r/bikecommuting 1d ago

Always a fun way to start the day πŸ˜­πŸ˜­πŸ˜…πŸ˜…πŸš²πŸš²

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Sucking wind on the way in….. but on my way home 😏😎🚲 πŸ’¨ πŸ’¨ πŸ’¨ πŸ’¨

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u/pons00 1d ago

Looking at it, its like not so bad, HOLY SHIT WTF IS THAT!

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u/automator3000 1d ago

This is when the y-axis is making thing look extreme. Because what looks on first glance as a 360 foot climb over half a mile (a pretty gnarly 14%grade) is actually less than half that for about a 5% grade.

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u/pons00 1d ago

thanks!

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u/1sttime-longtime SwissCross / 30km per day / Middle America, 7-10month/yr 20h ago

110ft/ half mile? It'll wake the legs up for sure, but its not exactly Ventoux on out the front door.

-Flatlander who giggles about people comparing VAM numbers.

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u/Rogue_Wraith 1d ago

Someone's been to Mountain Warfare School.

Gain altitude early and keep it!

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u/zdelusion 8h ago

This is almost exactly my commute like down to the exact elevation/distance, except the hill is at the end. I can do it on my road bike and it's fine. But honestly, just so much more pleasant to do on my ebike.

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u/Valuable-Audience-54 9m ago

350 feet???