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- http://www.kiva.org/lender/boni
- Miles:
- 11327 total / 121 in 2012
- Goal:
ride more
Boni rode: Felt like climbing. ...
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- 35 miles
- 02:15 time
- 15.4 pace
- 1595 calories
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Thursday 50K - Pirangut Ghat etc.
55.75
km
02:15
15.4mph pace
Felt like climbing. Now, Pirangut Ghat is not exactly a Ghat. It is short (<3km) but reasonably steep. Couldn't get into any good rhythm. So just did a brute force climb. On the way back swung by NDA gate and then the house construction site. Passed Divya on the opposite side around Garden Court.
hey, later i wished i'd stopped to chat with you! been a while!
over 1 year ago • Like
By the time I unclipped (a task worth mentioning :-)) and looked back you had disappeared around the bend. Next time.
over 1 year ago • Like
I envy the terrain you get to ride on. I'm sure the altitude and the grade of the course makes one a better rider! keep riding!
over 1 year ago • Like
Melvin, Pune is a bit of a hilly area. At the same time max elevation on any hills around here is < 1200m. So hills not very tall either. Id it like Philippines just does not have hills or that Manila is flat?
over 1 year ago • Like
whoa - u are going to remove the "ghat" suffix from all the climbs around Pune :-)
BTW do u know how much category each climbs around Pune is (TDF style) for self gratification ?
over 1 year ago
As a matter of fact I have Pioneered a Climb Grading Scheme. Unfortunately it did not get much traction on BZ.
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Apfb7IJaTsR2dFB4UVZiajRYaHl3TjRpTUVxR0J5Rnc&hl=en#gid=1
As per that index Pirangut is a Cat 4, Lavasa is a low CAT2, Sinhaghad is a high CAT2.
Many people have added data into this sheet.
over 1 year ago • Like
Thats interesting. How did you arrive at the formula for deg of difficulty? Is it a standard for rides like TDF? What exactly is the formula?=D3^1.5*E3^1.02. What is that funny symbol?
over 1 year ago • Like
Doc, check the dead horse thread at BZ. Wonder how you missed it.
http://www.bikeszone.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=5276
There are explanations on the spreadsheet in another tab sheet.
Difficulty Index = (Gradient ^ 1.5) x (Length ^ 1.02) , ( ^ --> raised to the power of)
I do not think French uses any empirical formula. They just take a long hard look at the climb and mark it HC and walk away. This is for lesser mortals.
over 1 year ago • Like
Will do but whats the ^ symbol mean?
over 1 year ago • Like
x^y = x raised to the power of y
over 1 year ago • Like
Wow, you did a whole phD on this :-), Khandala, I thought was HC and remember somebody mention that
over 1 year ago • Like
Grading scheme is really cool.
over 1 year ago • Like
Boni- what would Haleakala be on your grading scheme. Its 5%, 60 km long. Too lazy to do the math
over 1 year ago • Like
@arvind: 728 (CAT1, there is no HC in this scale now), Would be the toughest reported so far :-)
over 1 year ago • Like
Well, it certainly felt that way. Yet to get my ride report done. Will do soon. Its long overdue...
over 1 year ago • Like
Btw what's HC?
over 1 year ago • Like
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hors_Categorie
; Climbs only horses are supposed to climb :-) .
over 1 year ago • Like
So 728 is Cat 1? And what is HC then? Beyond what number?
over 1 year ago • Like
The southern approach for Col de la Madeleine is 19.3km and 8% average. In my humble scale this HC climb is rated at 458. we never got to fixing HC category. But since it is my index I will say anything > 400 is HC. Just to substantiate, Col Agnel, featured in TDF 2008 as HC is 22.4 , 6.% = 395.
over 1 year ago • Like
Sorry, didn't see the last part of your previous comment. Thanks!
over 1 year ago • Like
Aye Boni, bas kar, Chakkar aali mala.
over 1 year ago • Like
On a serious note, Dude you are awesome. Commitment par excellence. Bravo!
over 1 year ago • Like