Steepest stree tin the world

pyrate · 05-08-2007, 09:38 PM

Baldwin St. in Dunedin, New Zealand holds the Guiness record
i got these pis and info from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldwin_Street,_Dunedin

so steep that the upper part is surfaced with concrete as tar would run downhill in the sun.

it's record is under challenge from a street in san francisco, which is where i would have thought the steepest street was.

anyway... slide hill pr0n.

Hello my name is · 05-08-2007, 09:41 PM

Id just turn my car off and roll down, I would probably get scared riding a bike down it too

Jraice · 05-08-2007, 09:46 PM

WOW!!! Definetly need a spotter, cant even see half the hill from the top!!!

karrot · 05-08-2007, 09:47 PM

that looks like it would be a fun slide hill

Wells · 05-08-2007, 10:10 PM

Just go into a layback at the top. You'll be grinding your trucks by the end of the hill.

melifont monk · 05-08-2007, 10:13 PM

it is an insane hill, we got stories from across the lake that 2 girls at uni got drunk and tried to wheelie bin race down it....apparently one cant walk and the other was pretty damn hurt...could be an urban legend though...

pyrate · 05-08-2007, 10:28 PM

actually that story is true according to wikipedia and the news article they link to.

except one of them died. no sh!t that is a serious hill.

WillJ · 05-08-2007, 11:10 PM

a few hills here in SD and i know there's a grip in SF that are too steep for asphalt so they're paved with concrete.

but, i'd be willing to put alot of money on the steepest street being in TJ(tijuana, mehico). rode some that were concrete with 1" ridges in it so cars could actually grip it. scary to slide down, even more scary to drive down......

pithaya · 05-08-2007, 11:16 PM

Cool Will, Ive only seen ridges in parking garages with steep ramps.. so you could actually ride down with ridges an all? pretty crazy!

msk · 05-09-2007, 12:59 AM

A few miles from my house, in L.A. is Fargo Street, which is a 33% grade. Every year the LA Wheelmen put on an event there, the Fargo Street Hillclimb:.

Looks to be just about as steep as Baldwin St.

Fargo St also has the ridges for traction. I've heard stories that the USPS vehicles can't make it up the street...

karrot · 05-09-2007, 01:03 AM

33%GRADE???? holy crap!!

Wells · 05-09-2007, 01:05 AM

That looks like the least fun ever.

xbigwormx · 05-09-2007, 01:08 AM

i'd like to hit that hill up with some heelys

jb_ · 05-09-2007, 04:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pyrate

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/DunedinBaldwinStreet_Parked_Car.jpg

Heh, you need VTEC to get up it.