Sat. 2/5 Ride Like a Girl

[7rider]

Here's the route, uploaded to Bikely.
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path...avel-Road-Ride

I'm still working on entering - and correcting - the cue sheet. My p.c. is verrrrry slow!
Hopefully, I'll have it done by the end of the week, but the route is up and the elevation profile is there if you'd like to take a peek at it.

It's funny...MotionBased seems to add mileage and elevation vs. my Garmin.
My desktop app says it was about 19.1 miles w/ 2200 ft. elevation gain.
MB says it's 20.1 with about 2500 ft. elevation gain.

DB....did your route save on your Garmin? How'd it look?

Oh...and to respond to Zen's questions, too...
I carried 2 24 oz. waterbottles...went through about 1.5. I had diluted Propel in mine.
I wore capris under thin tights, and I think that was plenty. I had one ls jersey and a light jacket...I kind of wish I had another base layer on, but perhaps it was okay...not too hot and just a bit cool to keep my motivated to work harder. And I didn't wear my wool sock or anything, so my toesies were cold....

[divingbiker]

DB....did your route save on your Garmin? How'd it look?

I saved the route, but I haven't figured out how to look at it again. I didn't turn off the navigating when I turned it off at the end of the ride, so when I turned it on again it added a point at home. I don't know how to get rid of that. I'll have to dig out the manual.

I showed 19.4 miles and 2100 feet of elevation gain. I could very clearly see the three big hills...what were the % grade on them? I'd like to get a sense of what a 10% vs 15% hill feels like.

[7rider]

I saved the route, but I haven't figured out how to look at it again. I didn't turn off the navigating when I turned it off at the end of the ride, so when I turned it on again it added a point at home. I don't know how to get rid of that. I'll have to dig out the manual.

I showed 19.4 miles and 2100 feet of elevation gain. I could very clearly see the three big hills...what were the % grade on them? I'd like to get a sense of what a 10% vs 15% hill feels like.

If your Garmin is like my Garmin, I don't think you can delete individual data points....which really stinks....b/c you can't correct obvious errors such as this.

Here's a pdf file (attached...I hope it works) with some printed screenshots from my TrainingCenter (Garmin desktop app). Note the highest elevation point (1925 ft at mile 15, which was on Tower Road). The highest % grade I registered was 16%, which - predictably - was at mile 4.6, which was at the end of Fox Tower (the "wall"). A few sections on that road ranged from 14 to 16%.

[divingbiker]

Here's a pdf file (attached...I hope it works) with some printed screenshots from my TrainingCenter (Garmin desktop app).

That's really cool. I might have to get an Edge just so I have the % grade info.

[Zen]

Oh dear. I see some walking in my future.