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Cycling up one of the steepest bike climbs in the US - Eldred Street, Los Angeles
Ride 140 yards (if you can) gaining 11 stories at 29.1% average grade.
Although our calculations read 29.1% average grade for the climb, these short climbs do have more gradient variance than longer climbs. Some report the grade at 33% while Strava has it at 28%.
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PJAMM’s Sam Lyons fell on his first attempt (34 chain ring and 32t cassette) on his first attempt, but managed, with a bit of paperboy, on his second effort.
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Eldred Street ios the greatest cycling challenge in LA.
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Those of you familiar with our profile tool appreciate that is the black screen of death - our gradient tool transitions from black to purple at 25%. There are not more than a handful of climbs in the world that are all black. While Eldred does not have a completely black profile, it’s as close as any cyclist will ever want to encounter.
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Cheatin?
There is a downhill on Eldred approaching climb start. 👍
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Start of climb.
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Short but deadly!
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Paperboy ain’t cheatin if you are at nearly 30% grade.
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Climb finish - looking northeast towards Pasadena.