Our Oakland on Nostr: npub1shxd6…44s85 Not familiar with Rutwood, but as you noted, motorcycle hill ...

npub1shxd6qvgzy86qj2x5k764y9jr6389h3ne6srr5qth38cu3yppllsl44s85 (npub1shx…4s85) Not familiar with Rutwood, but as you noted, motorcycle hill climbs used to be very popular. In the 1930s, there was "Mount Suicide" above Dutton and Foothill.
https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune-mount-suicide-motorcy/54847563/

I came across that when researching Claude Salmon, an early motorcycle enthusiast and dealer. As a dealer, he provided motorcycles to the CHP back in 1930.
https://oaklandwiki.org/Claude_Salmon