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question about climbing
Roger Merriman wrote:
Joerg wrote: On 2018-08-02 10:19, Roger Merriman wrote: Joerg wrote: On 2018-08-02 07:39, Roger Merriman wrote: Joerg wrote: On 2018-07-27 14:29, Theodore Heise wrote: On Fri, 27 Jul 2018 14:22:43 -0700, Joerg wrote: On 2018-07-27 14:07, jbeattie wrote: On Friday, July 27, 2018 at 12:17:46 PM UTC-7, Joerg wrote: On 2018-07-22 11:33, wrote: [...] ... Any climbing experts in this group. I am certainly not one. To me climbs are just a necessary evil of living in a hilly area. It's always a net 1200ft coming back from the valley with lots of ups and downs in between. Unfortunately it is not always possible to let'er rip on the downhills to gain momentum. You should get a Garmin or ride with someone who has one to see what the real elevation gain is between Sacto and Cameron Park. Saw-tooth climbs count extra, probably 50%. Good idea. This weekend I'll be riding with someone who has one of those fancy GPS-driven "bicycle computers". Maybe it has grade measurement, I'll ask him. I use a Garmin Edge 500, not too pricey (nor big) and includes a barometer. It can display grade on the fly, though it's not always terribly accurate. On sustained climbs, it usually settles in to something that is pretty close to real. https://www.amazon.com/Garmin-Heart-...dp/B010SDBFIE/ Over 300 bucks! In my book that is pricey. I think I'll continue living not knowing what grade I just cycled up. I did 1,200 feet of climbing in about three or so miles... That works out to a little under 8% constant grade--very respectable! It is. Next week I'll have to go up something that probably does this in less than two miles, on dirt with loose gravel. Not looking forward to that section of trail except on the way back when we can bomb down those switchbacks. Good thing is that my MTB has a granny gear. You can use sites such as www.strava.com to see climbs in your area, and average gradients, peak grades aren’t terribly accurate, as you’d expect. How does one find that information about a certain grade without being a member there? Or maybe with being a member. Yesterday I asked a riding buddy who has a smart phone to sign up while he was over for dinner. If that's not possible we'll just have to ride these grades again now that he is signed up. You can search for them with out being a member though does rely on knowing what the segment name for said hill is! One nr? You may be https://www.strava.com/segments/1009727 The app has a fairly good interface for looking at segments, the web site is not very good to be honest! In that it doesn’t show all segments and as you move the map it changes etc. Can't search anything there, it wants me to sign in. Oh well, I'll just ride those grades this weekend with a buddy who signed up for Strava yesterday. Then we should know. I use Strava to plan routes, to follow/mildly guided on my Garmin. I’m fairly heavy but I’m a slow but strong climber so gradients don’t phase me. Same here except I really don't enjoy climbs. At all. I get up there alright but grudgingly. The other downside of being a heavier rider with lots of leg muscle is the frequent pretzeling of spokes and freehubs. For me that usually happens on steep hills. Having bought and loaded some supplies in the valley doesn't help. On the MTB I managed to crunch a freehub within the warranty period and the bike shop owner said that was a first. Not within strava no you’ll need to search using Google/search engine of choice, for example Pikes peak Strava Segments will give you those, such as https://www.strava.com/local/us/colorado-springs/cycling/routes/1521 people don’t always use sensible names, MTBers in particular often use silly names. Or just sign up, and can search your area, costs nothing etc. Roger Merriman With RideWithGPS you can plot the course and it will show you the elevation profile. https://ridewithgps.com -- duane |
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