I found a new hill today!

[Bruce22]

So I was just hill searching today looking everywhere in the sleeping giant mountain area runs in Hamden, Connecticut.

What I found was freaking awesome!

It starts off as a 45+ bomb then theres an intersection you turn left 90 degrees into with a little sand. I slid and I could smell my blastwaves burning all the way through it was so intense. After that there is a slight dropping left hand corner in a narrow two lane the road has a moderate right after that still descending and then an straight, next theres an incline and the road widens followed by a steep bumpy right hander followed by flat, thenanother steep bumpy right.

All the roads are freshly paved and theres little to no traffic. Best scenery in Connecticut. The umps I was talking about in the final corner are groves and rollers not cracks.

Alternative runs in the area:

50+ speed run with ample braking time and uphill.

55+! bomb to the last to corners of the original run.

These are all guesses, but the speed limit says 30 and I was going way faster than any car so I guess 50.

Search it!

I'll post up videos later. I still have a lot of 'xploring to do!

[Bruce22]

So I was just hill searching today looking everywhere in the sleeping giant mountain area runs in Hamden, Connecticut.

What I found was freaking awesome!

It starts off as a 45+ bomb then theres an intersection you turn left 90 degrees into with a little sand. I slid and I could smell my blastwaves burning all the way through it was so intense. After that there is a slight dropping left hand corner in a narrow two lane the road has a moderate right after that still descending and then an straight, next theres an incline and the road widens followed by a steep bumpy right hander........

All the roads are freshly paved and theres little to no traffic. Best scenery in Connecticut. The umps I was talking about in the final corner are groves and rollers not cracks.

Alternative runs in the area:



50+ speed run with ample braking time and uphill.

55+! bomb to the last to corners of the original run.

These are all guesses, but the speed limit says 30 and I was going way faster than any car so I guess 50.

Search it!

I'll post up videos later. I still have a lot of 'xploring to do!

IT's all in the backroads and ridge road btw

[pete..]

i doubt they're that fast, put up a link to google maps or something so we can see them.

[sprodigy]

That's a sick story. I'd never have the balls to bomb a 45+ hill that ends in a 90 degree turn. That's deadly. Especially with sand...haha

[Bruce22]

i doubt they're that fast, put up a link to google maps or something so we can see them.

Pete just go with me and bring will with the bike.

[Bruce22]

That's a sick story. I'd never have the balls to bomb a 45+ hill that ends in a 90 degree turn. That's deadly. Especially with sand...haha

you have to brake of course!

[pete..]

put up a link so i can see it.
of the 55+ hill
just wondering how fast would you guess Briarcliff is?

[Bruce22]

put up a link so i can see it.
of the 55+ hill
just wondering how fast would you guess Briarcliff is?

40 if you draft

[Bruce22]

Andy said he could hit 40 by himself and that seems reasonable with good tuck. I'll post a vid after frisbee tomorrow...

Tell will to go with me if you won't. It's the longest run I've found anyways, although not as steep as east rock theres a lot of curves and semi new pavement with little sand.

[pete..]

Andy said he could hit 40 by himself and that seems reasonable with good tuck. I'll post a vid after frisbee tomorrow...

Tell will to go with me if you won't. It's the longest run I've found anyways, although not as steep as east rock theres a lot of curves and semi new pavement with little sand.

Briarcliff is low 30's, maybe drafting with a tailwind high 30's.
what are the streets you found called?

[Bruce22]

Briarcliff is low 30's, maybe drafting with a tailwind high 30's.
what are the streets you found called?

I've heard the word 40 being used there as describing drafting speeds. The road is a back road that starts on ridge road. I'll get the links hold on.

[pete..]

what are the street names and where are they so i can check them out?

[Bruce22]

Google maps doesn't show any backroads, I'll keep trying

[pete..]

Names ?

[Bruce22]

what are the street names and where are they so i can check them out?

You know the road that goes by the factory and is straight across from Dickerman (the road sidestreet grill is on) Just take a left at the factory and over the first hill of crappy pavement and look around. If you're going tell me because I'm bored as hell and want someone other than brian to ride with.

[pete..]

Google Maps
which one of these? i wouldn't try to ride dickerman, its really busy and the run out is a 4 way intersection in the busiest road in town. but the pavement is new-ish

[Bruce22]

Found it.

The first hill to get speed at starts on Mansield road heading townards ridge road, after being on Ridge you turn onto Ives street and that is the rest of the run

Part of it actually starts in North Haven.

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can't get a link to work hold on



from: Mansfield Rd @41.407945, -72.880815 to: 41.404079,-72.891326 - Google Maps

[neuros]

When in doubt, GPS coords are accurate, easy, and avoid mentioning street names.
the area looks nice... more fodder for my summer shopping list
but I doubt that's a 50 MPH hill. It's only a 144 foot elevation drop...

[pete..]

maybe we can get andy to drive us up there so we can get helmets and a broom easily.

how's the traffic?

[Bruce22]

Little to none, and it's all slow rich people who drive well. Plus there are a lot of backroads not on that map