Quote from jayg on Mar 18th, 2012, 9:00pm:
Paul, some questions:
Photo 13 of 47. Is there not a long climb on a main road preceeding the side road climb shown in the photo? This is the first of the two tough climbs, isn't it?
Photo 40 of 47. Is the new road surface shown in the photo smooth asphalt or chipseal?
There is a short climb up to the turn at Sugar Ridge Road, but nothing serious -- and it's preceeded by a nice downhill. Photo 13 shows the first climb on Sugar Ridge, about 100 yards in. There are random rollers in the 4 miles of Sugar Ridge Rd, but definitely one tougher climb after the one pictured. Just gear down and spin it out...
The new road surface is SMOOOOOTTTTHHHHHH
Pictures 36 and 37 show a VERY nice downhill, that I typically hit 40mph on... If you do the 42 mile route, it's shortly after you make a right turn at RS 2 -- if you're on the 62 mile route, you'll get there, too, but 20 miles later.
PB