Does mapmyride register grades higher than 20%?
05-03-11, 09:13 AM
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Does mapmyride register grades higher than 20%?
I was checking for the steepest local hills by using map my ride and noticed they all seemed to come up at 20%. So I checked Canton Ave in Pittsburgh, and it came up 20%, too. Anyone else notice this?
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By the way, Canton Avenue is supposed to be something like 37%
05-03-11, 10:36 AM
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I have been very disappointed in mapmyride. I have a few climbs I do when I can and all have registered an average around 10% on multiple power meters and a Garmin, but Mapmyride calls all of them 2.something%.
05-03-11, 02:59 PM
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I paid for a year of mapmyride.com and won't be renewing. Their elevation calculations are awful. ridewithgps.com is a much better site IMO.
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The area around here is mostly short steep hills and it doesn't register most of them.
