I've checked. JPs balls are plenty meaty despite years of abuse in the saddle. I'm pretty sure he'll be find in a masters race, but I'd like to keep him with me in the 123s for the time being.Also, can we convince him that if he did do a Master's road race now and again, his junk wouldn't shrivel and fall off?
Going south from Ringwood, there's an initial climb of 275 feet at 6% grade, then a downhill, then the main climb of about 540 feet at an average steepness of about 8% grade.
Going north from Oakland and Interstate-287 on Skyline Drive, I calculated about 610 feet with average steepness around 8% (though perhaps it starts gentler than that, then gets steeper as you go up).
Lots of motor vehicle traffic. The south end of Skyline Drive is an exit on Interstate-287, with several crossings of exit and entrance ramps required. Surprising to us when we tried it during the summer, we didn't get much view while riding on the road up there on the "skyline", or while climbing up in either direction -- just some glimpses on the way back down. [not checked by us since 2002]"
Both sides finish with a 14% or thereabouts grade. The Oakland side is steeper for longer.
The bummer is that they grooved the pavement as you start down toward Ringwood. This is for the cars, but it makes riding over 40mph a little rough. when I was a kid, me and some friends got pulled over for doing 50mph in the 50mph zone it was. The police was concerned for our safety. On the plus side, the drop to Oakland is still relatively smooth. If you sprint the first 200 meters, you can get up into the high 40s, and hold in the low 40s all the way down.
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