Before he lost a lung

Surely was "before the sweat"... but it should have been more like "Beau, before he lost a lung" ...I'm still wheezing. But I'd ride up all seven hells again tomorrow. Totally stoked that I'm not sore.

Actually missed hill 5, due to a flat tire. But I fixed it quick enough to climb over hill 6, then climb it a second time with the whole group in order to make up for missing hill 5. Not finishing was not an option.

I love my bikes.

Thx to Yann for challenging me to ride this with him.

Here's a link to Frank's wrap up on Flickr. With a shoutout. Woot!

And an SFBG article about the rider from fellow rider Kat Renz: The road to hell is paved with potholes

For a pissing contest, see the discussion about which SF hills are the steepest, see this event on Yelp, apparently we missed a couple of SF's steeper hills, I guess there's time for a part two.

Here's the current top 10 ('cause they could change over time!)

1. Filbert between Leavenworth and Hyde is a 31.5 percent grade.
2. 22nd between Church and Vicksburg, 31.5 percent.
3. Jones between Union and Filbert, 29 percent. On the ride! (Ouch!)
4. Duboce between Buena Vista and Alpine Terrace, 27.9 percent.
5. Jones between Green and Union, 26 percent. On the ride! (That makes two blocks of hell on Jones!)
6. Webster between Vallejo and Broadway, 26 percent.
7. Duboce between Divisadero and Alpine Terrace, 25 percent.
8. Duboce between Castro and Divisadero, 25 percent.
9. Jones between Pine and California, 24.8 percent.
10. Fillmore between Vallejo and Broadway, 24 percent.