Originally Posted by
LesterOfPuppets
I've found mapmyride to be pretty inaccurate with grades. If you go too granular it over estimates grade and if you go too broad it underestimates them, IME.
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Yup, that's why I included the "some argue about accuracy" in my post. But IME, the elevation gains have been close on rides like our GMR to the shack (8 mile climb 2200 ft) to what those using Garmins record. But again, I'm not really into exact numbers as long as they are similar. Plus I'll get a Garmin sooner or later.
When it comes down to it, I us it as a reference for my rides. Only to categorize them as "this will be ok" and "this is going to hurt".
BTW, are you using a Garmin?