RR Romero Cyn Cold Springs Loop

[Zippo]

Originally Posted by Abui

The Santa Barbara Echelon club used to have a timed event to climb Gibraltar Road. Can't find any results newer than 2005. Here's the page.

Thanks. Talk about a pukefest!


ps I voted for your Hell Ride! Hopefully you'll get in! I would LOVE to read the report on that one!

[Burner]

in college, lot's of people I knew would ride down Gibraltar on long skateboards (standing up)! Total organ donors. (I did it as a seated luge once, FUN!)

[CPATCRASH]

Originally Posted by Zippo

I had 2 beers, and 70oz of water in my Dakine Nomad.

I uploaded to Geoladders, but I'd love to know that the file works for everyone:

http://www.geoladders.com/show_route.php?route=15212

I have ridden up Gibraltar Road - the 10 mile climb I think you are talking about - on the rigid SS on Stans Crows & geared 32x18, and I started that ride from the beach. It was painful, but the views from the top make it worthwhile. Good VQ training I guess. Lance Armstrong has used that climb for TDF training. It is a brutal, sustained bumpy paved climb with very little relief. Shuttle is the way to go - i just feel guilty asking my wife to drive me up when she knows I can ride it.

Yup! That's the road. It's a pain in the butt to shuttle. I think I would rather climb it.