[gura]

What were you spinning? If you were in a 34x28 or so at 60rpm, which is what, maybe 6mph, you'd still be almost twice as fast as the Segway. I'd love to come out and do the Mt. Washington HC sometime, just because I love stuff like that. :-)

[Tijeras_Slim]

I was "turning" a 42x28 (42 was the smallest ring for Campy Nuovo Record, and you could get the rear derailleur to handle a 28 with some fiddling). It actually took me about 2 hours, because keeping a proper cadence was tough and some bad spots required "switchbacking" back and forth across the road. It was 75 degrees and beautiful at the bottom and 50 degrees, 25 mph wind and 10 foot visibility near the top. I didn't know I'd finished until two guys came out of the fog and lifted me off my bike.