"David Reuteler" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Last Summer one guy on a ride I led had something on either his cyclecomputer that would read out % grade. I don't think he had a GPS unit, I think it was a normal-looking computer.
the specialized speed zone pro classic and turbo pro computers both have an altimer and inclinometer & they're both around $100. my coworker has one and my experience mirrors yours: he complains a lot about hills. it *seems* to work ok, tho & it matches my own finely honed internal pain
FWIW, the wireless Vetta V100A model also includes an accumulating altimeter, and an inclinometer. I normally don't pay much attention to the inclinometer - it can get fooled sometimes, and when it's really steep I'm not looking at the computer anyway.
It also will show you max grade up, and max grade down encountered during a ride. I've had mine a couple of years now, and really like it. Of course, I'm a real numbers junkie...
On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 10:28:01 -0500, Roger Zoul <[email hidden]>
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Frank Krygowski wrote: :: Beverly wrote: :: ::: I thought in some previous posts someone had mentioned a piece of ::: equipment they bought for their bike to measure the grade of hills. ::: I really want to find out the grade of the hills in the park I ride ::: to practice climbing. I did a google but couldn't find the thread. ::: Can someone point me in the right direction? ::: ::: Thanks ::: Beverly :: :: http://www.adventurecycling.org/store/moreinfo.cfm?Product_ID=265
How easy are these to use? How does one position it on the bike so tha tyou can read it while riding and show that the bubble is centered on level ground? It seems this job might be tricky to use.
They are so simple to use that almost nothing can go wrong. You may have to stop in mid hill to get a reading but there is no magic and no electronics to worry about. You can also tilt it about 5 degree and add in some more to the uphill reading. I don't know too many people that worry about the downhill part, unless they want to say they did 80 MPH down a 25% grade.
"David L. Johnson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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I thought in some previous posts someone had mentioned a piece of
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they bought for their bike to measure the grade of hills. I really want
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find out the grade of the hills in the park I ride to practice climbing.
I can't really help you, but I've been following the thread since I was curious. Last Summer one guy on a ride I led had something on either his cyclecomputer that would read out % grade. I don't think he had a GPS unit, I think it was a normal-looking computer. But I never took the time to check it out; he was kinda complaining about how steep the hills were.
OTOH, I did measure my old commute hill like one follow-up suggested. It was a bit tedious, but it presented a nice little challenge to turn that information into a plot of the hill using a CAS program. Check out http://www.lehigh.edu/~dlj0/commute.html for that story.
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David L. Johnson
I really like the way you solved your commute problem. I've often thought about dividing my commute between the bus and biking. But the bus service in the suburbs is terrible and not 100% reliable. Guess I'm stuck with driving until I retire.
Beverly
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"David Reuteler" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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David L. Johnson said:
Last Summer one guy on a ride I led had something on either his cyclecomputer that would read out % grade. I don't think he had a GPS unit, I think it was a normal-looking computer.
the specialized speed zone pro classic and turbo pro computers both have an altimer and inclinometer & they're both around $100. my coworker has one and my experience mirrors yours: he complains a lot about hills. it *seems* to work ok, tho & it matches my own finely honed internal pain
This is the one I ordered. I must say I was surprised when it came in the mail just a couple days after placing the order.
I mounted in on the bike and headed to the nearby park to measure those hills I've been using for training. This is an 8 mile trail with lots of hills and very few level areas. The instrument measured most long gradual climbs in the 2-3% range. The climbs to the dam on the west side of the park are in the 3-4% on one side and 4-5% on the other side. The climb to the dam on the east side of the park starts at 4% but the last stretch beyond the curve measured 8%. I compared this to a hill in my neighborhood which has a sign indicating 8% hill and found it very comparable. Needless to say I don't climb this hill too often<g>
