Thread: Hills on commute route
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Old 09-28-12 | 10:57 AM
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spivonious
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A 4.9% grade is only about 3 degrees above flat. Are you sure those numbers are right? I have some minor hills on my route and they are about 20 degrees above flat, which Wikipedia tells me is about a 35% grade.
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