World's steepest road

Post useful, amusing, yours and just plain mad websites, pictures and avatars here!

Moderators: [AsC]Frags, Senior Moderators, Ascendance Officers

World's steepest road

Postby Dutchman » Fri Feb 02, 2007 1:13 pm

..can be found in New Zealand.

Called Baldwin Street in Dunedin, the street has a slope of 35%.
And there was me thinking the Brits were good at building steep roads, this just beats the steepest one I've come across (and cyled up) of 22% in Cornwall :P
[FuN]Dutchman
-------------------------------------------------------
DJ Frags Live on MPFreeUK Radio - "What do you get when you breed an orange and a dutchman? Our very own [FuN]Dutchman"
-------------------------------------------------------
"We do not buy superstars. We make them." - Arsène Wenger, Arsenal FC Manager
-------------------------------------------------------
"Oh, great, German food. We whipped the Jerries twice this century and they still have the last laugh" - Daphne Moon - Frasier
-------------------------------------------------------
Image
User avatar
Dutchman
Deputy Admin
Deputy Admin
 
Posts: 1664
Joined: Mon Jan 20, 2003 9:39 pm
Location: Dutchland

Postby TiMcHeK » Fri Feb 02, 2007 1:21 pm

omg...

i would probaly die before i get to my house :lol:
Image
see my spirit on the wind,
across the lands,beyond the hills
friend and foe will meet again,
those who die at PASCHENDALE...
User avatar
TiMcHeK
Junior Member
Junior Member
 
Posts: 43
Joined: Sat Jan 20, 2007 12:33 pm
Location: jesenice-slovenia

Postby sgt.roky » Fri Feb 02, 2007 1:55 pm

Omg how can they come to their houses. :o

its too steep
User avatar
sgt.roky
Senior Member
Senior Member
 
Posts: 159
Joined: Sun Oct 01, 2006 8:15 pm
Location: Slovenia,Jesenice

Postby ExiT » Sat Feb 03, 2007 3:23 pm

lol u can die befor u come home :shock:
Image
Image
User avatar
ExiT
Member
Member
 
Posts: 85
Joined: Sat Nov 18, 2006 9:51 am
Location: jesenice,slovenia

Postby BrainBuG » Sat Feb 03, 2007 3:35 pm

Wahh... thats old news... i've been there last year :)
Theres a race to the top every year of ppl trying to run up and down on it the fastest. Some guy did it in 7 mins or so. We tried it.. took at least 15 to get from the starting line to the top... and he ran back as well :? so they say :roll:
Lots of maniacs that visit new zealand rent a car, go there and race to the top and back down.. it's insane to watch. If u don't brake in time at the bottom u slam into someones house. And if u brake too much they get too hot, kinda dangerous.

Image
Boeie!!!!!! En nou opzouten met je hele droge hol!
User avatar
BrainBuG
[FuN] Member
[FuN] Member
 
Posts: 322
Joined: Sun Nov 30, 2003 10:11 pm
Location: Where it's flat.

Postby sgt.roky » Sat Feb 03, 2007 4:11 pm

Omg :o :o :o
User avatar
sgt.roky
Senior Member
Senior Member
 
Posts: 159
Joined: Sun Oct 01, 2006 8:15 pm
Location: Slovenia,Jesenice

Postby Dutchman » Sat Feb 03, 2007 4:51 pm

Cool, thanks for that pic, looks even more fun now :P
[FuN]Dutchman
-------------------------------------------------------
DJ Frags Live on MPFreeUK Radio - "What do you get when you breed an orange and a dutchman? Our very own [FuN]Dutchman"
-------------------------------------------------------
"We do not buy superstars. We make them." - Arsène Wenger, Arsenal FC Manager
-------------------------------------------------------
"Oh, great, German food. We whipped the Jerries twice this century and they still have the last laugh" - Daphne Moon - Frasier
-------------------------------------------------------
Image
User avatar
Dutchman
Deputy Admin
Deputy Admin
 
Posts: 1664
Joined: Mon Jan 20, 2003 9:39 pm
Location: Dutchland

Postby ExiT » Sat Feb 03, 2007 6:06 pm

Omg :?
Image
Image
User avatar
ExiT
Member
Member
 
Posts: 85
Joined: Sat Nov 18, 2006 9:51 am
Location: jesenice,slovenia

Postby phdtje » Sat Feb 03, 2007 7:14 pm

Cool, Those ppl will prolly never forget to put their cars on handbrake when they get out or it will be a quick and exciting lesson :P

Bet they got 2 backup handbrakes in it too
It's FuN or it's FuN...if it's not the same...so what's the real FuN?
User avatar
phdtje
Member
Member
 
Posts: 87
Joined: Sat May 27, 2006 7:38 pm
Location: "Being located as we speak"

Postby Cpt.Miller » Sat Feb 10, 2007 7:55 pm

I have cycled up a few steep slopes in my time but that looks like a 'get off and walk' job to me.

Feel knackered just looking at it :roll:

Dutchy the Brits are to blame for this road as well m8 :D

Cpt.
User avatar
Cpt.Miller
[FuN] Member
[FuN] Member
 
Posts: 489
Joined: Fri Sep 22, 2006 8:38 am
Location: Hiding from Mrs.J.H.Miller. You aint seen me ok

Postby spliffyed » Sun Feb 11, 2007 2:43 am

Time to dig the skateboard out of the cupboard and lube those trucks

whhhheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee THUD

Anyone noticed it took a dtuchman to find this one - they got a fixation with anything that resembles a slope imo :)
Image

Whoever said 'nothing's impossible' obviously never tried to nail jelly to a tree
User avatar
spliffyed
Senior Member
Senior Member
 
Posts: 205
Joined: Sun Dec 18, 2005 2:53 pm
Location: Edinburgh (Scotland)

Postby sgt.roky » Sun Feb 11, 2007 10:40 am

Lol u take skateboard out then weeeeeeeee next day in newspaper ...... died.....he fall of skateboard :lol: :D
Image
User avatar
sgt.roky
Senior Member
Senior Member
 
Posts: 159
Joined: Sun Oct 01, 2006 8:15 pm
Location: Slovenia,Jesenice

Postby BrainBuG » Sun Feb 11, 2007 7:03 pm

spliffyed wrote:Time to dig the skateboard out of the cupboard and lube those trucks

whhhheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee THUD

Anyone noticed it took a dtuchman to find this one - they got a fixation with anything that resembles a slope imo :)


We don't have a whole lot of slopes around in holland so yer its fascinating for us :P
Boeie!!!!!! En nou opzouten met je hele droge hol!
User avatar
BrainBuG
[FuN] Member
[FuN] Member
 
Posts: 322
Joined: Sun Nov 30, 2003 10:11 pm
Location: Where it's flat.

Postby TiMcHeK » Mon Feb 12, 2007 4:49 pm

spliffyed wrote:Time to dig the skateboard out of the cupboard and lube those trucks

whhhheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee THUD

Anyone noticed it took a dtuchman to find this one - they got a fixation with anything that resembles a slope imo :)


yea and than u crash into a car parked 1km away and u re in the hospotal next probbaly :D:D
Image
see my spirit on the wind,
across the lands,beyond the hills
friend and foe will meet again,
those who die at PASCHENDALE...
User avatar
TiMcHeK
Junior Member
Junior Member
 
Posts: 43
Joined: Sat Jan 20, 2007 12:33 pm
Location: jesenice-slovenia


Return to Wonderous Websites, Member Pictures & Avatars

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 6 guests

cron