I want to ride faster

[Veronica]

Using calculators for climbs has an important limitation - when you plug in the numbers, % grade, etc - the assumption is that the climb is steady, and I've yet to see a climb of any significant length that fits such a description.

You need to come to the Bay Area then.



This is a fairly steady grade. There is one spot around 2,000 feet where it kicks up to 9%. The last tenth of a mile is 17%. Otherwise it's fairly steady 5 to 6 % for 11 miles.

V.