Why is Arlington so mean to me???

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  • October 19, 2010 at 7:36 pm #923885
    Tim Kelley
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    Hey Pete, what are your top 3 toughest hills in Arlington?

    41st street for sure–but what else?

    October 19, 2010 at 9:42 pm #923886
    RideTheWomble
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    Tim — NOW you’ve done it. Queue up the Kill Bill 2 misery!

    Pete — You just have to buy Prince Bandar’s old house in McLean, so you can END all your rides down near the Chain Bridge.

    October 19, 2010 at 10:33 pm #923887
    Dirt
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    Here’s the map of Kill Bill http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/va/falls-church/774128363920277604

    @Tim: My fave is Monroe Street. Second fave is a tie between 24th Street/Upton St. N and 41st Street.

    Monroe Street is located of Lorcom Lane. As you’re driving West on Lorcom, turn left on Monroe. (Between mile 21 and 22 of Kill Bill)
    24th/Upton is located off Lorcom Lane. If you’re driving West on Lorcom, turn right onto Taylor, turn left onto 24th Street N, then turn left onto Upton. ( Just after mile 23of Kill Bill) That combination hurts.
    41st street you know. That’s the little lane that comes up from Chain Bridge as an alternative to Glebe Rd. (Between miles 18 and 19 of Kill Bill)

    That may be because I always seem to catch Monroe street toward the end of a ride and it is something that I add in to help my self esteem (help eliminate that is).

    @Womblehead — I’ve got that on my to do list.

    @Tim: Have a road bike? I’ve got a weekend where I can ride both Saturday and Sunday. I’m pretty beat from last weekend, but I would enjoy sampling some of Arlington’s finest with you. We could do a Bike Arlington tour of the leg breakers. :D

    Lemme know.

    October 20, 2010 at 1:40 pm #923888
    Dirt
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    I would be remiss without mentioning my other faves. Pollard and 26th streets. Pollard is so awesome because you come around a corner on a slight up-hill and you’re faced with this wall of blacktop in front of you. If you haven’t ridden it before, it can be a surprise. The other hills on the list you see them a bit before you have to pedal up them.

    26th street isn’t that steep, it is just long. It just keeps going.

    So those 5 are my top 3 favorite hills in Arlington. :D

    October 20, 2010 at 1:53 pm #923889
    Tim Kelley
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    Pete–I’d like to take a rain check on that hill ride!

    Between a newborn at home, and tapering for Ironman Florida (you think these hills are tough–try doing a double metric century of 3 mile loops around Hains Point) I need to take it for the next two weeks!

    How about mid-November? Maybe see if any other forum readers would like to join us?

    October 20, 2010 at 2:09 pm #923890
    Dirt
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    Here’s a few screen shots of where these lovelies are. I love the interwebs. :D

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/pedrogringo/sets/72157625204127690/

    Talk to you soon.

    Pete

    October 20, 2010 at 2:10 pm #923891
    Dirt
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    @Tim: You wimp. ;)

    Totally kidding. Definitely take a raincheck. November will be perfect. I could use a few more days of recovery from my MoCo oddyssey from last weekend.

    Good luck with both the newborn and the Ironman.

    October 20, 2010 at 5:52 pm #923892
    consularrider
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    What I love about the Kill Bill V2 route is that there are lots of sharp right turns followed by an immediate climb! That way you lose most of your momentum before you even start. I see you have V3 which includes the agony of 41st from Chain Bridge that was missing from my V2 cue sheet (is there a V1?). Is it really only 1300 feet of elevation gain?

    October 20, 2010 at 6:15 pm #923893
    Tim Kelley
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    Yeah, 1300 ft seems a bit on the low side….can you verify this with some GPS unit readings?

    October 20, 2010 at 7:04 pm #923894
    skreaminquadz
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    Ha – I had no idea that was 41st Street. I try to avoid that wall (I don’t even like going down it). I tried that climb a year ago on my single speed, that was a joke that would never again be attempted (by me at least).

    I’m intrigued by this Kill Bill route – I should try it out.

    October 21, 2010 at 2:53 pm #923896
    Dirt
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    @Tim Kelley 1113 wrote:

    Yeah, 1300 ft seems a bit on the low side….can you verify this with some GPS unit readings?

    MapMyRide’s elevation amounts and profiles are not accurate. If I recall correctly the loop ends up being around 4800 feet of climbing. I’ll see if I can dig up a GPS plot of a similar ride.

    October 21, 2010 at 2:55 pm #923897
    Dirt
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    @skreaminquadz 1114 wrote:

    I’m intrigued by this Kill Bill route – I should try it out.

    Tim and I talked about giving it a go in November when things mellow out for him. If you want company, I might be able to be induced to ride it before that.

    October 25, 2010 at 7:34 pm #923906
    consularrider
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    I tried 41st St uphill from Chain Bridge for the first time with my new road bike. Found I couldn’t make the 25 – 30% grade with my 34/26 lowest combination where the road effectively becomes a sidewalk/path for about 10 yards. Guess I need more hill work.

    October 26, 2010 at 5:31 pm #923907
    Dirt
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    The hill is quite sinister. :D That’s why I love it. Even stopping on the steep section isn’t easy if you’ve got roadie shoes on. :D

    October 26, 2010 at 7:55 pm #923873
    Tim Kelley
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    I’ve taken a handful of friends up 41st street and the majority of them have tipped over on the last little really steep stretch.

    Perfect example of my own personal light-hearted schadenfreude…

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