You know, I used to think that what was 'hilly' to me didn't change (which doesn't mean that my 'hilly' is the same as someone else's 'hilly', of course). A hilly ride in the rolling foothills of NC is the same a a hilly ride here in the valley/hills on the edge of the Cascades. And I also use the terms 'rolling', 'flat', 'hills' and then 'mountainous' to distinguish amongst them (for my own records). For the record, I defined 'hilly' as 100 ft per mile by your categories, but that leaves 'very hilly' and 'mountainous' as rides that have more climbing than that.
BUT, what I am finding out lately that rides that used to be rolling to flat for me now feel decidedly hilly.Weight gain, lack of fitness, and lack of solid saddle time really mess with my definitions more than I thought they would. I think that these days what I used to call a 'mountainous' ride I would now call a 'I need to drive the car' ride. *cry*
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View Poll Results: What's a hilly ride?
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If I cross the causeway twice, I can climb 100 feet on any ride!
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50 feet per mile of vertical climbing
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75 feet per mile of vertical climbing
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100 feet per mile of vertical climbing
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I fart in the general direction of any gear shorter than a 42x18!
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Any ride with more than three climbs over 15% grade is hilly, regardless of total
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05-20-2009, 08:34 AM #7
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