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11-22-16 | 04:00 PM

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FBinNY

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Bikes: too many bikes from 1967 10s (5x2)Frejus to a Sumitomo Ti/Chorus aluminum 10s (10x2), plus one non-susp mtn bike I use as my commuter

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Originally Posted by RubeRad

What's the conversion rule of thumb you used for this? Please illustrate with the revised estimate of 200' in .5 miles.

I guess the only rule of thumb is to read posts and take them at face value.

In post No.4 the OP says he was trying to climb 200' in half a mile. I converted the half mile in to feet (rounded off for easy math) and came up with the roughly 200/2500 rise/run or 8% grade.

Of course, some might quibble with 2500' for half a mile, but I consider it close enough for our purposes.

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