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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Riverside, California
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Bikes: Trek 2100 Road Bike, Full DA10, Cervelo P2K TT bike, Full DA10, Giant Boulder Steel Commuter
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At a given power rate (wattage) you will climb at a certain feet/hour, no matter the grade. This does not change between differences in grade, etc. Now there will come a point where you can not develop enough wattage to be able to climb the hill (i.e. falling backwards) which for me occurs at hills greater than 15% incline.
10% at 8 MPH vs say 6% at 14 MPH, you are going the same vertical distance, but just covering less ground...
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