chhurst@med.unc.edu writes:

Several skaters from our local inline club participated in AtoA for the second year and again they returned with horrific tales of a certain hill called "Silver Hill." On this hill skaters have claimed to reach speeds of 50 mph. I heard several stories about skaters passing motor vehicles on this hill as well as many other variations. Will someone please set the record straight and give me a realistic idea as to the speeds obtained on this hill. I would guess that 35 mph would be a closer estimate--but I anxiously await any stories one might have....

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Silver Hill is one of those roads where you can go as fast as you want. This year in the rain, without much of a kick going into the hill and only 2 of us working together, we probably got low to mid-30s. In a pack of energetic skaters tucking down and pushing, I'd imagine 50mph is quite realistic. It's not so much steep as it is long. Standing up afterwards was a bit rough considering how tired I was to start with and then tucking down this nice long hill.

After that, it was only about 20 miles to go, I think...

-Paul
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"Piano" Paul Lomangino Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia
Professional Mechanical Engineering Student
"Auto Racing, Bull Fighting, and Mountain Climbing are the only real sports...
all others are games." --Ernest Hemingway

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