Thread: Photos of your bike next to % grade signs
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Old 07-25-11 | 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Snydermann
A 100% grade is 45 degrees.

Only if you measure in terms of height gained per horizontal distance travelled. If you measure height gained per road distance travelled 100% is vertical.
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