Originally Posted by
mrodgers
Sorry, I'm long winded. What do you consider a lot of climbing and would you consider my example a lot of climbing?
I'd say your ride was a lot of climbing for the distance involved. Maybe not a lot total since you went just the 10 miles. I guess I'd consider > 50 feet ascent per mile "moderate", > 75 feet ascent "a lot", when looking at total ride and including any flattish miles getting to and from the hills and between hills. This past Sunday I did 71 miles with 6k+ feet of climbing according to ridewithgps (but strava reports in 5k range, who to believe?). That felt like "a lot", at least for me.