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Yeah...i said paved even thought Canton Ave is cobblestone. Basically, taking from the qualifications for the Guinness World Record, it has to be a public paved driveable road that people actually use.

Canton does not qualify for a record, and never did, worldwide because the 6.4/5 meters at the 37% grade isnt long enough to meet their standards, and some places have it beat in highest grade by a little

Here is a video of people riding bikes up this. Now i'd reckon almost all of these people are competant amatuer bikers - as in none of these people are just casual bikers on for the ride. There is some level of seriousness from the competitors. A lot of them peter out quickly. I know at my height of biking I tested myself to some degree but I was never anywhere near this level. I would have made it maybe 5 feet at my peak.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_z_lb4Dg744&t=905s

Something I find interesting: at 14:36 a person entered the race in one of the "city bikes" we have around town. Basic bikes you can rent from sidewalk kiosks that arent really made for this kind thing. They aparently did well on it.