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03-10-07 | 02:45 AM

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CdCf

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From: Gothenburg, Sweden

Bikes: 1 road bike (simple, light), 1 TT bike (could be more aero, could be lighter), 1 all-weather commuter and winter bike, 1 Monark 828E ergometer indoor bike

18% could be the maximum grade for that stretch of road, not the average.

Think about it - if you had a road that started with a 15% grade for half a mile, then 2% for a mile, then 12% for another half mile, would you put down the grade of the total distance as 8% (average) or 15% (maximum)?

I'd go for max.

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