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Did you have to turn around and descend back down the way you came? Or is there a easier way down?
Yep, back pretty much the same way - it's a dead end road. RwGPS did divert me down an 'interesting' detour on the descent though. Pic below. It probably isn't visible in the photo, but it was about 20/25 degrees gradient. Slightly sketchy on slick 23mm tyres in the rain.
The bloke in the digger completely blocking the track at the bottom seemed slightly surprised to see me. Still, he and his workmates very kindly helped me clamber over the digger treads holding my bike in cleated disco slippers.
Brommers
My cadence dropped to 54rpm on Angliru. That was with a 34/30 bottom gear though.
Edit. Reading error. 54rpm was the average. Lowest figure was 29rpm.