+1 drove up it once to see what it was like, decided not to tackle it on bike for a while yet.MichaelB wrote: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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Re: Morphett Road - 15% Gradient!!!!
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Re: Morphett Road - 15% Gradient!!!!
Postby bongo » Fri Dec 25, 2009 10:47 am
Coming down it is a bit hairy too,if you have not got your speed under control when is sweeps to the right it is over the railing and game over the other side of gorge rd.shiv wrote:+1 drove up it once to see what it was like, decided not to tackle it on bike for a while yet.MichaelB wrote: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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Re: Morphett Road - 15% Gradient!!!!
Postby DansAvanti » Sun Jan 03, 2010 9:22 am
Ben85 wrote:Education road, Happy Valley. Ive never made it to the top. Only tried once though. Only short climb and you dont spend any time in the saddle
Education road is my favorite down hill run - 83.4kph last time! It is a grind going up though.
I rode up Oakridge road in Aberfoyle Park yesterday - that is pretty steep.
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Postby bJay » Mon Jan 04, 2010 12:45 pm
Last time I went up I was using my carbon rims, so braking became a little sketchy
Its a bit fuzzy, but the top number shows the max speed of 90.6 - into a freaking headwind
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Re: Morphett Road - 15% Gradient!!!!
Postby rustychisel » Mon Jan 04, 2010 2:13 pm
ok, kidding.
Coach Road is pretty steep, nice right hander as you come down the hill. Coming up, there's a turn off on the right, takes you down into the valley a bit, hooks over a bridge then starts climbing the other side. Eventually hooks up with the top of Coach via a pretty serious painfest... ever tried that one?
edit: Knox Terrace, according to Google maps, then McBeath Drive.
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Postby bJay » Wed Jan 06, 2010 12:07 pm
Havent tried said route, maybe tonight after my scheduled ride.
For the record, though its probably a little OT, none of these climbs Ive done around Adelaide compare to some of the hurt fests I came accross in France and Italy
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Postby DansAvanti » Wed Jan 06, 2010 11:06 pm
I haven't ridden coach rd, it sounds fun!
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Re: Morphett Road - 15% Gradient!!!!
Postby bJay » Thu Jan 07, 2010 4:03 pm
I in no way would condone riding said road (or any others) with only the intention of exceeding the speed limit. We dont want a pissing competition to start here
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Re: Morphett Road - 15% Gradient!!!!
Postby Pinarello65 » Sat Jan 16, 2010 12:41 am
That's where I set my all time fastest speed record of 112.0km/h ! Err I mean 80km/h because that's the speed limit.adelaidecyclist wrote:Check out Tregarthen Rd sometime if you're into the whole frustration thing.
A nice little short & steep hill is on I think Sherwood Tce near St Georges/Beaumont. Then get onto Hayward Drv and carry on up the climb to Mt Osmond.
Joins up with the old freeway bike track. Climbing from the bike track side isn't too bad either, but once you've got up the first hill it's easier, better to to come from the other side if you want a decent climb I think.
Another one is Ackland Hill - from the city go Unley Rd, get up to Belair, Blackwood, stay on the Main Rd go through Coromandel Valley and Ackland Hill is a left. Nice road surface. Takes you to Cherry Gardens.
What I normally do then is take a right into Morgan Rd, left into Scott Creek Rd, then through Ironbank to Longwood Rd which brings you into Stirling, so take Ayers Hill Rd to Crafers then come back down the freeway path.
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Postby Sumichino » Sat Jan 16, 2010 1:18 am
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Re: Morphett Road - 15% Gradient!!!!
Postby MichaelB » Wed Feb 17, 2010 8:36 am
Managed it last night (needed a couple of rest breaks)Biffidus wrote: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
man that is steep. The Edge 305 says a rise of 159m over 1.27km.
And yep, there is a 15% gradient sign on the way down.
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Postby bongo » Sun Mar 21, 2010 9:33 pm
Had a go at this on friday,not sure of exact gradient,but pretty tough.Harder than corkscrew,as it goes straight up at the steepest pitch,almost intimidating.Wino wrote:Anyone know the gradient for Checker Hill, from each side?
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Re: Morphett Road - 15% Gradient!!!!
Postby limetang » Sun Mar 21, 2010 10:19 pm
Ben85 wrote:Education road, Happy Valley. Ive never made it to the top. Only tried once though. Only short climb and you dont spend any time in the saddle
Oooooooh yeh! My parents place was down the bottom of that hill..... only ever rode up it on my mtb (years and years ago) and that was only to the 90 degree left hand bend!
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Re: Morphett Road - 15% Gradient!!!!
Postby Clydesdale Scot » Mon Mar 22, 2010 6:56 am
Wino wrote:Anyone know the gradient for Checker Hill, from each side?
elevation and gradient data recorded by a Garmin 705 heading east from Little Para Rd to Forreston Rd.
I would suggest you smooth out the data at the 1.6km mark as that is as far as I got and I walked the last 200m
The data on the online sites is not suitable for close examination as it is interpolated data from a grid taken every 90 metres. 90 meters is a long way when on quickly changing terrain.
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Re: Morphett Road - 15% Gradient!!!!
Postby Wino » Mon Mar 22, 2010 10:24 am
I'll stick to trying to conquer Fox Creek for the time being.
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Re: Morphett Road - 15% Gradient!!!!
Postby Wino » Mon Mar 22, 2010 11:19 pm
It doesnt look that steep in the car, give it a go!
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Postby dirty_harry » Wed Mar 31, 2010 9:30 pm
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Re: Morphett Road - 15% Gradient!!!!
Postby Clydesdale Scot » Wed Mar 31, 2010 10:31 pm
It is not a hill I enjoy. If I work hard climbing, I like to get my thrills with a good fast and flowing decent.
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Re: Morphett Road - 15% Gradient!!!!
Postby elizabethpwalker » Wed Jun 01, 2011 9:54 pm
i've been there - cool place!Wino wrote:Its a country road between Little Para Rd (Kersbrook) and Forreston Rd (Forreston). Basically out near Gumeracha. Its always on the TDU and even a few of the pro's struggle - just a little.
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Postby elizabethpwalker » Sat Jun 11, 2011 10:22 pm
very trueClydesdale Scot wrote:means that the brakes might stop me from going faster but they will not slow me down.
It is not a hill I enjoy. If I work hard climbing, I like to get my thrills with a good fast and flowing decent.
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Re: Morphett Road - 15% Gradient!!!!
Postby legsrburnin » Fri Jun 17, 2011 10:41 am
My old loop was nice and hilly.
Start at Stirling, go to Crafers BP, turn right up to Mt Lofty Summit Rd, follow to Greenhill Rd. Left and down Greenhill Rd, left at Portrush Rd, Left at Glen Osmond/Freeway, Left at Sunnyside, left at Glynburn, Right at Greenhill Rd, Left at Hallett Rd, Right at Kensington, Left at the shops (forgot rd name), right at Magill, Left at Norton Summit, follow that back to Greenhill Rd, Left on Greenhill Rd, Right on Piccadilly and back to Crafers, Left at Roundabout and around into Stirling. Never had a computer when I rode it so no idea of distance, but a nice hilly ride with great suburban and country scenery.
I've just moved to Melbourne and I live 50m from a road sign that says 22% (Morris Rd, Upwey)!! I just got my bike back together yesterday, but it's not going to be a kind hill just 50m from a cold start!!!
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