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When you cyclists go for rides, what unit of measurement do you use? Kilometers or miles? Personally, for me, kilometers are much easier to comprehend because the units are always divisible by ten. For example, when you've biked a Kilometer, you know that you've gone 1000 meters. Go metric, Cullen Appleton, WI |
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Cullen Carter wrote:
When you go for rides, what unit of measurement do you use? Kilometers or miles? For me, kilometers are much easier to comprehend because the units are always divisible by ten. For example, when you've biked a Kilometer, you know that you've gone 1000 meters. With road signs and other markers, using the same units is convenient, so I use miles in regions where they are commonly used and kilometers where they are the local units. I let the cyclometer do the required arithmetic for averages and totals. I'm not interested in keeping a log nook of my "accomplishments" but rather write a report of what I saw and experienced. Typical: http://www.trentobike.org/Countries/...r_of_the_Alps/ http://www.bicyclinglife.com/Recreat...erraSpring.htm Jobst Brandt |
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On Oct 8, 5:30*pm, wrote:
Cullen Carter wrote: When you go for rides, what unit of measurement do you use? Kilometers or miles? For me, kilometers are much easier to comprehend because the units are always divisible by ten. *For example, when you've biked a Kilometer, you know that you've gone 1000 meters. With road signs and other markers, using the same units is convenient, so I use miles in regions where they are commonly used and kilometers where they are the local units. I let the cyclometer do the required arithmetic for averages and totals. *I'm not interested in keeping a log nook of my "accomplishments" but rather write a report of what I saw and experienced. Typical: *http://www.trentobike.org/Countries/.../Tour_of_the_A.... *http://www.bicyclinglife.com/Recreat...erraSpring.htm Jobst Brandt Jobst, I think your accomplishments do shine through your reports, not least your observational accomplishments; I never seem to see the amount of flora and fauna you report! On the topic, I always set my odometer and record in miles, but have no better reason to offer than force of habit. |
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Hello, When you cyclists go for rides, what unit of measurement do you use? Kilometers or miles? "When in Rome ..... " -- ***************************** Chuck Anderson • Boulder, CO http://www.CycleTourist.com Nothing he's got he really needs Twenty first century schizoid man. *********************************** |
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On Oct 8, 4:56*pm, " wrote:
Hello, When you cyclists go for rides, what unit of measurement do you use? Kilometers or miles? Personally, for me, kilometers are much easier to comprehend because the units are always divisible by ten. For example, when you've biked a Kilometer, you know that you've gone 1000 meters. Go metric, Cullen Appleton, WI Despite my thinking that the metric system is so much more logical and easier to convert distances, I for some reason always use miles. Eric |
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When you cyclists go for rides, what unit of measurement do you use?
Kilometers or miles? Calories! -- mac the naïf |
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On Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:50:36 -0700 (PDT), bluezfolk
wrote: On Oct 8, 4:56*pm, " wrote: Hello, When you cyclists go for rides, what unit of measurement do you use? Kilometers or miles? When in Rome.......etc. |
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On Oct 8, 5:56*pm, " wrote:
Hello, When you cyclists go for rides, what unit of measurement do you use? Kilometers or miles? Personally, for me, kilometers are much easier to comprehend because the units are always divisible by ten. For example, when you've biked a Kilometer, you know that you've gone 1000 meters. Go metric, Cullen Appleton, WI Local measurements, to use local signs. Then log on http://www.bikejournal.com/ and http://www.plus3network.com/ |
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