Skills Ratings
There are plenty of rating scales out there, but we’ll keep it nice and simple…
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Exercising, including riding a bike for more than 30 minutes, is daunting.
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I can handle rides of less than 60 minutes on easy, flat terrain and can bike up short hills if I try.
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I can ride a green or easy blue trail for under 2 hours at a relaxed pace with a few rest breaks.
I can handle short bursts of climbing (up to 500 ft of elevation) and bike a few times a month.
I regularly exercise at least 2 hours a week.
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I can ride a green or easy blue trail multiple days for 2-3 hours at a relaxed pace with a few rest breaks.
I can handle up to 800 ft of climbing on a given ride and bike a 1-2 times a week.
I regularly exercise at least 3 hours a week.
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I can ride a blue trails multiple days for 2-3 hours at a moderate pace.
I can handle up to 1000 ft of climbing on a given ride and mountain bike or do a similar activity at least twice a week.
I regularly exercise at least 3-4 hours a week.
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I can ride blue trails multiple days for 3-4 hours at a moderate pace.
I can handle up to 1500 ft of climbing on a given ride and could ride 5-6 hours, though it’d be pushing it.
I mountain bike or do a similar activity at least twice a week and I regularly exercise at least 4-5 hours a week.
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I can ride multiple days in a row for 3-4 hours at a moderate pace and could throw in a longer 5+ hour ride if needed.
I can handle up to 2000+ ft of climbing on a given ride and could ride 5-6 hours, though it’d be pushing it.
I mountain bike or do a similar activity at 3 or more times a week and I regularly exercise at least 5+ hours a week.