.... if you fall over backwards, it's too steep
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07-24-2008, 06:21 AM #1
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Low-tech method of calculating grade ....
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07-24-2008, 06:38 AM #2
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Trek, LOL!
I rely on my husband's Garmin to tell me what the Suffer-O-Meter is for the ride.
You can also look at USGS maps provided by your county extension office or you can look at Google Earth.
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07-24-2008, 06:42 AM #3
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OMG- that's almost happened to me a few times! Anyone else had that happen, when they are grinding slowly up a steep hill and suddenly the front wheel comes up off the ground?.....it's really SCARY!!!!
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07-24-2008, 04:50 PM #4
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if you don't have a bike computer that measures grade, try www.routeslip.com
you can go to routeslip and measure the elevation difference between two points...and then calculate the grade.If you don't grow where you're planted, you'll never BLOOM - Will Rogers
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07-25-2008, 05:28 AM #5
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I heard routeslip was abandoned by its developer. mapmyride.com works pretty well, too.
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07-25-2008, 12:49 PM #6
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Well Karen, I guess that explains why it hasn't been working well lately
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07-26-2008, 03:40 AM #7
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routeslip has been acquired by mapmyride. Go there and use your old routeslip ID and you should find your old routes.
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07-27-2008, 07:58 PM #8
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There's a route mapper out there that tells the average grade and steepest grade but I can't find it now. Maybe someone will know which one it is?
Lora
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