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  • September 18, 2015 at 10:08 pm #24825
    SnowdoniaClimber

    I just happened to pass my 400 hour and 500,000ft milestones for this year in one ride yesterday and it got me thinking. This makes it around 1250ft / hour, is this particularly high and how does it compare to everyone else?
    I do live in an area with hills a plenty so would be interested to see how it compares to say, some of the London cyclists and anyone else too.

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  • September 22, 2015 at 10:56 am #860145
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    Poptart242

    91 rides
    2272 miles
    138
    91 rides
    2272 miles
    138 hours
    142893ft

    So my average ride is 25 miles, which lasting 90 minutes, climbing 1570ft at an average speed of 16.5mph. Average gradient is 0.8%, and climbing per hour is 1035ft.

    I’m off to make a spreadsheet. :B :B :B :B :B :B :B :B :B :B

    *Edit* and in checking this I’ve realised that I’ve overtaken last year’s mileage this morning on the commute. Lovely :H

    September 22, 2015 at 9:59 am #860143
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    PhillBrown

    So far this year, 165hrs 48
    So far this year, 165hrs 48 mins and 33,030m of climbing so that works out to 108,366ft… I make that roughly 653ft/hour which isn’t too bad considering it’s nearly all in the New Forest! :B

    September 21, 2015 at 3:57 pm #860141
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    chokofingrz

    YTD: 54,346m in 239 hours =
    YTD: 54,346m in 239 hours = 227m/h in Bristolshire and Scotland. Unimpressive. Too much touring and slow long distance riding.

    The easy way to find these numbers by the way is to view someone else’s profile on Strava and look for the side-by-side comparison box.

    September 21, 2015 at 12:35 pm #860139
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    700c

    12 month rolling average is
    12 month rolling average is 1069ft for me -achieved in (gently rolling) warwickshire/ oxfordshire / northamptonshire countryside. Pretty much all on my own 🙁

    This is an interesting measure because it allows some meaningful comparison and controls for terrain etc. Mine is achieved by going fairly quickly but not seeking out big mountains!

    Interestingly, to achieve your 1250 ft/hr in Ride London- Surrey 100, you’d need to do it in 3.5 hrs @28.5mph! To achieve 1250 ft/hr in next weekend’s hilly Costwolds sportive I’m entering, I’ll need to do 100 hilly miles in 5 hrs dead! – never going to happen sadly!

    So I would say your 1250 ft/hr is very good going – regardless of whether you’re in mountainous terrain or not. Well done!

    September 21, 2015 at 12:02 pm #860137
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    dave atkinson

    272hrs and 258,106ft gives
    272hrs and 258,106ft gives 948ft/hr – fairly hilly round here but some of the longer rides i’ve done have been pretty flat

    September 21, 2015 at 11:41 am #860135
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    Marauder

    155935ft in 130 hours gives
    155935ft in 130 hours gives me 1199.5ft/hr.
    Riding around the hills of Durham will do that for you I guess.

    I just need that little extra push for the .5ft/hr 😀

    September 21, 2015 at 10:49 am #860133
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    stefanitely

    1278 ft per hour
    198,139 feet
    1278 ft per hour

    198,139 feet climbed in 155 hours this year.

    Riding on flat doesn’t feel hard enough!

    Edit: 389 metres per hour – we should work in metric figures

    September 21, 2015 at 8:51 am #860131
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    Martyn_K

    2015 so far.
    309,541ft of
    2015 so far.

    309,541ft of climbing (Strava software corrected) during 402 hours riding = 770ft per hour. That elevation total is within 7060 miles, so we can also work out that the average speed is 17.4mph.

    I do love a statistic.

    September 20, 2015 at 11:25 pm #860129
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    wycombewheeler

    this year – 300hours /
    this year – 300hours / 78,971m, so about 260m/hr or 860ft/hr if you prefer.

    Think I’m hampered by my commute which is flat (when I don’t have time for a detour

    September 20, 2015 at 3:22 pm #860127
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    2 Wheeled Idiot

    im at about 1114ft/hour but
    im at about 1114ft/hour but my club generally hunts out flat or mildly rolling terrain. however when I train alone I hit the hills, often doing more than 1000m in one ride of about 30 miles.

    September 19, 2015 at 10:58 pm #860125
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    Carton

    I’m at 130 hours at 1,200
    I’m at 130 hours at 1,200 ft/hour, so you’ve just got me beat as far as vertical pace.

    It’s been a little to much for me, to be honest. I’ve been trying to do more flat miles but the best lanes out of this city go through a few hills :”(

    September 19, 2015 at 7:03 pm #860123
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    Daveyraveygravey

    If I’ve worked it out right,
    If I’ve worked it out right, I’m at 950 feet per hour. I like climbing but live in the South Downs so not sure if that is as high as I would have expected. Legs of Steel in a couple of weeks…
    My figures no doubt helped by climbing the Blockhaus last month; 6800 feet in 4 hours. And 90 minutes to get back down!

    September 19, 2015 at 5:28 pm #860121
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    sergius

    Just worked mine out, 95% of
    Just worked mine out, 95% of my riding is in the Surrey hills around Dorking, so pretty much a London rider.

    150,066ft in 130h, so 1154 ft/hour.

    Edit, I’m a fairly slim chap who enjoys climbing so I make a point of hitting lots of hills, my normal training loop is 100km with just over 1550m of climbing. The main issue (or saving grace depending on your PoV) is the relatively flat 15 miles to get to Dorking from South London.

    September 19, 2015 at 5:15 pm #860119
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    vonhelmet

    111k feet in 173 hours, so
    111k feet in 173 hours, so about 650 feet per hour.

    So yeah, OP’s numbers seem high!

    I see this measured a bit differently, as “grade”, which is average feet gained per mile, so it doesn’t account for how fast you go. Mine is 42 this year.

    September 19, 2015 at 4:29 pm #860117
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    Guernsey Donkey

    122.3hours and 30,548m or
    122.3hours and 30,548m or 100,197ft gives me 250m/h or 819ft/h

    Whatever the number is it’s more than hilly enough for me!

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