Elevation info center

[spazzdog]

As this I am experiencing "elevation" for the first time, and I'm kinda type A about data, I thought I'd start this thread.

Thought it would be a nice, main location to post those great elevation profiles I see floating around TE.

Veronica, jobob... all you other climbing divas?

As a first request: anybody know the elevation gain for Tunnel Rd to Skyline to Pinehurst (I think it's still Oakland up there)?

spazz

[maillotpois]

According to KLIMB, that's 1090 feet in 6 miles.

[spazzdog]

Thanks MP! What is KLIMB?

I guess posting resources for such info would be a good add as well...

[maillotpois]

KLIMB is great freeware - really good for checking mileages and elevation of routes you are thinking of doing:

http://www.klimb.org/klimb.html

[jobob]

Check out Bikely www.bikely.com . You can map your route and it will give you an elevation profile.

Here's the route I was riding when I met up with you and Trek on Sunday:

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/East-Bay-loop
(except I stopped at Sunol)

Click on Show (directly under the Bikely logo), then click on Elevation Profile.

[spazzdog]

Great info grrls!!

Keep it coming....

spazzdog

[SadieKate]

http://www.motionbased.com/

There is a flood of info going into Motion-Based. In MB you can see people's actual results from their Garmins plus the elevation profiles. Basic accounts are free.

I search on city or key words all the time. For instance, all of us on Party Pardee Saturday reported lower than usual elevation gains (probably due to barometric changes). Last night I found 6 downloads from Saturday and another 8 from previous (probably volunteer) rides that reported much higher gains. The numbers looked more in line with my past years' results so I reported the same 4,100' that I always have and don't feel like I cheated in anyway.

You can search www.bikely.com (which Jobob mentioned the same way) and find profiles and elevation gains. The elevation gains in Bikely appear to be somewhat in the ballpark of real life, maybe a bit high but not bad.

www.routeslip.com - similar to bikely.com, slower to use, can't edit routes and elevation profiles are skyhigh, but can be a source for route ideas.

[Trek420]

According to KLIMB, that's 1090 feet in 6 miles.

From the bottom of OTR or from the Spazzdog house/or Piedmont Ave?

Either way ... no wonder I'm sore.

[spazzdog]

From the bottom of OTR...

Although, Bikely says the whole route is 1807' gained, 1596' of descent (the yippee!! moments)

spazz

[Veronica]

Thom, the genius, figured out how to turn a route into a track and we have the second half of the 400 K on Bikely now. I think it's called Davis 400 K Test or something.

I only joined Bikely so I could put it there for you. It says it takes a day to get the elevation.

V.

[jobob]

It says it takes a day to get the elevation.

Not always. Sometimes I'll get the elevation right away, even with a long route.

[Veronica]

Well, it's still flat.

Here it is

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/27281

V.

[jobob]

eh, maybe it just doesn't like you as much as it likes meee

[Veronica]

I can see that.

V.

[SadieKate]

Well, it's still flat.

Here it is

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/27281

V.

The elevation profile works now.