting and beautiful climbs in the greater SF Bay. - J on 8/4/11 6:26 PM, Ray Shine at r.sh...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Jim -- How's it compare to climbing Tam from fairfax? > > ________________________________ >From: CycloFiend <cyclofi...@earthlink.net> >To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com >Sent: Thu, August 4, 2011 10:28:31 AM >Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: Visit and ride at RBW > >on 8/3/11 10:08 PM, Joe Bunik at jbu...@gmail.com wrote: > >> 3000' mark on Diablo via North Gate Rd. I don't know the exact >> measurements, but had thought D. is generally a continual 8-10%? It's >> a climb, but not the worst thing ever either, IMO. > >It's been a while since I went up North Gate Rd, but it didn't seem like a >continual 8-10%. Maybe a steeper pitch here and there, but it's a moderate >and climbable road for the most part. 5-6% seems more correct. > >But, hey, I live in the West Bay... and the last time I went up it was - >yikes - 2007. > >http://www.cyclofiend.com/rbw/wknd2007/index.htm > >- J > > -- Jim Edgar cyclofi...@earthlink.net Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com Current Classics - Cross Bikes Singlespeed - Working Bikes Gallery updates now appear here - http://cyclofiend.blogspot.com "There were messengers who named their bikes, but Chevette never would have done that, and somehow because she did think about it like it was something alive." William Gibson - "Virtual Light" -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
