Thread: How far from your door to decent climbing?
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Old 10-21-14 | 07:32 AM
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Originally Posted by rpenmanparker
Okay, so what is a "climbing square"?
= 100 vertical feet per mile, or 1000' per 10 miles

3/4 of that rate on a longer ride is a pretty good day of climbing. Mountain bike races often exceed 100' per mile.
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