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On 2018-10-09 12:50, Emanuel Berg wrote:
Joerg wrote: It's a) and b). a) is as I explained above, you'd be conteracting the ratcheting of the freehub a ltlle bit but likely too small to even measure. b) is the lion's share. Like a car's idling enigine uses easily 5-10% of it's normal fuel per hour, your legs will not be cranking free of any losses. IOW, it makes absolutely no sense to do this. Again, I know it doesn't make sense to do in terms of cycling. Everyone understands that, even a 5 year old. I understand about the "conteracting the ratcheting of the freehub" but the question remains, does it increase the speed, albeit -infinitely small, the *normal* way? What's the normal way? Yes, it will increase the speed but it'll be miniscule. By reducing the ratcheting effect a tiny bit, not by propelling. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
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Joerg wrote:
Yes, it will increase the speed but it'll be miniscule. By reducing the ratcheting effect a tiny bit, not by propelling. OK, so it doesn't! Why not? But don't be stressed to answer, it is time to drink a couple of beers and ride a bike... Thanks for your answers! -- underground experts united http://user.it.uu.se/~embe8573 |
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On 2018-10-09 12:56, Emanuel Berg wrote:
Joerg wrote: Yes, it will increase the speed but it'll be miniscule. By reducing the ratcheting effect a tiny bit, not by propelling. OK, so it doesn't! Why not? In the end it's all the same, whether you call it zero plus some propelling or reduced drag plus no propelling. But don't be stressed to answer, it is time to drink a couple of beers and ride a bike... Thanks for your answers! Got to work but later this week I'll point my road bike west, throw in a high gear and 30mi or 50km later there will be this: https://s3-media1.fl.yelpcdn.com/bph...Z6ScRWhg/o.jpg -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
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On Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at 12:42:57 PM UTC-7, AMuzi wrote:
On 10/9/2018 1:21 PM, Emanuel Berg wrote: 1) When you ride a road bike, should your upper back/neck section be "concave", i.e. just hang on the shoulders, or should it be "convex", like an arc from one shoulder to another? -snip- Or that sideways twisty thing like Patrick Sercu: http://i0.wp.com/ciclismopassion.com...?fit=960%2C691 You need to ride like Steven Kruijswijk, the human coat-hanger. http://cdn.media.cyclingnews.com/201...tdw467_670.jpg Or ride like Sagan and get the podium girls. But don't do this: https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013...x615_large.jpg -- Jay Beattie. |
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On 10/9/2018 4:11 PM, jbeattie wrote:
Or ride like Sagan and get the podium girls. But don't do this: https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013...x615_large.jpg Now he'll never be elected to congress. Or if he ever is elected, he'll be drummed out of it. https://metrouk2.files.wordpress.com...ze=644 %2C424 -- - Frank Krygowski |
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On 10/9/2018 4:09 PM, Joerg wrote:
Got to work but later this week I'll point my road bike west, throw in a high gear and 30mi or 50km later there will be this: https://s3-media1.fl.yelpcdn.com/bph...Z6ScRWhg/o.jpg Joerg, if I had a friend who was fixated on beer as much as you are, I'd tell him to seek help before he ends up on a place like this: https://youtu.be/gDumWOjmQfI -- - Frank Krygowski |
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On 2018-10-09 15:29, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 10/9/2018 4:09 PM, Joerg wrote: Got to work but later this week I'll point my road bike west, throw in a high gear and 30mi or 50km later there will be this: https://s3-media1.fl.yelpcdn.com/bph...Z6ScRWhg/o.jpg Joerg, if I had a friend who was fixated on beer as much as you are, ... The emphasis is on the pretzel here. However, I was born in Germany where beer is considered basic nutrition. They even have a cyclist's beer. https://www.americancraftbeer.com/wh...l-is-a-radler/ So do we: https://capestylemag.com/wp-content/...es-696x592.jpg There is nothing wrong with having a brewsky once in a while. ... I'd tell him to seek help before he ends up on a place like this: https://youtu.be/gDumWOjmQfI I don't want to be a supreme court justice. They retire too late and have little time to ride. A riding friend told me about a group of kids. When asked what they'd like to become the answers were like this: Kid #1: I want to become a firefighter. Kid #2: I want to become a train engineer. Kid #3: I want to be forced into early retirement. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
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On 10/9/2018 3:22 PM, Emanuel Berg wrote:
Frank Krygowski wrote: I'm curious: Have you ever read a book on the fundamentals of bicycling? There are several we could recommend. They might answer many of the questions you keep raising. I have read the following books. Except for "Effective Cycling" (too boring) and "Praktisch Fietsboek" (I don't speak Dutch, but it has tons of illos so in a way have "read" it). %%%% bikes @book{long-distance-cyclists-handbook, author = {Simon Doughty}, ISBN = {0 7136 5819 3}, publisher = {A \& C Black}, title = {The Long Distance Cyclists' handbook}, year = 2001 } @book{complete-road-bike-maintenance, author = {Guy Andrews}, ISBN = {978 1 4081 7093 9}, publisher = {Bloomsbury}, title = {Complete Road Bike Maintenance}, year = 2013 } @book{en-cyklo-pedi, author = {Johan Tell}, ISBN = {978-91-1-307337-8}, publisher = {Nordstedt}, title = {En cyklo pedi}, year = 2016 } @book{effective-cycling, author = {John Forester}, ISBN = {978-0-262-51694-5}, publisher = {Cambridge}, title = {Effective Cycling}, year = 2012 } @book{bike, author = {Daniel Benson and Richard Moore}, ISBN = 9781781312346, publisher = {Aurum}, title = {Bike! A Tribute to the World's Greatest Cycling Designers}, year = 2014 } @book{cykelbok, author = {Staffan Skott}, ISBN = {91-550-3942-1}, publisher = {Tiden}, title = {Cykelbok}, year = 1994 } @book{praktisch-fietsboek, author = {Rob van der Plas}, ISBN = {90 274 9848 2}, publisher = {Spectrum}, title = {Praktisch Fietsboek}, year = 1984 } I had in mind something like this: https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/Boo...-srp1-_-title1 _Richard's 21st Century Bicycle Book_ by Richard Ballantine is his third or fourth version of his book on bikes. It covers lots of fundamentals - types of bikes, a bit of history, choices of equipment, riding safely and well, plus some basic maintenance. It's a pretty good read, a way to move your knowledge up from the most basic level. (Which is not to say I agree with everything in the book.) I also think you could learn by reading something more general, like this: https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/Boo...-srp1-_-title3 It's full of explanations of common devices, written in an engaging way. I think books like this give good background for understanding mechanical things in general. And there are books that attempt to teach very basic workshop techniques. Those aren't as good as learning from some competent mechanic, but they're better than nothing. They're also better than trial and error. -- - Frank Krygowski |
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On 10/9/2018 7:28 PM, Joerg wrote:
On 2018-10-09 15:29, Frank Krygowski wrote: On 10/9/2018 4:09 PM, Joerg wrote: Got to work but later this week I'll point my road bike west, throw in a high gear and 30mi or 50km later there will be this: https://s3-media1.fl.yelpcdn.com/bph...Z6ScRWhg/o.jpg Joerg, if I had a friend who was fixated on beer as much as you are, ... The emphasis is on the pretzel here. However, I was born in Germany where beer is considered basic nutrition. They even have a cyclist's beer. https://www.americancraftbeer.com/wh...l-is-a-radler/ So do we: https://capestylemag.com/wp-content/...es-696x592.jpg There is nothing wrong with having a brewsky once in a while. I agree. But it's a bad symptom when someone works beer into the conversation every day, and portrays it as a necessary part of his life. -- - Frank Krygowski |
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On Tue, 09 Oct 2018 11:55:54 -0700, Joerg
wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OrKLGEOVRA OMC! That guy isn't wearing a helmet! -- Joy Beeson, U.S.A., mostly central Hoosier, some Northern Indiana, Upstate New York, Florida, and Hawaii joy beeson at comcast dot net http://wlweather.net/PAGEJOY/ The above message is a Usenet post. I don't recall having given anyone permission to use it on a Web site. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com |
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