Re: Inclinometer
"Kim Alan Waggoner (Home)" <meteorologist-+wRDtsSxdS/[email protected]>
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Me too, in fact I like examine different routes with the satellite and terrain views as well to draw the routes I want to take. Then I load them into the GPS before the trip and let the GPS guide my through each day to my destination. Here's the route I drew before the trip for that day: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/176004 I did take a couple little detours though like in West Branson when I saw a pace to buy a milkshake! kw. On 11-02-12 09:28 PM, Mark Boyd wrote: > ridewithgps.com is how I usually 'measure' the steepness of the roads > I ride. Usually, I measure them before I ride them ;-}! > > Mark > > > > On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 10:15 PM, Kim Alan Waggoner (Home) > <meteorologist-+wRDtsSxdS/[email protected]> wrote: >> My Garmin 705 has an inclinometer that can be optionally be be displayed. >> I enjoy seeing how the hills compare when touring. >> Here's one of the more hilly days of my last tour that I uploaded from the >> unit: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/198392 >> If you click Metrics in the upper right, ot will show the max and avg >> grades. >> Dragging your mouse pointer over the route or the elevation at the bottom >> will show the grade too along with >> other stats. >> kw. >> >> On 11-02-12 05:18 PM, MH wrote: >>> Do people really care what percent the grade of a road is >>> when reading a journel at Crazy Guy on a Bike? >>> >>> This is pricey but some like it -- >>> >>> Sky Mounti Inclinometer for bicycles >>> $30 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000PHO6K8 >>> >>> Thank you for your thoughts, >>> -Mark Hoagy >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Touring mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> Browse and search the archives: http://search.bikelist.org >>> Unsubscribe or list settings: >>> http://www.phred.org/mailman/options/touring >>> >> -- >> Sent from my ol' Inspiron 9100 notebook running Ubuntu now because Windows >> got too big for it. >> _______________________________________________ >> Touring mailing list >> [email protected] >> Browse and search the archives: http://search.bikelist.org >> Unsubscribe or list settings: >> http://www.phred.org/mailman/options/touring >> -- Sent from my ol' Inspiron 9100 notebook running Ubuntu now because Windows got too big for it.