Road Porn

Don't ask me why but I've just spent 15 minutes looking at that entire road on street view. That tunnel is terrifying

You'd want lights.

...and elbow pads. Thoughs reflective side signs are fecking hard.

Lauterbrunnen Valley nr Interlaken, Switzerland. There is a road up via Wengen then single track off-road to the Eiger Glacier / Kleine Scheidegg, its epic and climbs to over 2000m, part of the Jungfrau Mountain Marathon, my legs were screaming for me to quit running in 2006.

All of Lauterbrunnen is so beautiful. I was there last July, great area for walking, some of the roads were amazing. Tempted to take my bike there at some point.

That's absolutely beautiful

Lauterbrunnen Valley nr Interlaken, Switzerland. There is a road up via Wengen then single track off-road to the Eiger Glacier / Kleine Scheidegg, its epic and climbs to over 2000m, part of the Jungfrau Mountain Marathon, my legs were screaming for me to quit running in 2006.

They fecking love tunnels up here.

The roads are too narrow, and built with such poor foundations that they start collapsing after a few winters. But spending time and money drilling through a fecking mountain. Yes, thats doable.

Makes doing uber distance on a road bike tricky. You're not supposed to cycle through the long ones.

Do they have the similar in Sweden? The GF is from there and we keep talking about a trip up north... I'm increasingly tempted to take my bike. She's from Skåna so not much climbing to do around there.

I just realised my dynamo light have an auto-on function that turn on the moment I hit a tunnel.

Norway starting to look even better...

much of the road from Kandy to Nuwara Eliya. i was sat on a coach wishing so much i was on a roadbike

hard to find good pictures but it's fantastic winding up the hills, in sections has zigzag hairpins. and the vegetation is such a deep, bold, uneuropean green

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Skidding around that would be so awesome.

any one know of black mountain in wales? its been on Top gear a few times.

No idea, got it from Tumblr, thinking of going to Norway for a weekend jaunt.

Can't drive thought.

Go by boat.

Did anyone find a profile for the Stavanger climb? There's nothing on climbbybike.com.

Less exotic, but more local (Kent lanes this morning)...

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Staying with the less exotic
http://s1.manifo.com/usr/5/5477/75/manager/cheddar/cheddar-gorge---aerial-view.jpg
Cheddar Gorge

Do they have the similar in Sweden? The GF is from there and we keep talking about a trip up north... I'm increasingly tempted to take my bike. She's from Skåna so not much climbing to do around there.

Not nearly as many tunnels. Lovely country. Lots of trees.

I just realised my dynamo light have an auto-on function that turn on the moment I hit a tunnel.

Norway starting to look even better...

Last summer I unexpectedly rode into a newly completed tunnel that they'd just rerouted the road to. I was putting the hammer down on a long slight downhill, in dark sunglasses, when bam, lights out.

Staying with the less exotic
http://s1.manifo.com/usr/5/5477/75/manager/cheddar/cheddar-gorge---aerial-view.jpg
Cheddar Gorge

I preferred the climb, Burrington combe:

http://www.thecyclingmayor.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/start-of-Burrington-Combe.jpg

Hit this at around 2am on the Exmouth Exodus last year. About a 15 minute climb in the pitch black and silence, just the huge walls of the combe for company.

Some gorgeous roads here. Can't be arsed to UTFS for a road a/p thread. If such a thing exists Glenthorne road in Hammersmith would be my pick. No picture as it looks crap and too busy dodging potholes and botched road repairs to take one.

Lysefjord, Norway
0-900m climb

Been there csb

Someone with Google fu please find a profile. That needs riding.

Someone with Google fu please find a profile. That needs riding.

This is from a site called Blodsmak.no So I guess they're serious.

http://blodsmak.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/kart.png
http://blodsmak.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/profil.png

Climbing 850m over 8km doesnt sound nice.

Just over 10% average.

Blodsmak indeed.

http://www.climbbybike.com/climb.asp?Col=Lysefjordsveien&qryMountainID=7477 ?

The 1st 150m is over 20%

I've now decided to go touring in Norway.

This is perfect.

Motorbike cam descent. Tunnel starts at about 6:30

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAp1waatrKg

great find ^ the exit from the tunnel is so dramatic, would be amazing to ride

The 1st 150m is over 20%

And apparently the last 100 is at over 150%.