1. A quick one as I was flying that day, so I decided on an out and back to Flagstaff, make an effort on the climb and call it good.

    It was very overcast starting out, this is actually a good thing as temperatures on Flagstaff can get extremely high, and when the gradient kicks to 15% managing your own temperature becomes an issue.

    These mailboxes are the agreed upon finish line for the climb.

    Heading down again, that speed limit is likely only seen by a cyclist in the middle of tight corners.

    That said you had to tip-toe around a lot of the corners due to the amount of salt on the roads from the previous weekend.

    Looking at Strava afterward I'd PR'd Flagstaff - clearly riding a 20 year old steel frame is the way forward.

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