Cycling Mt. Lemmon | Tucson, AZ (One of the US top climbs for road cyclists)

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3 ай бұрын

With a max elevation of 8,160 ft, this was by far the highest cycling climb I have ever done. In total, 37 miles from hotel door to the top of Mt Lemmon.
Total Miles: 37
Elevation gain: 6,197 feet
Memories: To last a lifetime
Special thanks to Kari who was more than just a support driver. If it wasn't for her, I would not have been able to complete this ride.
Want to ride this, here is my Strava (sorry for the one wrong turn in the beginning)
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*Hi, I'm Tyler and my wife Kari and I are traveling physical therapists. We started Roadtrippingpt as a way to share our adventures with family and friends as we traveled the county working various assignments. Traveling as a career was never the plan, but it found us! Having lived in 7 different states, we wanted to document and share the beauty that is the United States*
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@TylerandKari 2 ай бұрын

Sorry about the low quality video, apparently KZfaq hadn’t processed the HD version yet. It should be done shortly.

@dfriz8513 2 ай бұрын

I am forced to watch at 320, so it looks great to me.

@TylerandKari 2 ай бұрын

@@dfriz8513well that’s good!

@therealdeal67 2 ай бұрын

Tyler you definitely crushed it, Pure will power and determination, True Grit like I named my bike, And Kari as support and little Spencer most definitely helped alot. I ❤️ yalls videos, what an enjoyment it is to watch. Yall truly amaze me in every one yall put out. Always stay safe and have fun cycling

@karitorres8607 2 ай бұрын

He really did have our will power to make it through that. Great determination. It was an amazing feat to be able to witness!

@TylerandKari 2 ай бұрын

So happy I was able to complete it. Thank you. They were absolutely essential to completing this ride. Thank you. Happy you enjoy them and we love the support. Thank you. And you as well!

@JenniferJoyDeakins Ай бұрын

Awesome! My husband rides up weekly. It’s his stress reliever from working at the hospital. A lot Drs ride it.

@TylerandKari Ай бұрын

Thank you. Such a good ride. Thats crazy! Talk about getting in great biking shape. I bet they have a large biking community that does that ride. (We worked at a hospital too, and it was a good stress reliever)

@jjnaz4724 2 ай бұрын

I live 5miles from the Catalina Hwy! My favorite place! Cookie cabin is great but expensive!

@TylerandKari 2 ай бұрын

Such a nice place. Beautiful views of the mountain. It was a little expensive. But delicious after a ride.

@karitorres8607 2 ай бұрын

The cookies are huge and delicious!

@ridewithdanusa 2 ай бұрын

Kari! Your such a good support!

@TylerandKari 2 ай бұрын

Couldn’t have done it without her.

@karitorres8607 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! I definitely wanted to be out there but wasn’t the right time for me!

@kaciejohnson-yq3cf 2 ай бұрын

Way to go Tyler!!!

@TylerandKari 2 ай бұрын

Thank you. All with Kari helping!

@navarredr 18 күн бұрын

"Nothin' like some kisses & some cookies to refuel" - Love it! Congrats on the finish. The Cookie Cabin is great, but you missed out on the best reward for pedaling up.. biking 'down' the mountain! Off the road, Mt. Lemmon has great mountain biking trails (Bug Springs, La Milagrosa), hiking, camping, Rose Canyon lake.. It's also a rock climbing mecca. I grew up here and live near the base, so this is my playground. Thanks for a great highlight of Tucson.. along with your Loop video. Come back soon! (not in summer) :)

@TylerandKari 17 күн бұрын

Haha kept me going! Thank you. What a brutal ride. I definitely was bummed not biking down but that bike I had with me had such a touchy handlebar I didn’t feel comfortable keeping it steady at speed. I need to go back with a different bike. I didn’t know about the rock climbing but would love to revisit for camping and mountain biking. That’s such an awesome place to enjoy. I’m sure you have some great adventures. Thanks for watching. Hope it was entertaining. We loved Tucson. Definitely not summer though.

@karyljohnson62 2 ай бұрын

WOW. What an accomplishment! So proud of you. Congratulations. I got out of breath just watching you.

@TylerandKari 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! It was so hard and fun at the same time. Exhausted afterwards!

@schmeebot7903 2 ай бұрын

You guys like to make it harder by riding the wrong bikes (ref Bixby Big Sur ride) :D I crew for my husband when he does epic rides, too. Good work, Kari!

@TylerandKari 2 ай бұрын

Hahaha sometimes we do. And we still laugh at that bixby Big Sur video. May have to do a redemption of that one someday with the proper bike. I’m sure your husband appreciates the support. I couldn’t have made it without Kari.

@karitorres8607 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! It’s a much different experience than being out on the ride yourself. Happy I was able to be there to support any way I could

@schmeebot7903 2 ай бұрын

@@karitorres8607 I particularly like that you got to eat the pizza at the end with Tyler filming you. I fully endorse this conclusion! :D

@FSEVENMAN 2 ай бұрын

Props to you for riding a mountain bike up the mountain that's not easy

@TylerandKari 2 ай бұрын

Unfortunately that was the lightest and thinnest tire bike I have. It did feel like a good accomplishment, but if I ever go again, I’ll be looking for something lighter lol.

@joking6052 4 күн бұрын

Riding up the mountain on a tractor makes it even more difficult. Good job.

@TylerandKari 2 күн бұрын

Haha yeah very true. And that was my lighter bike. Thank you.

@dfriz8513 2 ай бұрын

Quote of the day "you're not seventeen anymore." Lol. I like your training style as it doesn't take as much time as riding every day. Awesome job doing support I felt we forgot a chair or massage table. Second quote of the day is "we're making it." Awesome job to both of you and thanks for sharing.

@TylerandKari 2 ай бұрын

Haha yeah I felt it on that one. Yeah, that’s a new training technique I’m trying out. Just don’t train and hope for the best. Maybe a few more miles would have helped. Thanks for watching. We appreciate the comment and support. Also that massage table isn’t a bad idea.

@Handyworkswithdrew 2 ай бұрын

What a sick ride! Gotta do it sometime

@TylerandKari 2 ай бұрын

worth it. Crazy long. Fun to do for sure. I’ll go with you next time.

@karitorres8607 2 ай бұрын

Just don’t try this one with the silver stallion 🚲

@ridewithdanusa 2 ай бұрын

This looked like that good tough fun. 😅

@TylerandKari 2 ай бұрын

So tough. But amazing memory and happy to say I made it. With some vehicle support for snacks.

@steveflentge7564 2 ай бұрын

Congrats that looked awesome and hard.

@TylerandKari 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. It was such a good ride. Very enjoyable, but so hard at the same time. Very happy to have accomplished it.

@karitorres8607 2 ай бұрын

If anyone needs recommendations on where to stop along that ride/drive.. I got you 😉 🙋🏼‍♀️

@TylerandKari 2 ай бұрын

I know you know every turn now!!

@jayobannon5359 2 ай бұрын

I did the climb in ‘22, it is one of the more interesting climbs.

@TylerandKari 2 ай бұрын

I thought it ended up being quite fun. I’ll have to find some other good ones to look into now.

@jayobannon5359 2 ай бұрын

@@TylerandKari come on over to Hawaii Island, we have several good ones.

@TylerandKari 2 ай бұрын

@@jayobannon5359we would love that. Have to find some time to get out there. When we visited Maui I should have done Haleakala but didn’t, and want to one day. Is it the big island that has some good ones too?

@chrisbailey2861 2 ай бұрын

What an accomplishment!!!! I'm an Az guy (Phx) and a mountain biker. I've never done that route but know quite a few who have....and they're monster riders. Great ride and thanks for bringing us along!!!! (BTW....how many days after that trek did it take to be walking normal?....I'm sure it would take a lot for me. :-😊)

@TylerandKari 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 🙏. After seeing so many people try this ride, I had to at least give it a go. Happy you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching. Haha well overall soreness just a few days, but my knee for some reason was very unhappy and took about a week to stop bothering me. Also, mountain biking definitely sounds challenging. Never done much but always looks fun.

@JohnIn2SonAZ Ай бұрын

You can ride all the way to the top. Past the gate at Summerhaven.

@TylerandKari Ай бұрын

Someone at work just told me that. Honestly, I was exhausted and happy with just summerhaven. However when I return, maybe that will be the next goal.

@jareddaniel7531 2 ай бұрын

Found you guys via your RagBrai vids and have followed along since. Really enjoy the riding content. I live in PHX and am considering this ride. I did last years RagBrai and I’m curious how this ride compares to your hardest RagBrai day? Thanks!

@TylerandKari 2 ай бұрын

Thank you. We appreciate that and happy you have enjoyed them. Those are some of our favorite adventures. Nice! Phoenix is a beautiful spot. Well, I was definitely out of shape for this ride, but I would say it was NOT harder than my hardest Ragbrai day last year. Mostly because I got plenty of sleep before this ride and stayed in a bed not a tent lol. It was by far the hardest continuous climb I have ever done, but enjoyable as well. I’m not sure I would have had the same experience though if it wasn’t for Kari having snacks along the way. Overall, difficult, doable, comparable to a very hard day on Ragbrai.

@TylerandKari 2 ай бұрын

I just want to add, I prefer very slow climbs over flats. So while it was very hard, I enjoyed the struggle.

@jareddaniel7531 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to give me a thoughtful answer. It’s much appreciated. I’ll be doing that climb soon now. Keep up the great content!

@TylerandKari 2 ай бұрын

@@jareddaniel7531you’re very welcome. Hope the ride goes well for you. Bring a SAG service for snacks lol. Worth it. Good luck and thank you, hope to have some fun adventures coming up soon.

@HackHunter1835 2 ай бұрын

Im confused on this one. 360p upload? Tyler was riding his old Surly bike, why wouldnt you ride the Priority bike for this? Was this an old video? What am I missing here? lol Trying to watch this was causing me blurred vision 🙄

@TylerandKari 2 ай бұрын

I apologize. Apparently KZfaq had not processed the HD version yet. It should be done shortly. As for the surly, it just made sense to climb the mountain with a thinner tire for some additional speed. It is a new video, most updated adventure we have done. Hopefully in about 30 mins quality will be back to HD.

@TylerandKari 2 ай бұрын

It should be up now. Hopefully clear as usual and more enjoyable.

@davidelcess6559 Ай бұрын

I’m interested in cycling up and mountain biking down.. are there vacation packages which are all inclusive? Air,auto ,bikes ( Rental) lodging ect …?? I want to cycle up one day stay at the top then Lemon drop the next.. thanks

@TylerandKari Ай бұрын

I’m not sure about any of that unfortunately. I haven’t heard anyone talk about that large of a package deal. I did see a tour group on the mountain that was guiding a group on bikes. But since I didn’t use them, I don’t know the name of it.

@davidelcess6559 Ай бұрын

@@TylerandKari ok .. question;: do you know if they rent road bikes and mountain bikes in the area?

@TylerandKari Ай бұрын

@@davidelcess6559now that I do know. Absolutely. Tucson itself has multiple bike rental shops. We brought our own, but there are several in the area that rent both road and mountain bikes. I’ve heard of Tucsonbikerentals.org but I know there are a few others. I don’t know about any on top of mt Lemmon.

@davidelcess6559 Ай бұрын

@@TylerandKari thank you

@ridewithdanusa 2 ай бұрын

It probably would had been easier on a belt drive Gemini or 600 lol

@TylerandKari 2 ай бұрын

Probably with those ultra low gears. I didn’t want to try the 600x though just cause the weight and big tires.

@dfriz8513 2 ай бұрын

Are your parents going to be riding Ragbrai this year?

@TylerandKari 2 ай бұрын

Unfortunately no. Everyone will be missing it.

@HuntersCyclingAdventures 2 ай бұрын

Did y’all order you’re team duzer shirts for Ragbrai this year

@ridewithdanusa 2 ай бұрын

I can't afford any more shirts in my closet.

@TylerandKari 2 ай бұрын

No, mostly because we aren’t going to be able to make it this year. Just couldn’t fit it with work. Very bummed. We will absolutely have to make 2025.

@TylerandKari 2 ай бұрын

Haha although I also agree with this.

@Justin-vb4ek 2 ай бұрын

@@TylerandKari Bummer. You guys have the best Ragbrai videos. Using them as inspiration to do it for the first time this year.

@TylerandKari 2 ай бұрын

@@Justin-vb4ekwe definitely appreciate that and very happy you have enjoyed them. Hope your training is going well and that you love your first Ragbrai. Maybe we will see you next year if everything works out. Enjoy the ride! You’ll love it.