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I'm going to do my annual Port Royal Avenue hillclimb this weekend in honor of De Ronde.  For those unfamiliar with it, Port Royal Avenue is a cobbled berg in Philly just off the Schuykill River bike path.

It starts here:

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It is steep and rough, but not very long, very much in the spirit of Flanders--according to Google Maps, it climbs a bit over 300' in 1 mile, for an average of 5.6%, but is quite steep at the bottom (cobbled) end, about 12.6%.  It is also in such poor condition that I no longer descend it, though I descend like ~:>, Sastre, or a little girl.

So who else is riding their Hellingen this weekend?

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Cobbled climbs stink because
Each cobble feels like its own hill
2 votes
Only the steep parts have cobbles
0 votes
Flats
0 votes
There might be a cobbled descent on the other side
3 votes
Only the expensive parts ever fall off the bike on them
2 votes

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Hey, cool.
I think I did that climb once, when I got lost on a local century ride.

by Sui Juris on Apr 2, 2008 8:38 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

No go here
The only cobbles I can think of in Seattle are a few ridiculous 20% ramps down near Pike Place. As if cobbles and climbing weren't bad enough, adding in wandering tourists and cars fighting over parking kind of ruins the experience.

by Chris... on Apr 2, 2008 11:34 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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