Just put a new 50 tooth gear on the bike and had to find a good hill to test it on, and the best place for that is a run from Kingman AZ. to Oatman AZ. on old RT.66. The road from Kingman to Oatman is not to bad to run there's no big potholes to have to avoid and on the week day the traffic is light.
From Kingman to Oatman you pass through Golden Valley elevation 2800 from there you go up to Sitgraves pass elevation 3550, that's a 750 foot elevation difference but it's a long section of road with only a hard pull as you get to the top. The view is great at the top of the pass, but from here on in to Oatman the road is all down hill you go from 3500 feet to 2700 feet in about 4 miles and there is lots of sharp turns for those of you who like that sort of thing. Oatman is fun little old mining town from the 1800's with lots of tourist shops. watch out for the burrows that walk around every were " Remember burros always have the right of way " . The pull out of Oatman to sitgraves pass is a good one you pull up 850 feet in only 4 miles. My bike made it and I did not have to pedal to help it up the hill. If you bike is not good on hills I don't recommend this run. Round trip distance was only around 70 miles or so. Come across a group of Harley rides from Germany in Oatman they crowed around my bike as soon as I parked it which followed with 20 minuets of questions about the bike and a lot of posing for photos. So if your looking to get your kicks on route 66 give the Oatman run a try.
The pic is from sitgraves pass looking down towards Oatman for more pics of run http://motorbicycling.com/f15/route-66-oatman-run-7961.html#post77917
From Kingman to Oatman you pass through Golden Valley elevation 2800 from there you go up to Sitgraves pass elevation 3550, that's a 750 foot elevation difference but it's a long section of road with only a hard pull as you get to the top. The view is great at the top of the pass, but from here on in to Oatman the road is all down hill you go from 3500 feet to 2700 feet in about 4 miles and there is lots of sharp turns for those of you who like that sort of thing. Oatman is fun little old mining town from the 1800's with lots of tourist shops. watch out for the burrows that walk around every were " Remember burros always have the right of way " . The pull out of Oatman to sitgraves pass is a good one you pull up 850 feet in only 4 miles. My bike made it and I did not have to pedal to help it up the hill. If you bike is not good on hills I don't recommend this run. Round trip distance was only around 70 miles or so. Come across a group of Harley rides from Germany in Oatman they crowed around my bike as soon as I parked it which followed with 20 minuets of questions about the bike and a lot of posing for photos. So if your looking to get your kicks on route 66 give the Oatman run a try.
The pic is from sitgraves pass looking down towards Oatman for more pics of run http://motorbicycling.com/f15/route-66-oatman-run-7961.html#post77917
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