Whats your elevation?

[Pedal Wench]

Now you know how tough it was for the Atlantans to head out to Colorado this summer! I think the highest I was on my bike was over Fremont Pass, at 11,318 ft (but who's counting!)

Wow, I'm feeling like an altitude junkie compared to all those close to sea altitudes. I live at about 5800, most of my mtb. riding ranges from 7500-9000 ft. When I was on the colorado trail this summer it was hard to breath at the 12000-13000 ft. rides.

[MomOnBike]

I just looked it up. We're at an altitude of 1200 feet, more or less.

Before we moved here, we were at an altitude of 8000 ft. I didn't ride much then, though.

[eofelis]

I live at about 4700ft. If I go ride the Colorado National Monument loop, I go up to 6640ft (just checked the map). If I ride the Grand Mesa, I go up to 10,800ft.

[divscotty]

I've lived at 300 some feet for over 15 years and recently moved to 5300 feet and it causes lots of gasping.

Divscotty

[crazycanuck]

YOu ladies have me beat...we're at sea level...and there are no mtns to be seen here Perth or Western Australia..we have some hills..but nothing exciting..

...I'd have to go to Victoria or NSW for Mountains and hills...



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[DirtDiva]

I have no idea, but given that I live within a few minutes walk of the Thames, it would have to be in the bugger-all, tending-toward-sea-level range. There are a few inclines in London, but most of them are of the sort you only notice when you are on a bike.

[Trekhawk]

I have no idea, but given that I live within a few minutes walk of the Thames, it would have to be in the bugger-all, tending-toward-sea-level range. There are a few inclines in London, but most of them are of the sort you only notice when you are on a bike.

hey tlkiwi - thanks for the laugh - bugger is not something you hear around these here parts. Makes me a little homesick.

[singletrackmind]

About 500', with lots of short (nothing over a mile or two and most are only a half mile) sharp up and downs. Painful up, FUN down!

[DeniseGoldberg]

Pretty much sea level here - although there are hills and some elevation gain available if I drive to my ride.

[nuthatch]

Chicago is at 580 ft. but this weekend I visited my sister in Boulder and we went mountain biking (my first time! ) up at Silverthorne, which I think is about 9000. I felt great on the ride (working the heart harder, of course) but way bad after I was done. Some altitude weirdness - but not the usual kind you hear about with headaches and nausea, just a strange anxious feeling! You mountain dwellers could come down here and kick our butts at any time with all that extra hemoglobin in your blood.

[tatormc]

According to the maps on the internet Mustang, OK is at 1312 feet. Most of my rides stay close to this. I'm going to get a computer that tells altitude, gradiant, etc cause I'm curious how my area compares to others. It's not mountainous but there are big hills.

[carback]

I live at 660 metres (2100 feet?) above sea level. Everything seems to be uphill from here. Mountain biking up to 7000 feet.

Can I include the 64 stairs UP from my driveway to my front door in my elevation calculation? (yes, I carry my bikes up and down those stairs)

[Surlygirl]

I'm at 516 ft above sea level. I can find pretty much everything in this state, the flat of the Cape to the mountains in the west and I'm in the middle with lots of hills.

[Nanci]

85 feet above sea level here in Alachua, FL! Not much for hills, either. Fine with me!

Nanci

[RoadRaven]

I live 600 feet above sea level, work is about almost at sea level... in order to do any rides of any distance from my house we have ride down to the first interesction in our road to take us anywhere (down lower or back up hills again) and that intersection is about 50kms above sea level...

So always some reasonable climbing there and back on any ride we go on...