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 enlarge | Author: John Summerson
Publisher: Brigham Distributing
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 100243
Media: Perfect Paperback
Edition: 1st
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Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 6 x 0.7
ISBN: 0979257107
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.63
EAN: 9780979257100
ASIN: 0979257107
Publication Date: July 1, 2007
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 Good if you live in CA June 4, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I was a little disappointed when I received this book because the focus of this book is really the west coast. If, like me, you live east of the Mississippi, don't expect to find many climbs within hundreds of miles of you. The sub-title should have been most difficult climbs in Western US with a few thrown in for the east-coasters.
The number of climbs in states are: MA-2; NH-1; NY-1; VT-5; GA-1; NC-6 and these 16 rides are it east of the MS. For the western states: AZ-5; CA-72; CO-14; HI-5; NV-6; NM-2; OR-3; UT-12; WA-2; and WY-7. Even in the Hill Climb Races section, the Core States bike race in Philly that includes the (in)famous Manayunk Wall isn't mentioned. I know the hills are where they are and not evenly distributed, but it would be nice if Summerson would have included some hills from other states for broader interest. It's entertaining to read about far-away hills, but not as much fun if it's not practical to visit them and challenge yourself against them.
 The title is misleading June 3, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book should be described as a detailed list of climbs in the United States. There is very little here with respect to climbing technique and training for climbs. I was very dissapointed in this book.
Falls flat June 1, 2008
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
I was expecting something much more than this. The book is poorly produced, the maps are vague, the organization shoddy, and the writing pedestrian. I think the authors did a lot of climbing to get this information, but somewhere the publisher or editors let them down. It's really poorly organized and not very interesting to read. I know a couple of these climbs, and the descriptions here fall flat.
Ideally manual for Roadies who love to climb May 27, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is an ideal manual to identify the very biggest climbs for roadies in the U.S. You may have to do a little more research than what is provided in the book if it is your first time up a mountain (available water sources, traffic levels, and road conditions). Nevertheless, the book has inpired me and my riding club (Descenders) to try some new climbs that we never heard of.
 Great Book with lots of climbs May 25, 2008
I just bought this after doing some recent hill climbs. John Summerson has a super guide here -- seems very complete (much more extensive than trying to cobble together info on the web) & certainly has me pumped to continue my hill climbing interest. The details of each climb seem about right & his various rankings and hill profiles at the end are a special bonus. He equates certain climbs with equivalent European efforts as well. Two thumbs up.
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