Originally Posted by Retro Grouch
Well DUH! That was my whole point. Look at the profile that was originally posted. He did the math and came up with 4%. That might be true overall, but that profile looks like it's going to be a hard ride to me.
The profile he posted was for the whole ride but the grade calc was just for the final hill. I'm with the others that say 1500 feet over 7 miles isn't hard, but YFMV