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Old 03-18-10 | 08:55 PM
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Robert Foster
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Originally Posted by geofitz13
Not neccessarily a 50+ topic, but I could use some help.
Trying to calculate the grade of a hill I go up.
According to Gmaps pedometer, the hill is .7809 mile, and elevation is 731 feet. Converted the miles to feet and came up with 4123 feet, and calculated a 17% grade. Could this be right? I knew it was a steep hill, but, egad....
Do you ride up this hill all the time and how hard is it for you to climb? I find an 8 percent climb hard enough. 10 percent makes me want to cry and anything more would take a triple at least. What is the elevation at the bottom of the hill and what is it at the top?
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