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[VAC] Re: Grade %

         For realistic road grades, it's actually a bit more than 
half.  More precisely, multiply the % grade by 0.573.  This works well for 
grades up to about 10%.  For example, a 10% grade is 5.71 degrees, not 5.73 
degrees.  Few people care about that kind of accuracy, and for rough 
calculations, you can just estimate as I do - multiply the % grade by 0.6 - 
and be close enough.

- Dick
(5368)