trustysteed
Guest
shauncollier said:
you're going downhill!
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you're going downhill!
Rohloff_Brompton_Rider
Formerly just_fixed
ahhhh, so it's not a downhill section with a little uppy bit? it's just that the gradient slackens off a bit? am i thinking right?
aJohnson
Senior Member
- Location
- Bury, Manchester
shauncollier said:
Yes, when the gradient is positive it's going up hill no matter what, and vise versa for the negative gradient. Even if the gradient goes down but stays positive, it's still going uphill, just picture it as the hill is evening out.
trustysteed
Guest
shauncollier said:
exactly! now you've got it, the steepness of the drop changes but you're still going down. it's only when the line crosses the 0 gradient mark and goes up does it mean you're going uphill and the steepness of that part of the climb is reflected the same way, just by the positive numbers. so you will be going up, just with varying levels of steepness as the hill pans out.
Rohloff_Brompton_Rider
Formerly just_fixed
so as a synopsis? everything above the line is up, everything below is down. if there is a straight line from +5% to -5% this means that the 5% hill slackens off down to the flat then goes downhill at a gradient of 5%. is this correct?
trustysteed
Guest
that's right, like i said earlier using the letter u to reflect a downhill followed by an uphill, you could use the letter n to show an uphill, followed by the flat as you go over the top and then the downhill.
or you could picture the top half of a circle (or a rainbow arch!)
or you could picture the top half of a circle (or a rainbow arch!)
Rohloff_Brompton_Rider
Formerly just_fixed
cheers. kinda clears things up. so basically (sorry for the cliche), for any point on the ride i want to know the gradient i just look at that distance at that point? visualizing the hill i use the elevation, which is pretty self explanatory.
thanks guys
thanks guys
trustysteed
Guest
if i want to find out for my own curiosity what gradient a hill is on my route, rather than map the whole route, i'll just put in the start and end points on the actual hill itself.
Rohloff_Brompton_Rider
Formerly just_fixed
it is ambiguous to say the least, but now i have gone thru it with you guys it is clear now.
Rohloff_Brompton_Rider
Formerly just_fixed
yeah i like that feature. i really like bike hike. i also like the save and search feature. it's good for finding routes others have done. however it's only as good as the inputted route. a few lads tried to use a local well known route directly into gps only to find it was incorrect and consequently got lost for only a little while, but it did ruin the day for them.
RedBike
New Member
- Location
- Beside the road
shauncollier said:
Yes
But after the hills levelled off it wont suddenly go downhill at 5%, it will gradually get steeper until it reaches a gradient of 5%.
If the gradient was to go from 0% (flat) to 5% this would be represented by a vertical line
OP
OP
aml
Guest
rh100 said:just switch the graph back to elevation, it will show the corresponding height you are at, showing where it flattens out.
ps......thats an amazing bit of countryside, I love that area
it is a cracking area... i feel very lucky to live round these parts.
we also have the new forest which is within easy reach which is also great for rides ( i did 50 mile charity around ride there this weekend..)