The Devil

Since my last blog post I've been riding a great deal. Well over 3800 miles for the year in fact. For comparison sake I only rode 4150 miles the year I was hit by a car. I've also managed to strip over 35 pounds off my frame. This has lead me to push myself into riding tougher rides than what I've done in the past. The biggest challenge coming this weekend at the Devil Mountain Double.

The Devil Mountain Double climbs over 18,600 ft in 207 miles. Of the climbs on the ride I'll be going over both Mt. Diablo and Mt. Hamilton. But, those are not the worst climbs on the ride. The ride includes Sierra Rd at mile 156. It climbs 1800ft in 3.6 miles with an average grade well in excess of 10% with a max grade around 25%. This ride sounds scary and as of this writing my nerve's are flaring up pretty bad. But, as I said it is a BIG challenge and I'm looking forward to seeing how I fare. I'll be doing a write up sometime next week regardless of the outcome.