Increasing distance
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It's only January, plenty more contenders will come along I'm sure.Imposter wrote:Worst thread of the year, so far..
Valid question by the OP which has been answered, so it's served it's purpose at least.0 -
Veronese68 wrote:
It's only January, plenty more contenders will come along I'm sure.Imposter wrote:Worst thread of the year, so far..
Valid question by the OP which has been answered, so it's served it's purpose at least.
Yeah, to be fair I'm not criticising the OP. The question is perfectly valid, but some of the answers...0 -
I use km because I am used to using OS maps etc for outdoor stuff before I did a lot of road cycling so it's how I think about distance and speed. I only really think in miles for driving.
I also find the arithmetic a bit easier in a decimal system.stevie63 wrote:Strangely though I have never seen a thread where someone asks how they can average 32 kph but plenty where the aim is 20 mph.
Seen a few where people talk about getting their average up to 25km/h in order to keep up with the club run or what have you (mainly in Road Beginners).0 -
Ballysmate wrote:I'm just a leisure sort of cyclist but I wll start using kilometres instead of miles.
It sound so much further.
Yes it does.0 -
No, didn't think you were. I was just looking at the positives.Imposter wrote:Yeah, to be fair I'm not criticising the OP.0 -
I'd be interested in seeing your proposed route (in miles or kms)0
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Route here. Technically it's to a suburb of Leicester as that's where my in laws live. Route misses off first km and last km for privacy purposes
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/185720300 -
feisty wrote:Route here. Technically it's to a suburb of Leicester as that's where my in laws live. Route misses off first km and last km for privacy purposes
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/18572030
Add 20km and make it a 200km - double century
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Isn't it about time we caught up with the rest of the world on this though! It's only us and our backwards cousins across the pond that really use this measure now anywayCiB wrote:Why this obsession with km? Last time I looked all the road signs in the UK were in miles, and Leicester is about 110 miles from London according to my car's speedo.
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Tashman wrote:
Isn't it about time we caught up with the rest of the world on this though! It's only us and our backwards cousins across the pond that really use this measure now anywayCiB wrote:Why this obsession with km? Last time I looked all the road signs in the UK were in miles, and Leicester is about 110 miles from London according to my car's speedo.
Not sure now is the best time to be advocating this.0 -
I think you're all just ignoring the elephant in the room. The real issue is that, if you don't use the bike, the air just gets bored and wanders off to find something to do.0
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Shouldn't that be in the physics thread?bompington wrote:I think you're all just ignoring the elephant in the room. The real issue is that, if you don't use the bike, the air just gets bored and wanders off to find something to do.0 -
When is? It just makes sense to me that having apparently been metric for over 40 years that we might use metric measurements where they're seen mostKingstonGraham wrote:Tashman wrote:
Isn't it about time we caught up with the rest of the world on this though! It's only us and our backwards cousins across the pond that really use this measure now anywayCiB wrote:Why this obsession with km? Last time I looked all the road signs in the UK were in miles, and Leicester is about 110 miles from London according to my car's speedo.
Not sure now is the best time to be advocating this.0 -
Tashman wrote:
When is? It just makes sense to me that having apparently been metric for over 40 years that we might use metric measurements where they're seen mostKingstonGraham wrote:Tashman wrote:
Isn't it about time we caught up with the rest of the world on this though! It's only us and our backwards cousins across the pond that really use this measure now anywayCiB wrote:Why this obsession with km? Last time I looked all the road signs in the UK were in miles, and Leicester is about 110 miles from London according to my car's speedo.
Not sure now is the best time to be advocating this.
I can see the "Save the Pint" posters already...0 -
Tashman wrote:
When is? It just makes sense to me that having apparently been metric for over 40 years that we might use metric measurements where they're seen mostKingstonGraham wrote:Tashman wrote:
Isn't it about time we caught up with the rest of the world on this though! It's only us and our backwards cousins across the pond that really use this measure now anywayCiB wrote:Why this obsession with km? Last time I looked all the road signs in the UK were in miles, and Leicester is about 110 miles from London according to my car's speedo.
Not sure now is the best time to be advocating this.
We've been utterly consistent in our participation in Europe; not joining the Euro, adopting metric units for some things but not others, failing to learn any other languages...0 -
Tashman wrote:
When is? It just makes sense to me that having apparently been metric for over 40 years that we might use metric measurements where they're seen mostKingstonGraham wrote:Tashman wrote:
Isn't it about time we caught up with the rest of the world on this though! It's only us and our backwards cousins across the pond that really use this measure now anywayCiB wrote:Why this obsession with km? Last time I looked all the road signs in the UK were in miles, and Leicester is about 110 miles from London according to my car's speedo.
Not sure now is the best time to be advocating this.
When we apply to re-join the EU.0 -
:oops: not sure how it wound up here, it certainly started out in right thread... I reckon someone dodgy had it couriered over here.Veronese68 wrote:
Shouldn't that be in the physics thread?bompington wrote:I think you're all just ignoring the elephant in the room. The real issue is that, if you don't use the bike, the air just gets bored and wanders off to find something to do.0 -
Gromson wrote:fat daddy wrote:errr .... its your legs that produce the power .. not the power meter. You can still produce 200w even if you don't have a power meter :P
This has to be the single most perfect comment I've ever seen about power meters.
Ever.
Really?
Sure, you can produce whatever power you can produce, you don't need a power meter, however, if you want to see the number your aiming at, determined by a scientific instrument, then you do need the meter.0 -
fat daddy wrote:errr .... its your legs that produce the power .. not the power meter. You can still produce 200w even if you don't have a power meter :P
prove it.0 -
I was impressed, it was spot on. Just a little confused over the location, hence quoting you over there so the moment wasn't lost.bompington wrote:
:oops: not sure how it wound up here, it certainly started out in right thread... I reckon someone dodgy had it couriered over here.Veronese68 wrote:
Shouldn't that be in the physics thread?bompington wrote:I think you're all just ignoring the elephant in the room. The real issue is that, if you don't use the bike, the air just gets bored and wanders off to find something to do.0 -
I for 1 am happy to order "568ml of your finest please barwench!"Hinaultscrapcousin wrote:Tashman wrote:
When is? It just makes sense to me that having apparently been metric for over 40 years that we might use metric measurements where they're seen mostKingstonGraham wrote:Tashman wrote:
Isn't it about time we caught up with the rest of the world on this though! It's only us and our backwards cousins across the pond that really use this measure now anywayCiB wrote:Why this obsession with km? Last time I looked all the road signs in the UK were in miles, and Leicester is about 110 miles from London according to my car's speedo.
Not sure now is the best time to be advocating this.
I can see the "Save the Pint" posters already...0 -
i for 1 am all in favour of roman numerals.0
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Tashman wrote:I for 1 am happy to order "568ml of your finest please barwench!"
even this is stupid .. you can buy beer in 3 sizes. whats wrong with "large, small or bottle" ..... hell you could even metrosexual it up with coffee culture and have a Grande, Medio and bottiglia0 -
It's not metro if it makes you feel fancy and sophisticated you heathen...fat daddy wrote:Tashman wrote:I for 1 am happy to order "568ml of your finest please barwench!"
even this is stupid .. you can buy beer in 3 sizes. whats wrong with "large, small or bottle" ..... hell you could even metrosexual it up with coffee culture and have a Grande, Medio and bottiglia
...oh God...I've been converted0 -
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IC what you did there...bompington wrote:I've got another 99 jokes like it if you want0 -
Flippin eck that's cleverbompington wrote:
IC what you did there...bompington wrote:I've got another 99 jokes like it if you want
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10 of them are X rated0
