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Old 04-16-05, 04:52 PM
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Know of any Gradient Calculators?

I googled it and couldn't find one. You guys know of any?
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Old 04-16-05, 05:42 PM
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Not sure if this is what your looking for. Check it out and see if it helps.

https://www.analyticcycling.com/WheelsClimb_Page.html
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Originally Posted by blandin
Not sure if this is what your looking for. Check it out and see if it helps.

https://www.analyticcycling.com/WheelsClimb_Page.html
thanks, but that isn't what I'm looking for.

There's a road that I climb around here that goes up 1000ft in 2.2 miles. I'm just trying to figure out the gradient for that.
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1000ft=1000/5280mi=.19mi

(.19mi/2.2mi)*100=8.6% grade
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1000 ft / 2.2 miles(11616 ft) = 0.086

so 8.6% ?
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Originally Posted by enduro
1000ft=1000/5280mi=.19mi

(.19mi/2.2mi)*100=8.6% grade
So Gradient = ([Change Height/5280]Distance)*100 ???

Thanks for the help!
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