Did a quick 25km loop this morning, visited this nasty hill for the 2nd time. This time I remembered to bring a camera with me.
Oxford St west past London city limits. (actually I'm looking back east) A bit of an overcast morning, rain is likely on the way.
I think I'm under the limit...
Stopped about 1/8-1/4 of the way up the hill and looked back...
and forward...
First, I don't recommend stopping partway on a hill. Makes it hard to get going again.
Second, I need to work on my camera skills as these photos don't really convey just how steep this hill is on the bike. How do you estimate hill steepness anyway? I think it was like a 4:12 roof pitch at least.
Happy Friday!
1 comment:
How do you measure the steepness of a hill? It's call grade. And the calculation- if I remember right is the number of feet it drops from highest point to lowest over a mile.
For example if you have a hill that drops/rises 500ft. 500/5280=.094 or a grade of 9.4%.
you can also look at the angle that it rises.
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