Increasing distance
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CiB wrote:
Sigh. #2Hinaultscrapcousin wrote:As others have pointed out, that's not the speedometer.
I'll leave the strawman to blow in the wind.
Yes I know, but in a passing comment prior to answering the main question, I used the common casual term of reference.
Is it that difficult for you? You know, the word that people routinely use when the exact terminology really doesn't matter? It looks like it is. Never mind.
Bless.
Yeah... You didn't though did you?0 -
Yes, but used the common term as a) that's what it's routinely referred to as, and b) odometer is a bit too specific and has a ring of 'look at me I know the right terms for this sort of thing' about it, when it was a casual throwaway point prior to dealing with the question in hand. It wasn't me being a smug t pointing out that a speedometer doesn't give distance. To most people in passing non-specific conversation the two are interchangeable. There are times when the correct usage is better; this wasn't one of them.
Ok?0 -
I've literally never heard anyone use speedo when referring to the odometer. They are in no way interchangeable.0
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CiB wrote:KingstonGraham wrote:
CAPITALS too. Awesome. Like I said, do you price in Euros here as well?
If you want. What you after?0 -
To be fair, the odometer is historically contained within the speedo display on many cars. I'd probably refer to it in such general terms as well. This is not the Court of Appeal, so semantics are probably not relevant. Also, did you know it's possible to convert miles to km - and vice versa?0
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KingstonGraham wrote:CiB wrote:KingstonGraham wrote: CAPITALS too. Awesome. Like I said, do you price in Euros here as well?
If you want. What you after?
3mph of 2x4 please.0 -
Imposter wrote:To be fair, the odometer is historically contained within the speedo display on many cars. I'd probably refer to it in such general terms as well. This is not the Court of Appeal, so semantics are probably not relevant. Also, did you know it's possible to convert miles to km - and vice versa?
Don't be ridiculous.0 -
Maybe you haven't but where I come from people do, I do, lots do. It's just a reference to that part of the car's dashboard that deals with speed & distance, in one easy casual loose reference that anyone with a bit of comprehension and who doesn't want to make a smartar$e comment on a forum can readily understand should they choose to. If their preference is to be a bit of a smartar$e and claim that it's too difficult to understand when those two words are casually interchanged, it's not my problem that people wish to show that grasping simple concepts is beyond them.Hinaultscrapcousin wrote:I've literally never heard anyone use speedo when referring to the odometer. They are in no way interchangeable.
Anyway. It's home time. Thanks for a wasted last half hour. Feel free to carry on flagging up how awkward it is when two words are swapped.0 -
Hinaultscrapcousin wrote:KingstonGraham wrote:CiB wrote:KingstonGraham wrote: CAPITALS too. Awesome. Like I said, do you price in Euros here as well?
If you want. What you after?
3mph of 2x4 please.
Only do those in Aussie dollars, sorry.0 -
KingstonGraham wrote:Hinaultscrapcousin wrote:KingstonGraham wrote:CiB wrote:KingstonGraham wrote: CAPITALS too. Awesome. Like I said, do you price in Euros here as well?
If you want. What you after?
3mph of 2x4 please.
Only do those in Aussie dollars, sorry.
Damn it. I'd go to the Post Office but it's only open for another 6 board-feet.0 -
CiB wrote:
Yes I know, but in a passing comment prior to answering the main question, I used the common casual term of reference. If you're a bit of a tw@t that's your problem mate.homers double wrote:That's the odometer pal.
See You Next Tuesday.
I think that your "see you next Tuesday" needs a tampon.
Seriously, we're here to prat about and talk about kids toys. Get a grip.Advocate of disc brakes.0 -
homers double wrote:I think that your "see you next Tuesday" needs a tampon.
Seriously, we're here to prat about and talk about kids toys. Get a grip.
my 5y/0 throws a similar strop when you point out something she said is wrong as well .... I look forward to when she knows decent swear words like cnut and fark ..... because being called a bum bum just doesn't cut it ....... yet its strangely more appropriate to the strop0 -
You do come across as a meany bo beany poo poo headfat daddy wrote:homers double wrote:I think that your "see you next Tuesday" needs a tampon.
Seriously, we're here to prat about and talk about kids toys. Get a grip.
my 5y/0 throws a similar strop when you point out something she said is wrong as well .... I look forward to when she knows decent swear words like cnut and fark ..... because being called a bum bum just doesn't cut it ....... yet its strangely more appropriate to the strop0 -
thats Mr poo poo head to you !!!!0
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feisty wrote:However, I was wondering if I could make the jump quicker on the basis that the total climbing over 180km is no different to my 100km rides. i.e. does the climbing I do on weekend rides, mean I could jump from say a 100km hilly weekend ride straight to a 180km ride that was flatter on average (provided I took it slower)?
Anyway, having settled the matter of whether we should do cycling distances in American or European, the answer is "why not?"0 -
Jeez
Sent: 17 Jan 2017 15:13
From: CiB
Recipient: homers double
It's morons like you that remind me why I stopped looking on here. What a Terry FWit you are, obsessing over the difference between a speedo & an odomoter as if it matters one jot trying to make yourself look clever. T055er.Advocate of disc brakes.0 -
homers double wrote:Jeez
Sent: 17 Jan 2017 15:13
From: CiB
Recipient: homers double
It's morons like you that remind me why I stopped looking on here. What a Terry FWit you are, obsessing over the difference between a speedo & an odomoter as if it matters one jot trying to make yourself look clever. T055er.
The one I got was more polite. I'm just a bit of a moron and a bit dense. 0 -
Well I was going to delete my comment after replying to him but there isn't much point now.Advocate of disc brakes.0
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homers double wrote:Jeez
Sent: 17 Jan 2017 15:13
From: CiB
Recipient: homers double
It's morons like you that remind me why I stopped looking on here. What a Terry FWit you are, obsessing over the difference between a speedo & an odomoter as if it matters one jot trying to make yourself look clever. T055er.
Wow. Someone has some issues0 -
Well that all went well...0
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homers double wrote:Jeez
Sent: 17 Jan 2017 15:13
From: CiB
Recipient: homers double
It's morons like you that remind me why I stopped looking on here. What a Terry FWit you are, obsessing over the difference between a speedo & an odomoter as if it matters one jot trying to make yourself look clever. T055er.
Someone got butthurt and went full keyboard warrior0 -
Be careful about your energy burn rate ( don't go hell for leather on the flat bits, and take it easy in the hilly bits) and you'll be fine. If you bonk, you'll be limping along like a 3 legged dog until you get to the finish. If you make sure you're fuelled for the ride in advance, the extra mileage shouldn't be a problem. To be oh sooo modern and 'with it' you really need to work out what your FTP is, with the aid of a power meter. Then if you are aiming for rides approaching 200 miles in one go, try and keep your power during the ride in about zone 2, Endurance zone, or no more than about 56-75% of FTP, and you'll be fine.0
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A couple of points that spring to mind.
Marcusjb does some huge mileage rides, I don't think he puts out huge power. That strikes me as a red herring. I've done a 200km ride off the back of commuting 12 miles a day and a few longer rides. As mentioned many times, pace yourself and eat enough and you'll be fine. Your aris' may hurt though.
If you call an odometer a mileometer can you talk about kilometres?0 -
Thank you to those who provided positive encouragement and advice on pacing, eating etc. I don't have a power meter. I do have a heart rate monitor and could maybe use that to ensure I stay in zones 3 and 2 I guess to make sure I don't get too carried away at the start.
It wouldn't be a Bikeradar thread without a passionate digression on a topic completely unrelated to the post (speedo or odometer...). So thanks to those contributors too for keeping it authentic!0 -
Welcome back b.1998, or blondie, or whoeverBoswell & Percy wrote:Increase power not distance.
nice to see you again, I can hear tongues being sharpened..... "It must be true, it's on the internet" - Winston Churchill0 -
We aim to please!feisty wrote:Thank you to those who provided positive encouragement and advice on pacing, eating etc. I don't have a power meter. I do have a heart rate monitor and could maybe use that to ensure I stay in zones 3 and 2 I guess to make sure I don't get too carried away at the start.
It wouldn't be a Bikeradar thread without a passionate digression on a topic completely unrelated to the post (speedo or odometer...). So thanks to those contributors too for keeping it authentic!
Unless you don't know the difference between speed and distance, then you won't be pleased 0 -
Would it be fun to head over into Training, and interchange 'strength' and 'power' randomly?CiB wrote:Feel free to carry on flagging up how awkward it is when two words are swapped. 0 -
New signature there HD?homers double wrote:Jeez
Sent: 17 Jan 2017 15:13
From: CiB
Recipient: homers double
It's morons like you that remind me why I stopped looking on here. What a Terry FWit you are, obsessing over the difference between a speedo & an odomoter as if it matters one jot trying to make yourself look clever. T055er.0 -
No probs, pacing is what it's all about - go at it like a bull at a gate and you'll be on your last legs before Northamptonshire is out.feisty wrote:Thank you to those who provided positive encouragement and advice on pacing, eating etc. I don't have a power meter. I do have a heart rate monitor and could maybe use that to ensure I stay in zones 3 and 2 I guess to make sure I don't get too carried away at the start.
To the rest, get a grip. I made a passing comment [with smiley] about using km in the UK, then for some reason some halfwit comes over all passive aggressive calling me 'pal' for apparently not knowing the difference between odometer & speedo, even after me pointing out that it was a casual loose reference that had no matter on the question in hand, it's common to refer to it by the more informal term and even after this - "and b) odometer is a bit too specific and has a ring of 'look at me I know the right terms for this sort of thing' about it" - the amateur psychologists still can't wait to display their lack of comprehension and instead end up trying to win an argument that can only win by them admitting that they don't have much grasp of comprehension or idiom.
Whatever, as they say. Enjoy the ride feisty. I did.0
