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Message started by FlyingLaZBoy on Aug 5^th, 2011, 7:44am

Title: Paluxy Pedal Oct 1 -- anybody climbed the Wall?
Post by FlyingLaZBoy on Aug 5^th, 2011, 7:44am

So, who's done the Paluxy Pedal, and were you able to ride up The Wall? They list it as a max of 19%, which is nastier than County Line Hill or The Beast in Tyler...

Title: Re: Paluxy Pedal Oct 1 -- anybody climbed the Wall
Post by LightningPilot on Aug 5^th, 2011, 11:02am

Weekly, from 1993-2000, on my Hujsak Club Century, 42/52, probably 11/28. It was on our 18 mile, Sunday morning, "Quality" Hill training ride. It red-lined me every time, but I always made it. Similar to some of the Leakey climbs; I've climbed them all on the P38.

Title: Re: Paluxy Pedal Oct 1 -- anybody climbed the Wall
Post by FlyingLaZBoy on Aug 5^th, 2011, 11:26am

LightningPilot wrote:

The gauntlet has been thrown!!!! [smiley=duel.gif] By Carolyn, no less!!! :D

Title: Re: Paluxy Pedal Oct 1 -- anybody climbed the Wall
Post by bobcat377 on Aug 5^th, 2011, 3:30pm

Only on a DF. The problem is not the climb but the crowd. People back up on that sucker, fall to the side, stop, etc. You need a good a good line going up and have to adjust fast because it is a short trip up.

Title: Re: Paluxy Pedal Oct 1 -- anybody climbed the Wall
Post by LightningPilot on Aug 5^th, 2011, 5:27pm

bobcat377 wrote:

Exactly. That's what happened to ARTCAT and me at RAGBRAI last year on a mile-long hill that bumped up to 19%. In my own time and pace I think I could have ridden it. With wall to wall people it was impossible.