The World's Steepest Climb? | Extreme E-Bike Climbing Challenge: The Slab

Published on September 30th 2018

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Steep. Long. Slippery and unforgiving. A slab of limestone cut by glaciers thousands of years ago. It’s something we're no stranger to, having seen the likes of Martyn Ashton and Chris Smith descend it's face before, but nobody has ever attempted to ride up… It’s (potentially) the world’s steepest climb. Chris and Steve wanted to know how far they could ride up on an Electric Mountain Bike… if it was even possible at all. Subscribe: http://embn.me/subscribenow Our shop: http://embn.me/bo The world’s steepest residential road is Baldwin Street in New Zealand, three and a half kilometers long, averaging 35% with pitches of 38%. But we wanted to find something more extreme. Vittorio Brumotti rode the Lion’s Back in Utah, which has a peak gradient of 65%, but that isn't enough. We wanted to push the limits of possibility. What can an E-bike do? This is the famous slab in Bristol Gorge, a destination for mountain bikers to ride DOWN, not up. It's 75%, thats 37 degrees. It's 10 percent steeper than the Lion's Head and almost twice as steep as Baldwin Street. Is it possible to go up, even with turbo mode? We want to know about your steepest climbs. Know of anything steeper? Let us know and we’ll try and ride it! If you'd like to contribute captions and video info in your language, here's the link 👍 http://embn.me/bn More videos... 📹 E-Bike vs Downhill Bike | http://embn.me/ebikevsdh 📹 Meet Chris Smith | http://embn.me/meetchris Submit your content here: https://upload.embn.com/ The Electric Mountain Bike Network (EMBN) is dedicated to igniting your passion for electric mountain bikes (eMTBs) by taking your riding further, faster and further than ever before. EMBN is dedicated solely to covering eMTB from every angle: from demystifying electric mountain biking, to inspiring you to go electric, helping you understand what you need, where and how to ride, and how to get the best from your eMTB experience. Every week, of every month we bring you videos on... The know-how… The skills… The tech… The inspiration… ...to go faster and explore more! EMBN is mountain biking… fully charged: the same thrilling freedom – only faster, going further, and more liberating than ever before. Join the EMBN community: Facebook: http://embn.me/facebook Instagram: http://embn.me/instagram Twitter: http://embn.me/embntwitter Thanks to our sponsors: Specialized: http://embn.me/specialized DT Swiss: http://embn.me/dtswiss Haibike: http://embn.me/haibike Canyon: http://embn.me/canyon POC: http://embn.me/poc WD40: http://embn.me/wd40 Ergon: http://embn.me/ergon crankbrothers: http://embn.me/crankbrothers Maxxis Tyres: http://embn.me/maxxis Park Tool: http://embn.me/parktoo