How much climbing did you do in 2022?
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Appears that the majority climb 200,000’ to 300,000’ with a few over achievers, whom can be excused for their exuberance. 
And we can rightly safely assume that anyone not responding to this thread, but opened it to look, are so humiliated, so broken, so humbled that they are considering changing sports to shuffleboard or lawn bowling. 
And we can rightly safely assume that anyone not responding to this thread, but opened it to look, are so humiliated, so broken, so humbled that they are considering changing sports to shuffleboard or lawn bowling.
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my being so close is probably because i could have done just a bit more, although i was 10k behind on climbing a few weeks ago. need a better chart.
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Sort of retired. I have a one person, me, cottage business making and selling my own line of flywheels/clutch systems for four cylinder race cars. Takes up about 10-15 hrs per week, not enough mess with my riding!
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12-27-22, 12:10 PM
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Elevation gain without total distance is not a complete metric.
I maintained my average of over 100ft gained per mile. All road cycling, no gravel/mountain bike. Overall stats lower this year since I decided to switch to running (now training for a marathon).
I maintained my average of over 100ft gained per mile. All road cycling, no gravel/mountain bike. Overall stats lower this year since I decided to switch to running (now training for a marathon).
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My Zwift fraction has been pretty high since the early pandemic, so probably not much. I do ride with trainer difficulty at 100%, so I shift through the gears like I would outside, but my physical displacement is zero for all that time spent on the hamster wheel.
Outdoors, I think ~30% of my miles were spent on the track or on the TT bike, where there isn't a whole lot of climbing. Outside of that, I get plenty of climbing in on my road bike and MTB. But, in sum it's fairly low.
TL;DR, plenty of time spent pedaling a bicycle, but my real-world distance and elevation isn't anything to write home about. As a fit, 65 kg rider, I do climb decently quickly when I need to, but I prefer going fast.
Outdoors, I think ~30% of my miles were spent on the track or on the TT bike, where there isn't a whole lot of climbing. Outside of that, I get plenty of climbing in on my road bike and MTB. But, in sum it's fairly low.
TL;DR, plenty of time spent pedaling a bicycle, but my real-world distance and elevation isn't anything to write home about. As a fit, 65 kg rider, I do climb decently quickly when I need to, but I prefer going fast.
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its the warmer months that do it for me. i have a relatively flat 9 mile ride to work. the ride home is 40 with 2100 feet of climb. its not hard but it is a bit tiring after work, still better than driving back home and finding an excuse not to ride. the excuse is usually too much wind.
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35ft of climbing per mile ridden in 2022 - if you include Zwift. I don't know how to separate out non-virtual in my Strava stats, but I'd guess at least 75% of my total elevation comes from Zwift, if not more.
To give you an idea of what I'm dealing with - the biggest outdoor elevation ride I had in 2022 was a 76 mile ride that had 840ft of total elevation.
My daily commute from home to the office has a grand total of 24ft of elevation change.
Chicago - for those that are wondering.
To give you an idea of what I'm dealing with - the biggest outdoor elevation ride I had in 2022 was a 76 mile ride that had 840ft of total elevation.
My daily commute from home to the office has a grand total of 24ft of elevation change.
Chicago - for those that are wondering.
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35ft of climbing per mile ridden in 2022 - if you include Zwift. I don't know how to separate out non-virtual in my Strava stats, but I'd guess at least 75% of my total elevation comes from Zwift, if not more.
To give you an idea of what I'm dealing with - the biggest outdoor elevation ride I had in 2022 was a 76 mile ride that had 840ft of total elevation.
My daily commute from home to the office has a grand total of 24ft of elevation change.
Chicago - for those that are wondering.
To give you an idea of what I'm dealing with - the biggest outdoor elevation ride I had in 2022 was a 76 mile ride that had 840ft of total elevation.
My daily commute from home to the office has a grand total of 24ft of elevation change.
Chicago - for those that are wondering.
I think one reason gas-pipe Schwinn bikes were so popular was the lack of hills to climb. Now my most local ride is 115 ft/mile.
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First off: The year ain't over.
Secondly: Elevation gain is usually measured in feet or meters...and while it's easy enough to convert meters to kilometers, us imperialists ain't got time to do the math for a mileage conversion.
That being said, as of today, with four more days left in the year (at least three of which should be rideable if the weather forecasts are to be believed) I have 304,889 feet of elevation gain for calendar year 2022.
Secondly: Elevation gain is usually measured in feet or meters...and while it's easy enough to convert meters to kilometers, us imperialists ain't got time to do the math for a mileage conversion.
That being said, as of today, with four more days left in the year (at least three of which should be rideable if the weather forecasts are to be believed) I have 304,889 feet of elevation gain for calendar year 2022.
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Definitely. A few months in western North Carolina, and Haute Route Alps helped the numbers.
the Acosta bridge is the local bridge repeat ride, and we even have Mt Acosta, which is a 3 hour race back and forth across the bridge. So the Acosta bridge reference is very cool.
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Appears that the majority climb 200,000’ to 300,000’ with a few over achievers, whom can be excused for their exuberance. And we can rightly safely assume that anyone not responding to this thread, but opened it to look, are so humiliated, so broken, so humbled that they are considering changing sports to shuffleboard or lawn bowling.
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First off: The year ain't over.
Secondly: Elevation gain is usually measured in feet or meters...and while it's easy enough to convert meters to kilometers, us imperialists ain't got time to do the math for a mileage conversion.
That being said, as of today, with four more days left in the year (at least three of which should be rideable if the weather forecasts are to be believed) I have 304,889 feet of elevation gain for calendar year 2022.
Secondly: Elevation gain is usually measured in feet or meters...and while it's easy enough to convert meters to kilometers, us imperialists ain't got time to do the math for a mileage conversion.
That being said, as of today, with four more days left in the year (at least three of which should be rideable if the weather forecasts are to be believed) I have 304,889 feet of elevation gain for calendar year 2022.
Also, we must recall:
Rule 24 // Speeds and distances shall be referred to and measured in kilometers.This includes while discussing cycling in the workplace with your non-cycling coworkers, serving to further mystify our sport in the web of their Neanderthalic cognitive capabilities. As the confused expression spreads across their unibrowed faces, casually mention your shaved legs. All of cycling’s monuments are measured in the metric system and as such the English system is forbidden.
Rule 68 // Rides are to be measured by quality, not quantity. Rides are to be measured by the quality of their distance and never by distance alone. For climbing rides, distances should be referred to by the amount of vertical covered; flat and rolling rides should be referred to by their distance and average speed. For example, declaring “We rode 4km” would assert that 4000m were climbed during the ride, with the distance being irrelevant.
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This is a definite. Strava put me in the top 4% for cyclists based on activity, mileage and climbing. I really don’t believe the accuracy since there are plenty of local people on Strava that do far more in all regards. They must be in the top 1% - yeah right when ya look world-wide.
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This is a definite. Strava put me in the top 4% for cyclists based on activity, mileage and climbing. I really don’t believe the accuracy since there are plenty of local people on Strava that do far more in all regards. They must be in the top 1% - yeah right when ya look world-wide.
my year end Strava report also has me in the top 4%. I figure there a lot of casual Strava users that post activities rarely if at all, that skews that number.
However, if you ride 5000 miles a year your circle of cycling friends is likely not a representative sample of cyclists. So cyclists above 250,000 feet and 5,000 miles are likely. Pretty small percentage of all the people who ride bikes.
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In the middle of the year, I moved from a very hilly area to a flat area. In the hilly area I was usually around 7k-8k miles per year with around 450k feet of climbing. I expect that my first full year here on the flatlands (2023) will probably be under 100k climbing.
Fun story: back in the hilly part of the country, I once went out on a big climbing event (group ride, but a big one) that is always held right before Christmas- so, right near the year's end. After the ride, we were in the parking lot, looking at our computers, and a guy said, "Hey, I hit 10,000 miles today...And a million feet of climbing." That impressed the hell out of me.
Fun story: back in the hilly part of the country, I once went out on a big climbing event (group ride, but a big one) that is always held right before Christmas- so, right near the year's end. After the ride, we were in the parking lot, looking at our computers, and a guy said, "Hey, I hit 10,000 miles today...And a million feet of climbing." That impressed the hell out of me.
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125 riders in one chart
Here's a link to my chart from the BF 2013 "pissing contest" thread. I plotted the first 125 riders for that year's reports, miles vs elevation. It's interesting to see the wide range of miles and/or elevation.
I wonder if the lower gearing that's typical on modern bikes affects the rider's chosen routes. It has for me. My favorite local routes are around 50 to 60 feet per mile, and these are way better with decently low gearing.
Here's a link to my chart from the BF 2013 "pissing contest" thread. I plotted the first 125 riders for that year's reports, miles vs elevation. It's interesting to see the wide range of miles and/or elevation.
I wonder if the lower gearing that's typical on modern bikes affects the rider's chosen routes. It has for me. My favorite local routes are around 50 to 60 feet per mile, and these are way better with decently low gearing.
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125 riders in one chart
Here's a link to my chart from the BF 2013 "pissing contest" thread. I plotted the first 125 riders for that year's reports, miles vs elevation. It's interesting to see the wide range of miles and/or elevation.
I wonder if the lower gearing that's typical on modern bikes affects the rider's chosen routes. It has for me. My favorite local routes are around 50 to 60 feet per mile, and these are way better with decently low gearing.
Here's a link to my chart from the BF 2013 "pissing contest" thread. I plotted the first 125 riders for that year's reports, miles vs elevation. It's interesting to see the wide range of miles and/or elevation.
I wonder if the lower gearing that's typical on modern bikes affects the rider's chosen routes. It has for me. My favorite local routes are around 50 to 60 feet per mile, and these are way better with decently low gearing.
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New metric, 43.5’/mile.
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my year end Strava report also has me in the top 4%. I figure there a lot of casual Strava users that post activities rarely if at all, that skews that number.
However, if you ride 5000 miles a year your circle of cycling friends is likely not a representative sample of cyclists. So cyclists above 250,000 feet and 5,000 miles are likely. Pretty small percentage of all the people who ride bikes.
However, if you ride 5000 miles a year your circle of cycling friends is likely not a representative sample of cyclists. So cyclists above 250,000 feet and 5,000 miles are likely. Pretty small percentage of all the people who ride bikes.
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