Morphett Road - 15% Gradient!!!!
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Morphett Road - 15% Gradient!!!!
Postby brettjames » Mon Jul 06, 2009 11:28 pm
According to mapmyride.com its a short little 15% climb, and its INTENSE!!!!! To the point you feel like your going to tip backwards.
Has anyone else given this a crack and is there a steeper hill in Adelaide ?
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Postby rustychisel » Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:22 am
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Re: Morphett Road - 15% Gradient!!!!
Postby Old Man Well » Tue Jul 07, 2009 3:49 pm
I think there is a steeper hill in Blackwood somewhere but I can't remember exactly where, sorry.
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Re: Morphett Road - 15% Gradient!!!!
Postby U2adam!!! » Tue Jul 07, 2009 9:46 pm
Is this the one which is blocked off at the lower end to stop cars ploughing down it? That one is in Hawthorndene next to Blackwood, Myrtle Road if it's the same one.Old Man Well wrote:Years ago when I was fitter I used to ride up and back down it every day on my BMX just for fun! I have to see if I can still do it now.
I think there is a steeper hill in Blackwood somewhere but I can't remember exactly where, sorry.
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Postby Biffidus » Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:44 pm
Do you mean this one? I can't make out the gradient on the sign but it looks pretty steep.rustychisel wrote:Oh, there is undoubtedly a steeper road somewhere, lots of them in fact. Next time you're in the Eastern suburbs ride up Kensington Road, through the Hallett Road roundabout, keep going, through the next roundabout, keep going up... swing right, oh, that's steep
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Postby shiv » Wed Jul 08, 2009 1:42 am
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Postby rustychisel » Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:09 am
Yeah, that's the one, looking down before the sweeping right hander. It's steeper at the top, much...Biffidus wrote:
Do you mean this one? I can't make out the gradient on the sign but it looks pretty steep.
go have a look at Sunnyside Drive, Glen Osmond, up and down like a bitch, finishes opposite the Old Toll Gate.
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Postby Old Man Well » Fri Jul 10, 2009 8:00 am
Hawthorndene, yeah thats it. I couldn't remember the suburb name, thanks!Is this the one which is blocked off at the lower end to stop cars ploughing down it? That one is in Hawthorndene next to Blackwood, Myrtle Road if it's the same one.
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Postby Richard.L » Sat Jul 11, 2009 10:56 pm
Some of the roads/hills around Hallet are fair long and steap, but good gives u a good view at the ocean.
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Postby brettjames » Fri Aug 07, 2009 9:07 pm
Upper Sturt, on the way through to Crafers, dead quiet road, and once you pass Pony Ridge Road and swing a left BANG, it throws down in your face a 20%+ pitch. The sign gives you a fair warning what your in for (check the link) but it's just to lure you in......
First you look and think....yeah, thats not so bad........and then BANG.............it really starts to buck, and before you know it your on such a slope your almost just riding on your back wheel. OUCH!!!!!
http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&sour ... 9,,0,13.09
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Postby rustychisel » Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:04 pm
adelaidecyclist wrote:Check out Tregarthen Rd sometime if you're into the whole frustration thing.
aka 'the big dipper'?
Pas de problem, dear chap.
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Postby tripstobaltimore » Mon Nov 16, 2009 10:42 am
mt osmond is a walk in the park compared to some of the other adelaide climbs.rustychisel wrote:Mt Osmond Rd from either side... short but painful, eh. did it last year on a 35º day. Why, I don't know (cause I was housesitting just around the corner.). Getting 'home' every ride involved climbing what seemed to be the steepest hill in Glen Osmond.
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Postby Wild Turkey » Wed Nov 18, 2009 6:34 pm
I got around 85kph down it 12 years ago on a MTB that was old then.
The grade is not the problem.
Its the pot hold, gravel coated right hander at the bottom thats a test!
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Postby Dazzman » Thu Dec 24, 2009 12:58 pm
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Re: Morphett Road - 15% Gradient!!!!
Postby MichaelB » Thu Dec 24, 2009 1:45 pm
No thanks. Have ridden past it and a brief side glance is enough to say no thanksDazzman wrote:for all of you out training for the TDU up Gorge Rd, if you are looking for a different challenge, try Torrens Hill Rd.....p
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