Scanuppia has been overtaken !?

[Eshnar]

On the site "Salite" I just noticed that Scanuppia is no more the hardest climb in the database...
The new hardest is this one:

NOTE: the description says it's all tarmac

 

[craig1985]

It isn't as long, but I give you Baldwin Street in Dunedin, New Zealand:

Some years ago some drunken uni girls (Dunedin is a big student city) decided to ride down Baldwin St in some wheelie bins, let's just say the result was not good.

 

[Eshnar]

It isn't as long, but I give you Baldwin Street in Dunedin, New Zealand:

Some years ago some drunken uni girls (Dunedin is a big student city) decided to ride down Baldwin St in some wheelie bins, let's just say the result was not good.

Let's say it's a wall more than a climb... 350m?

 

[craig1985]

TBH, I just wanted an excuse to post the profile

 

[Eshnar]

TBH, I just wanted an excuse to post the profile

The part about the drunken uni girls was interesting though... I could go study there now that I know it.

 

[Thomsena]

Steepest hill in the world if i'm not mistaken, right?

 

[Netserk]

It isn't as long, but I give you Baldwin Street in Dunedin, New Zealand:

Do you ride it yourself?

 

[will10]

On the site "Salite" I just noticed that Scanuppia is no more the hardest climb in the database...
The new hardest is this one:

NOTE: the description says it's all tarmac

Just emailed this thread to RCS.

 

[craig1985]

Do you ride it yourself?

Never ridden it in my life and I haven't actually been to Dunedin either. Would require an MTB to get it!

 

[Netserk]

Never ridden it in my life and I haven't actually been to Dunedin either. Would require an MTB to get it!

IF I lived close to a wall like that, I would try it out a couple of times, even if I have to walk with my bike

 

[The Hitch]

Let's say it's a wall more than a climb... 350m?

Steepest hill in the world if i'm not mistaken, right?

In the undiscovered climb thread, jobiwan posted a profile of a hill in Los Angeles which is 300m and never goes under 30%. Posted a picture too.

Edit: Here it is

If the Tour of California ever goes back to LA, I would suggest the Fargo Street Hill! If nothing else but a good show for the public!

Not even .2 kilometers, but tons of fun!!

 

[greenedge]

That hill looks really hard. Get Gilbert on it and move the Tour of Wellington to all of NZ.

 

[Fester]

It isn't as long, but I give you Baldwin Street in Dunedin, New Zealand:

Some years ago some drunken uni girls (Dunedin is a big student city) decided to ride down Baldwin St in some wheelie bins, let's just say the result was not good.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldwin_Street,_Dunedin

It's made for bike racing, both up and down! Incidentally and rather sadly one of the girls died. I can't imagine it's possible to get up that with 39x23 unless you're Sergey Honchar or someone.

 

[craig1985]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldwin_Street,_Dunedin

It's made for bike racing, both up and down! Incidentally and rather sadly one of the girls died. I can't imagine it's possible to get up that with 39x23 unless you're Sergey Honchar or someone.

If for some reason Purito decides to spend Christmas on the other side of the world and in the Southern Hemisphere and chose Dunedin, I bet he will go for a bike ride or two up there.

 

[Zoncolan]

IMHO, all of these "climbs" are way too short to be considered hardest.
For me, the hardest has to be this: http://www.climbbybike.com/climb.asp?Col=le-Mauna-Kea-via--Hilo&qryMountainID=8349
The last 20 or so km are at 11 %, it goes up to 4200 m altitude (how does one breathe up there at full effort), and there are stretches which are unpaved.
Of course, the weather can be ****. High winds, thunderstorms, and all that.