Friday, April 15, 2011

Brookfield Area-Sunny Grove

The routes that I have mapped out in Brookfield are longer ranging from around 1.0 mile to 1.5 miles. The first route is what my brother and I have named "Sunny Grove", which has turned out to be my favorite hill. (Here is the google maps link) Sunny Grove Map  It starts off at the middle of the I-94 bridge on Sunny Slope Rd. You head south on Sunny Slope till the first street on your left which is Forest Grove Rd.   Right away it drops down into back to back 90 degree turns. Here is a short clip of the first two turns.


Taken with the right amount of speed and you can really launch yourself into the upcoming long straight away. After the next left turn around the bank there is a slight uphill. But with a decent tuck along this hill you can carry a good amount of speed up this slight uphill. Alright after the slight uphill it goes into another drop where you ride that out to Elm Grove Rd. Here is where traffic can either make or break this run. Make sure you look to the left and see if traffic is coming over the I-94 bridge. If clear make a right onto Elm Grove for a nice dip and straightaway. At the bottom of the hill there are two roads that run parallel with each other (Robin Wood Rd.), you take a left on the second street. Pending on how you take Elm Grove you can hauling ass so watch the corner when taking it. Lastly ride out Robin Wood Rd. to 124th st. This is a good area to perfect that tuck and really work on becoming aerodynamic. My friends and I have used this portion to transfer speed to another rider and become more comfortable pushing off one another at higher speeds. 

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