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by Spunkie 234 days ago
My town is on the side of a volcano, a 30% grade is like the average hill here.

That combines with the heavy weight of an ebike, another 50lb+ of cargo in the saddlebags, plus my exceptionally fat ass means I burn through a pair of front brake pads about once a month if I'm running errands most days.
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skeeter2020 234 days ago
>> a 30% grade is like the average hill here.

So the steepest roads in the world have small sections where the grade exceeds 30%; none maintain it or "average" 30%.

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Spunkie 233 days ago
Ya sorry I always get it mixed up with the % grade thing.

When I'm in my car the dash reads on the hills here between 12° all the way up to 16° on the switchback into the valley. The new market is up a 14° hill.

So closer to ~24% grade average maybe? It's damn steep is the point regardless.

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nradov 233 days ago
Seriously. Even the Mauna Kea volcano climb doesn't have 30% grades.

https://www.strava.com/segments/1504789

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jeffbee 233 days ago
Do you sell many trombones?
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