Originally Posted by
Monique
Hello
I just got back to cycling trying to loose weight. I weigh 155 lbs. I wondered what these grades were. I ride a mountain bike with nobbies.
I ride 8.6 miles (round trip) without resting climbing 1138 feet. It takes 1 hour. I go 2-3x a week.
My goal is to ride 26 miles gaining 4100 feet with 3 rest stops of 6 minutes each. I would go the same 2-3x a week.
I can only ride this about 7.5 months out of the year due to heavy snow. The hottest it gets during this ride is about 83 degrees
Can anyone tell me what grade these rides would be? thanks for your time.
Looking forward to loosing weight too.
If you do not increase food intake, it might only take 8-10 weeks to lose 10 pounds doing 26 miles with 4100 feet of climbing 3x per week. But that is three hard rides to be honest. Maybe do it twice per week and do two flat rides for a total of 4 rides per week. Watching the caloric intake is more important than the exercise part but they work together very well. Good luck!!!
If you climb 4100 feet in 13 miles, this 6-7% average gradient.