Originally Posted by
Retro Grouch
I'm thinking there's more going on here than I understand. I don't have a way to measure but I'm having a hard time thinking it's a 100' rise going up the bridge. There's probably a 100' rise on the east side of the lake but only if you climb the bluff rather than ride the MUP around the lake. Unless I'm doing something wrong I don't think that my Garmin gives very accurate ascent data. Feet of climbing isn't a stat that I find very meaningful anyway. If you start and finish in the same place for every single foot of climbing you always get a foot of downhill coasting.
You're the one on the ground, so I trust your observations in light of conflicting information. The next time you ride it, get a check of elevation at lowest point before bridge and at top.
And regarding your "feet gained equals feet descended/coasting comment"…If you start riding more, with more hills, the elevation gain becomes very meaningful. As for me, I would find a "How Much Your Butt Hurts After a Ride" metric on my Garmin very meaningful.