Hill Climbing Challenge !!!!!

Started by Old Man Of The Mount , Jan 01 2012 12:36 PM

168 replies to this topic

  • XR650L_Dave

Posted 05 February 2012 - 04:51 PM

#61

jar944, on 05 February 2012 - 11:48 AM, said:

You'd be suprised how often "90 degrees" really measures out to less that 50.

Average, yes. But... the fun stuff has about 2 feet of 90 degrees right at the top, and if you don't give the bike a 'push' midair or tap the rear brake after the front wheel clears the edge, you just go right back down- backwards.

Need a certain soil composition to get that, though.

Dave
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  • Old Man Of The Mount

Posted 05 February 2012 - 05:28 PM

#62

Some pics of me when I was thirty years younger. As you can see I have been climbing a long time. I hope to meet some of the party's interested and climb together. We also hit the trails in the afternoon when we have taught the hills a lesson. I will post on this thread when we are climbing in the spring.
  Don

!981 and about fifty pounds lighter.
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Edited by Old Man Of The Mount, 05 February 2012 - 05:30 PM.

  • Mtnbiker93

Posted 05 February 2012 - 06:48 PM

#63

Hey, I've been down up there a few times with a couple friends of mine. Ive found the big pit, but thats about all. We should meet up sometime this spring!
Its about a 3 hour drive from my house, but totally worth it!

  • GosuPaintballer

Posted 05 February 2012 - 07:06 PM

#64

jar944, on 05 February 2012 - 11:48 AM, said:

You'd be suprised how often "90 degrees" really measures out to less that 50.

I think you could tumble down a 50 degree incline vs it being a complete free fall in mid-air.  The hills we climb is a complete free fall to the ground if ya don't make it, you WILL break some thing or die when you hit the bottom if ya don't make the top!  Friend of mine watched a guy die tring to do a hill climb we use to do on dirtbikes try it and he free falled to the bottom with the bike landing on top of him killing him instantly!

  • jar944

Posted 29 March 2012 - 10:25 AM

#65

Riding season is here.

Don I expect to seem some good vids of Guru from this weekend...

  • jeremymach2015

Posted 29 March 2012 - 03:08 PM

#66

you guys doin that hillsville ride or was that someone else?

  • ktm8806

Posted 30 March 2012 - 10:45 AM

#67

jar944, on 29 March 2012 - 10:25 AM, said:

Riding season is here.

Don I expect to seem some good vids of Guru from this weekend...

Shame you won't be making it Jared. Are you planning any week-ends for Trevorton soon?

  • jar944

Posted 30 March 2012 - 05:23 PM

#68

jeremymach2015, on 29 March 2012 - 03:08 PM, said:

you guys doin that hillsville ride or was that someone else?
i'll be at hillsville tomorrow or sunday

  • jar944

Posted 30 March 2012 - 05:27 PM

#69

ktm8806, on 30 March 2012 - 10:45 AM, said:

Shame you won't be making it Jared. Are you planning any week-ends for Trevorton soon?

Hopefully soon. Too bad you guys planed this for this weekend,  I already had family commitments.

Did you get the new trans in your bike yet?

  • jeremymach2015

Posted 01 April 2012 - 05:39 PM

#70

did you get any videos?

  • Old Man Of The Mount

Posted 02 April 2012 - 03:04 AM

#71

jeremymach2015, on 01 April 2012 - 05:39 PM, said:

did you get any videos?

Yes, I will post them in a few days.

  Don

  • Zach Gilbert

Posted 05 April 2012 - 08:51 PM

#72

South of Trevorton is Minersville, PA.  If you're new to coal riding and want decent hills we've got them. Probably the craziest is Gap Rock Hill.  Here's a video of a local killing it.  But believe me, it's way harder then it looks.  



Here are I guess you could say "Easier" hills tried by another local.  I certianly know my 250 couldn't haul my fat ass up it.   


Messing around with google earth.  Here is the hill, Earth says around 600 feet.  Sounds about right.

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Edited by Zach Gilbert, 05 April 2012 - 10:38 PM.

  • XR650L_Dave

Posted 06 April 2012 - 10:20 AM

#73

Nice stuff.

Gotta get out there...

  • jar944

Posted 06 April 2012 - 10:35 AM

#74

Zach Gilbert, on 05 April 2012 - 08:51 PM, said:

South of Trevorton is Minersville, PA.  If you're new to coal riding and want decent hills we've got them. Probably the craziest is Gap Rock Hill.  Here's a video of a local killing it.  But believe me, it's way harder then it looks.  



Here are I guess you could say "Easier" hills tried by another local.  I certianly know my 250 couldn't haul my fat ass up it.   


Messing around with google earth.  Here is the hill, Earth says around 600 feet.  Sounds about right.

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Your elevation exaggeration is set to 3 you need to change back to 1 before you measure. The top of that hill (gap rock) is ~1020' and the bottom is about 830' not a bad climb at 190'.   Total run is about 380' with a ground distance of 430' that puts the angle @ 26.5 degrees

  • jar944

Posted 06 April 2012 - 10:51 AM

#75

Don,

The new Glen Burn hills are 240' tall 421' ground distance and a 34.75 degree angle.

  • kstout4life

Posted 06 April 2012 - 11:56 AM

#76

im down for the challenge, when you guys going up? who has their pass and who doesnt?

  • Zach Gilbert

Posted 06 April 2012 - 02:38 PM

#77

kstout4life, on 06 April 2012 - 11:56 AM, said:

im down for the challenge, when you guys going up? who has their pass and who doesnt?
I'll be at duncott this saturday.  No pass.......  But 90% don't have a pass anyway including my buddies.  We don't stay long anyways.  Give a few hills a try and off we go.  Unless there is a nice crowd to watch.

  • jeremymach2015

Posted 08 April 2012 - 09:50 AM

#78

still headin back out to wellsville in a few weeks don?

  • Old Man Of The Mount

Posted 08 April 2012 - 03:49 PM

#79

jeremymach2015, on 08 April 2012 - 09:50 AM, said:

still headin back out to wellsville in a few weeks don?

Yes, I am planning a trip to Wakeman, OH. to have a car tuned and stopping by Welsville for the weekend. I need to find a parking place for my Motor Home and a enclosed car trailer that will be secure for the weekend. Do you have any ideas?

  Don

  • jeremymach2015

Posted 08 April 2012 - 04:06 PM

#80

man, that's a tough one, they are doing road work at the village this week i believe, it may be in good enough shape for the motorhome, sucks that oak tree is not open anymore u could have pulled right in there
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