At least the bump on Gammon is short. The hill on Old Sauk Road is more punishing due to it's length.
On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 2:17 PM, Dave Minden <[email protected]>wrote: > Gammon there is somewhere near 16-21% by Mapmyride! > > Dave > > ------------------------------ > *From:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > *To:* Dave Minden <[email protected]> > *Cc:* Mark Clear <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" < > [email protected]> > *Sent:* Thursday, February 6, 2014 1:14 PM > > *Subject:* Re: [Bikies] Can anybody tell me which bike > route/path/lane/boulevard has the steepest grade? > > Another steep one is South Gammon Road, from Elver park to Raymond road. > > I can't get Veloroutes to give me an accurate answer, but its at least 15%. > > > Quoting Dave Minden <[email protected]>: > > > If you count the surrounding area (ridden by many cyclists in Madison) > my GPS-bike computer registered highest on Timber Lane just south of Mauer > Road, at 21% grade. This is the highest I've seen, including my riding on > Forest Service roads in the North Cascades, OR! > > > > Dave > > > > > > > >> ________________________________ > >> From: Mark Clear <[email protected]> > >> To: [email protected] > >> Sent: Thursday, February 6, 2014 11:35 AM > >> Subject: Re: [Bikies] Can anybody tell me which bike > route/path/lane/boulevard has the steepest grade? > >> > >> > >> > >> Don't know whether it's the steepest grade in the city, but Old Sauk > Road between Old Middleton and Ozark Trail is about 12%. And I curse it > every day. > >> > >> Mark C. > >> > >> > >> On 2/6/2014 11:15 AM Matthew Berigan wrote: > >> > >> Hi! > >>> > >>> > >>> The city I live in is going through a mobility crisis as the economy > here has resulted in a bumper crop of cars on streets designed in the early > 1900s. > >>> > >>> > >>> There ARE a lot of bikers but usually those involved in public policy > are leisure/sport bikers and the large mass of commuters is mostly untapped > for their views. > >>> > >>> > >>> I believe in data being used to determine best solutions for creating > routes. I'd like to know ifanybody can tell me what bike > route/path/lane/boulevard has the steepest grade in Madison (what is the > grade and street name/numbers so I can streetview it)? > >>> > >>> > >>> They say our streets are too steep for people to consider commuting > (and there are some steep places but there are also ways/routes to deal > with that). They also say it gets too hot here (avg 68ºF-88ºF). I know..... > >>> > >>> > >>> I'd also like to know if folks have any preferred tools for > measuring/mapping gradient. I've been playing with Google's My Tracks app > but it won't work on my phone - only my tablet: > >>> MyTracks site http://www.google.com/mobile/mytracks/ > >>> An example from here (if you click on the end point -lower right- you > can see the data) > https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=212638913161739896841.0004ed42fb622ebc15c44&msa=0 > >>> > >>> > >>> > > -- > >>> > >>> Matthew (Mateus) Berigan > >>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > >>> Campina Grande, Paraiba Brasil > >>> 083-8787-4929 (Brasil cell) > >>> 608-237-1596 (U.S. line) > >>> [email protected] > >>> [email protected] > >>> [email protected] > >>> [email protected] > >>> [email protected] > >>> [email protected] > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > > Bikies mailing list [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Bikies mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > >> > >> > >> > > > > --darin burleigh > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > > -- Mark __o _ \<,_ (_)/ (_) velo ergo sum
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