Old 05-31-13 | 10:03 AM
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Bikes: 1997 Specialized M2Pro

Originally Posted by groth
Al -

You rode the route! How about the difference at about mile 42. The GPS shows about 400 ft of descent followed by about 500 ft of ascent in about two miles. The corrected elevations show almost flat right there (about a 50 ft dip). So which is correct? Surely you would have noticed such a steep hill or the absence of such a steep hill!

- Ed
The corrected one is correct. The road only goes down a little and then up again.

There is tree cover there, and perhaps the unit lost contact with the mother ship for a second. I ride that route a lot, and that glitch only appears on that one ride.
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