8% Climb

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  • October 12, 2015 at 3:28 pm #917451
    creadinger
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    I’m looking for a sustained 8% climb that is long enough (at least a 1/2 mile) to get a feel for what a longer climb might feel like.

    I don’t have an incline meter, and I really don’t trust mapmyride, or rwGPS so I just don’t have a good way to find anything.

    Thanks for any recommendations!

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  • October 15, 2015 at 1:54 pm #1039575
    TwoWheelsDC
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    @creadinger 126215 wrote:

    You’re right, for that duration it’s an aerobic thing so you can’t outrun your breath. Do you remember what speed your comfortable gear got you? That’s another thing I want to figure out. Is my comfortable speed, 4mph? 6? Maybe I can sustain 8, for a little while and drop back down to 5 to catch my breath, etc…

    Looking at the segments, it was 5.5-6mph for the sustained grades of 7-8%, and around 4mph when the grade would kick up to 10-12%.

    October 18, 2015 at 9:12 pm #1039701
    vvill
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    Another one from Strava. 8%, 0.7miles near Frederick.

    https://www.strava.com/segments/1729077

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