I've never thought of it in terms of ft/mile, always in total feet climbed. Living in the mountains almost all of my rides are hilly. I have to go way out of my way to find a flat ride. An "easy" ride will have over 1000 feet of climbing in 20 miles.
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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!
1 2.63% -
50 feet per mile of vertical climbing
3 7.89% -
75 feet per mile of vertical climbing
9 23.68% -
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
8 21.05%
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05-31-2009, 05:53 AM #23
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