who’s in for the sufferfest 3 weekends from now?
the numbers-
Terminus 6288 ft. (1916.58 meters)
Base (Toll House) 1565 ft. (477 meters)
Elevation gain 4727 ft. (1440.79 meters)
Length 7.6 miles (12.23 kilometers)
Grade Avg.12%, extended 18%, final 100 yds. 22%
Road surface 65% paved, 35% packed gravel
excellent!
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cmon, there’s gotta be a couple of ST’ers doing this.
Not doing it this year, but would like to at some point. What gearing are you going to use?
i am running a 30 up front (took the 42/52 rings off of the crankset) and a mtb cassette 32 in the back. last year ran a 32 up front with a 32 in back but because of some gearing issues, couldn’t get into the 32 in the back so had to muscle/grind up with the 28. ouch.
don’t laugh, you’ll need 1:1 unless you are an uberclimber.
it’s a great ride and i highly recommend it.
This is awesome! I wouldn’t even go near Mt. Washington with my hiking boots when I lived in NH for a summer (I read too many ill-fated Mt. Washington hiking adventure books), but to ride up the Auto Road on a bicycle–that’d be cool! And what a story!
Good luck to all!
I was there in support and as a spectator. You left out a couple of important points that make The Rockpile THE SUFFERFEST.
Usually it is raining
Wind speed average is over 35 MPH
It can be warm and sunny in the valley and freezing on the summit
There are NO flats stretches on the road.
There first year I was there it was 70F in the valley, but on the summit, we had 60 to 70 mph winds with hail. Some riders were blown off their bikes.
I’d love to do this one year. Having done some hiking on the Mtn, I can attest that a 1:1 is required.
Do you guys know that Julieanne White (2nd at Kona back in 1992) was like 2nd overall in the run version of this race ?
Dev
I’ll be doing Mt. Washington for the first time this year.
eyebike, you are correct. last year was my first and it rained. it made for the unpaved section to be quite a bear. couldn’t stand up as the rear wheel would just spin out in the mud. had to sit and mash through it. also, i remember going around a switchback above the treeline, standing up into a 40mph gust, reduced to a temporary track stand. And I weigh in at 185!
NO flat stretches either, just not so steep sections 
Dev, a bike stud like you could probablly get away with a 39x32. it’s amazing how close, relatively speaking, the run times are to the bike times.
evelyn, mayhaps we could meet before the start?
there’s gotta be other ST’ers doing this sucka!
after my last stage race ended up with back pain that I couldn’t shake and just got it checked out - looks like my SI joint is messed up and needs some treatment – I’m reduced to “easy bike rides and no hills” for at least the next week! … this puts a “???” on my participation 
… will keep you posted
what was you time going up the Mt. Washington last year?
1:36 last year.
the rain didn’t help and the fact that i couldn’t get into my bailout gear didn’t make things easier.
hoping to go 90 minutes or better.