Originally Posted by
dbikingman
a) we talk in %, not degrees (typically)
b) the ride out usually has a ride back
c) 100 feet per mile out and back averages out to 200 feet per mile on the way out, which will flat wear you out if it's long enough.
I did a ride Saturday that included a section that was 3.7 miles or so that averaged out to 10% over the full distance. That really hurt. The ride back down was pretty entertaining though.
