Rusty in Montana
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We just finished up a fine corned beef and cabbage dinner with lemon cake for dessert !
Erin Go Braugh !!!!!!!
Erin Go Braugh !!!!!!!
Funny pic/gif thread...
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Grades are rise/run, right? So these are 1/7, 1/6, 1/4 or thereabouts (unlike the pics)?
pj <- did I accidentally get the point?
chgo
Thanks - that’s what I thought: 15/100 = 15%.
Just another way to say percentages:
1/7 (1’ vertical per ~7’ horizontal) = 14%
1/6 (1’ vertical per ~6’ horizontal) = 16%
1/4 (1’ vertical per 4’ horizontal) = 25%
1’ vertical per ~11’ horizontal (1/11 grade).
Hilarious, right?
pj <- lol
chgo
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All covered by the PAY THIS AMOUNT spell. There outta be a law.
tomatoshooter
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I'm sure there's a steeper one in some mountain town. I think the steepest I've seen on a freeway is 6%.
I've definitely ridden up paved stuff in CO that approached 20%.
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I'm going off of CDOT data. Close enough for government work.I've definitely ridden up paved stuff in CO that approached 20%.
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I'm sure there are some streets in old mining towns steeper.
20% on a bike? Crazy! I hope you took the chairlift up.
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Negative!I'm going off of CDOT data. Close enough for government work.
I'm sure there are some streets in old mining towns steeper.
20% on a bike? Crazy! I hope you took the chairlift up.
Azb made the setlist!!
I’m halfway up this stuck….in traffic…about three feet behind a delivery van….first car….been driving a month….
…… got both my feet on the brake…felt I was gonna slide back down the hill….hoped I would start sliding before that
@#*& delivery van slid right over me.
…… got both my feet on the brake…felt I was gonna slide back down the hill….hoped I would start sliding before that
@#*& delivery van slid right over me.
Plenty of parking.
Interesting about Colorado, would have though there would be steeper.
Some grades have names, originating with the earliest railroads in England (there were none earlier).
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from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Western_Main_Line#History
The Great Western Main Line (GWML) is a main line railway in England that runs westwards from London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads. It connects to other main lines such as those from Reading to Penzance and Swindon to Swansea.[2] Opened in 1841, .....
The alignment was so level and straight it was nicknamed "Brunel's billiard table".
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It's slope is 0.07575% and named after Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
Dave
For reference, this is about a 33% (10/30 or 1/3) grade.I’m halfway up this stuck….in traffic…about three feet behind a delivery van….first car….been driving a month….
…… got both my feet on the brake…felt I was gonna slide back down the hill….hoped I would start sliding before that
@#*& delivery van slid right over me.
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