Does anyone include hills in the commute

[jnrmczip]

I was referring to the gradient of the hills I tackled; a lot of, if not all, hills have triangular signs on them (Normally at the top and/or bottom.) saying how steep they are. (Apologies if that sounds a bit condescending; it's not intended to be.)

Ah I have never noticed the sign I thought it must have been data from an app. I will look out for a sign on Sunday when I am on the way home.

 

[Jefferson Meriwether]

Ah I have never noticed the sign I thought it must have been data from an app. I will look out for a sign on Sunday when I am on the way home.

Bike devices like Garmin etc do record how many feet you've climbed over the course of your whole journey. With hills, there should be a triangular sign somewhere on them.

 

[fabregas485]

I try to include hills as I enjoy them. I hate having to put myself though a tough hill, but I feel happy to think I managed it when I do complete it.

 

[RhythMick]

Or do you try to avoid them. Would the commute be be more enjoyable if you had no hills? Does it depend on how steep the hill is so you decide to avoid it?

My commute is 16 miles of which the first 2 is all up, about 900ft. Very little choice. If there was a way to avoid it on the way there I'd take it, but I quite enjoy them on the way home. Did I just say that?

 

[Simmer]

where I work is on top a hill (Macclesfield)... so when I cycle I have 2 options.. the first is "artists lane" . 1.8k av 5% with some 14% .. 2nd is oak road which is 4k at 2% to 6% .. if I'm feeling energetic I'll take the short sharp climb..most commutes I take the slower slog. I'm still new to this cycling lark at 18 months in and dont like hills yet... short ramps are fun now though under 1/2k

 

[tiswas-steve]

My hills were within the first 1/2 mile of my journey and the last mile coming home...... I much preferred the coming home bumps. From there it was all downhill as they say.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

When preparing to move to my current location (in the hills east of Melbourne), I spent months researching the ideal location that would be

1. very hilly;
2. close to Mt Dandenong;
3. close to Mt Donna Buang;
4. close to Kinglake;
5. far from work.

For those of you not familiar with places (2) to (4), they are mountainous areas reasonably close to Melbourne (or at least, within riding distance, provided you're fit). My current location satisfies all the above criteria, so I'm a happy hill-climber on my commutes and weekend rides .

 

[Lisat]

Can't avoid them. Westbourne to Boscombe is my little commute. Down to beach and up a hill to work, down to the beach and up a nasty steep one on the way home. Could not do either when I started can now do both without passing out.

 

[steveindenmark]

Even though I am in Denmark, I have hills in both directions of my commute, whichever route I take.

Denmark is not as flat as some people like to think and some cycle tourists get a shock.

SteveSteve

 

[simonsch]

Does White Down count?

 

[Brandane]

My previous job involved a 15 mile (and over 1000 ft of climbing) each way commute. I didn't cycle commute every day, but when the weather was favourable, this was my route. Traffic free, mostly, and stunning views.

 

[w00hoo_kent]

Ah I have never noticed the sign I thought it must have been data from an app. I will look out for a sign on Sunday when I am on the way home.

There is a way to get MapMyRide to shows you gradients but I find it a bit hit and miss to find (one of the options has a 'show elevations' button. Veloviewer shows you but I'm not sure if it'll do it on routes you haven't logged by riding.

 

[classic33]

It'd be impossible to avoid them round here. Either way I start and finish on a hill. With further inclines inbetween.