Originally Posted by
takingcontrol
Um... FYI very few public roads in the U.S. exceed 11% grade and all of those are on the east coast.
Uh, no. I regularly ride 18% grades out here in CA, and I know there are streets in San Fran that break 25%. There are some mighty steep roads out here.
Let's see, say 50 feet long, 8 feet gained. I think that's 10 or 11%