To be rated like the hils in the TDF, it'd have to exceed anything in the Raleigh metro area. Distance to exceed a mile, gain to exceed 1000', grade over that distance to exceed 10%. 15% would be "hors de categorie" Berry
-----Original Message----- >From: "Jason S." <[email protected]> >Sent: May 26, 2010 5:51 PM >To: "North Raleigh Cyclists (Gyros)" <[email protected]> >Subject: [Gyros: 15510] Re: hills > >Hills around here are where the road goes up until it doesn't go up >anymore. Then it starts to go down. Sometimes it goes up again. > >Sorry I couldn't resist. It's the fireman in me. > >Jason > >On May 26, 5:08 pm, slow down <[email protected]> wrote: >> When watching tours on TV, they refer to hills as 15 or so percent or >> cat something. I can't relate. What does this mean? What are the >> hills around here? > >-- >You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. >To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] >To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] Build 'em & Ride 'em On a 29r 313 W Juniper Ave Wake Forest, NC 27587 -- You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected]
