If you’re at all interested in cycling uphill you would have heard people refer to a climb’s gradient (or steepness) as a percentage. A climb might have an average gradient of 3% or 5% or even 10% but how is gradient calculated? And how challenging are various gradients? In the first part of this series, we answer these questions and set the scene for more detailed discussions of how gradient applies to cycling.
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On a recent trip to the You Yangs for some mountain biking, I captured footage of me crashing three times, my brother Brendan crashing once (heavily), and some footage showing just how varied and fun the You Yangs trails are.
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Mt. Fuji might look beautiful from afar, but it’s anything but when you’re climbing it by bike. In this guest post, Huon-Genesys rider Jono Lovelock writes about the upcoming Tour of Japan and the brutal 11km climb up Mt. Fuji on stage 4.
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If you’ve ever explored the Dandenongs by bike you might have come across The Crescent. It’s one of many climbs that finishes at the Mt. Dandenong Tourist Road and while it’s not a particularly challenging climb, it does have a bit of a sting in the tail. It’s also one of the most scenic climbs [...]
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It’s been a little while between drinks but here’s a new climb for you all to try: Mt. Buninyong. The lower slopes of the mountain play host to the Australian National Road Race Championships every year but the riders don’t actually go all the way to the top. You can though, and I highly recommend it.
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A few weeks ago myself and a dozen others took on the annual Hells 500 epic: Crux. It was a tough day — 215km, 10+ hours in the saddle, 5,600m of climbing — but it was also a very rewarding and memorable. Thanks to Nigel Welch, there’s now a terrific video that really captures the spirit of the ride.
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There’s a video on YouTube of a bloke taking on four of the steepest climbs in Pascoe Vale, Melbourne, on a bike with totally inappropriate gearing. The steepest of the four climbs, O’Hea Street, reportedly has a maximum grade of 30% which got me thinking: is there a steeper street in Melbourne or Australia?
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Last weekend a bunch of us headed over to the Grampians National Park for two days of terrific cycling. We did two rides and a whole bunch of climbing, including the infamous Mt. William climb. Thanks to Wil Gleeson for some cracking photos.
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After winning the Mt. Buller Road Race and the Baw Baw Classic in C grade Verita Stewart got the call-up to B grade ahead of last weekend’s Tour of the South West. In this guest post, Verita takes us along on her first venture into the world of B-grade cycling, sharing her experiences from the three-stage Tour which was held near Warrnambool.
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Many of you have suggested that the Falls Creek (Mt. Beauty side) climb on the site should probably cover the full 30km from Mt. Beauty to Falls Creek, rather than just the 13km or so from the bridge near Bogong to Falls. I agree, and I’ve finally done something about it.
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