Originally Posted by mkadam68
Steepness of climbs has to count. But not if there's only 2-miles of them.
That's my biggest complaint about the ratings on local rides, they don't mention how steep the hills. I'd rather do 3000' of consistant climbing over, say 40 miles than gain 1000' in only a mile. It's hard to tell what the grades are when looking at the elevation profile on the route planners so that leaves us guessing,