Ok, this is my first post to the forum, I'm a newbie as most folks already know. Here's my story.
Sunday, 9/30/07 I decided to take my new Cayman S to the North Georgia Mountains to see how it goes. I turned 1000 miles while on this outing. The north Georgia mountains are beautiful; the roads are very winding and the scenery is really beautiful. I was chugging along very nicely with a large grin on my face and feeling sorry for the folks going in the opposite directions because of the incredible number of bicyclists who were using the road. I didn't get it for awhile, but finally I got it. I was traveling along with pack after pack of bicyclists, some pushing their bikes up the mountain in the center of my lane and refusing to allow me to pass gracefully. This was only a problem for a short period of time. It actually turned out to be a very exciting ride with many challenges posed by oncoming motorcycles, automobiles and, of course, bicycles. Don't get me wrong, I'm not opposed to bicyclists, but I am opposed to obnoxious bicyclists. I did survive without incident and learned a lot about the Cayman's capabilities. A great lesson learned.
This got me to thinking about future trips and how to determine if this situation is ongoing or was this a "special day"? Well, it turns out that this was a special day for bicyclists on the mountain. Following is a description of the ride:
Six Gap Century / Three Gap Fifty : Georgia's largest mountain ride is held annually the last Sunday in September. Portions of this course have been used in the Tour de Georgia for the past several years and have been called come of the world’s most beautiful and challenging bicycling roads.
Six Gap Century: This ultra challenging route takes you up down six of the steepest climbs in the North Georgia Mountains. Test your stamina with more than 10,700 feet of vertical climbing over the 100 mile course. Elevations for the six gaps in this ride range from 2,949 feet to 3,490 feet. The toughest climb, Hogpen Gap, tests even the toughest riders, averaging a 7% grade for seven miles, with sections as steep as 15%.
Three Gap Fifty: This alternative route offers half the gaps and half the distance, but is nevertheless a demanding and challenging course. Elevations for the mountains on this ride range from 3,109 feet to 3,280 feet.
This is a timed ride, with timed climbs and a time trial event on Saturday, the day before the ride. All registered riders will receive a free 6 Gap
t-shirt and a spaghetti dinner after the ride.
The reason that I'm writing is to let all know that in the event that you decide to take advantage of the really great ride in North Georgia, there is a website that you can access which will tell you if you are going to have a "special" experience like I had on Sunday. I plan to check this website before finalizing my plans for future rides. Here is the website:
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I hope that this information is useful and/or helpful to somebody out there.
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