2000ft on avg for me, plums. I try to never be less than 1500 and my “longer stuff” is 2750-3500.

 

+-1,500-2,000 feet on an average ride. Normally aspirated, always.

 

2-3k ft 14-20 miles

 

I feel like this thread could benefit from a poll.

Typically 1500 or 2300', depending on how many laps I have time for. Occasionally 3000' if I have time for an extra one and can afford to be totally cooked the entire evening.

 

I started creating a poll and just got too hard and I half assed the thread creation.

 

at the moment i'm aiming for 1000m, 40-50km, but that's because there's a race coming up in Rotorua next month.

when not training it's in the order of 600-900m.

 

at the moment i'm aiming for 1000m, 40-50km, but that's because there's a race coming up in Rotorua next month.

when not training it's in the order of 600-900m.

Waka 100?

 

I here ya.

I've discovered up to 75% of my capacity is enjoyable. The last 25% is not that much fun. That's probably around that 4 hour mark of non stop riding. I can go longer with breaks and food. But when i'm groveling in that last 25% its getting pretty marginal fun wise and at the some point in that bottom 25% its just survive and get the fvck home.

You doing the Whaka? And if not, what about the eastern spice super d they will have on Friday?

 

You doing the Whaka? And if not, what about the eastern spice super d they will have on Friday?

I saw dear old Plum's name down for the 50 last year...

 

I usually only get about an hour to ride so most rides look like these. Ride from and to my back door. No motor needed for me. Often times the DH part is more taxing the pedal up for me.

 

Typical ride on the pedal bike about 1,800' vert; long ride 3,000' vert

 

i typically shoot for 5000 ft of climbing, and similar descending.

 

I only ride downhill:

Climbing is for woosies

 

For 2025
Phoenix - lift
Firebird - month of lift, rest pedal
Firebird YOLO - pedal

Gear	Activities	Distance	Elevation	Ele/Ride
Firebird	59	1524 km	64220	1 088
Phoenix	78	2994 km	180317	2 312
XC 429	7	213 km	4750	679
YOLO	8	208 km	6059	757
Unspecified gear	20	83 km	795	40

 

I dub thee Stat-man!

 

My home vert is small but difficult. Typical ride is 1,300ft or less. When riding on a trip or whatever I’m usually over 2k. This is on my 170/170 bike with slow rolling tires.

 

How are you guys getting your average? Are you actually averaging real data or just taking a guess? I just averaged all my rides from Garmin and came out with an average of 1000 foot for total descent, but this data contains a bunch of rides I do around my neighborhood on flat ground just to grab some groceries or ride a mile with my kids. I'm too lazy to pull out my mountain bike rides separately on their own. I'd guess it's around 2000 on average for actual MTB rides

 

That's the wrong question.

How about this:

Why do you care and why do you need to talk about it?

If you want to compare weiners, just do it

 

Just averaged my last 10 rides and came out with 1414ft of vertical and 15.78 miles.

Half the rides were mostly gravel as I prepared for and completed a bike packing trip, 50lb+ loaded bicycle.

That's 431m and 25.4km for those that don't measure in goofy measurement systems.

@nwberm , I left out my greenway/road rides and averaged mtb rides on my Strava.

 

I’d say the typical ride is around 2,000 feet.

 

My local rides are usually 800-1500ft of vert, and that is usually time constrained.

Bigger rides are usually in the 2500-3500ft range.

 

This is me as well. My longer rides might be a little lower at the low end and a little higher at the high end. I aint no Spring Chicken. My regular days of 3K-5K are over. I actually enjoy my quickies most of all at this time because they energize me for the rest of the day.

Hell, I thought most of you guys were just a bunch of beer drinking couch potatoes. Im impressed gentlemen!

 

I do a couple 1500'-2000' during the week on suburban trails and a big all day outing in the mountains is 5k'+

 

2-5000 feet,
Meat powered

 

Does hike-a-bike count too?

 

yes

 

E-bike is typically 1000-1200m. I would do more but battery life is real.
MTB is typically 1000m on an after work ride, somehwere around 2000m on a weekend ride.

 

Saturday, 1700 ft in 2 miles up, then the same 2 miles down -1700 ft. Total 4 miles.

Sunday, about 1300 ft up, dont know how short, but definitely more mellow than Saturday. Go up, then come down.

Everyone has their specialties. Climbing has always been a gift from God in my life.

 

Don't know. I track nothing.

 

cca 500-650m on sandwich powered bike, cca 25km
cca 850-1200m on mid powered e-bike, cca 35km

This includes 6km commute to trails and 6km back.

 

These days I only ride mtb on Sundays, commute Monday to Friday.

Commute elevation is 150m for 18-22km daily (500ft for 10-12miles).

Sunday rides are 40-45km, 1200-1500m (24-28 miles, 4000-5000ft).

I occasionally have a "big" day of 60km/2000m (37miles/6500ft).

 

I look it it somewhat differently - not so much total climbing, but climbing per mile. Around here 100-150 feet per mile of riding is the norm (which means 200-300 feet per mile climbing and descending doesn't count).

 

Reliably climbing around 1000ft +/- a few in 8 miles for an hour ride after work, right around 125ft - 130ft/mile. If I get lucky enough to ride for 2+ hours I'll hit 1800-2000 feet ish.