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by Ayesha
31 Dec 2014, 6:35pm
Forum: On the road
Topic: Ten Miles a Day
Replies: 400
Views: 112199

Re: Ten Miles a Day

Looks like is going to be 22.15 miles/day for 2014.

A guy at AUK, Steve Abrahams I think his name is, is having an attempt to break Tommy Godwin's year record.

His target is 75,066 miles in 2015.
by Ayesha
1 Dec 2014, 6:42pm
Forum: On the road
Topic: news paper nutcase
Replies: 46
Views: 7972

Re: news paper nutcase

One person's view.

Disgruntled cyclist-
"I don't like cars using the roads where I ride my bike, so motorists, take note and keep off the road."

:D :lol:
by Ayesha
1 Dec 2014, 6:38pm
Forum: On the road
Topic: Ten Miles a Day
Replies: 400
Views: 112199

Re: Ten Miles a Day

Looks like its going to be 23 miles per day.
by Ayesha
14 Nov 2014, 10:28pm
Forum: Does anyone know … ?
Topic: Miles per Gallon
Replies: 38
Views: 4567

Re: Miles per Gallon

andrew_s wrote:
Ayesha wrote:Leading to infinite mpg.

I got infinite mpg out of my car today - to the supermarket and back, without putting any petrol in.


You will one day. Cars don't run on the padding in the seat. Think about it. :wink:

Also, if you overfill a car, the excess spills out onto the pavement. Similar to a man and beer,,, :lol:
by Ayesha
8 Nov 2014, 5:05pm
Forum: Does anyone know … ?
Topic: Miles per Gallon
Replies: 38
Views: 4567

Re: Miles per Gallon

When you give a cyclist a slice of bread that is 120 kCals, one would think that if the kCals per mile of the cyclist is 40 kCals per mile, the slice of bread would last 3 miles.
We all know this is ridiculous.
If it were true, a 300 km Audax rider would require 65 slices ( 5 loaves ) of bread to complete the event.

What happens in reality is that dependent upon the cyclists physique and the intensity of the riding, most of the required 40 kCals per mile are taken from fatty acids through lipolysis during the steady effort.

You will have to do your own experimentation, but I require about 4 kCals per mile on a <100 km ride, 12 kCals per mile on a 100><160 km ride and 20 kCals per mile on a >160 km ride.

On some flat 100 km rides, I don't bother eating anything extra above my daily BMR. An ice cream, maybe.

Leading to infinite mpg.
by Ayesha
31 Oct 2014, 10:00pm
Forum: On the road
Topic: Visibility: why are do so many riders in black
Replies: 125
Views: 9981

Re: Visibility: why are do so many riders in black

I see a few trainee snowmen on bikes.
by Ayesha
31 Oct 2014, 9:46pm
Forum: On the road
Topic: Name the landmark
Replies: 101
Views: 17929

Re: Name the landmark

AdWatch wrote:Don't know where that is, but how about this one?


Angkor Wat.
by Ayesha
24 Oct 2014, 6:13pm
Forum: On the road
Topic: Ten Miles a Day
Replies: 400
Views: 112199

Re: Ten Miles a Day

Shortest work commute is now 18 miles per day.
I'll have to extend my ride home by twelve miles per week, do a 50 miler every second Sunday and ride the Tinsel and Lanes 125 mile Audax in December.

That will ensure I get my 24 miles per day.
by Ayesha
14 Oct 2014, 6:40pm
Forum: On the road
Topic: Have you been knocked OFF in a collision while cycling?
Replies: 47
Views: 6146

Re: Have you been knocked OFF in a collision while cycling?

The second time in eight years of having an 'off' due to someone else's incompetence was last week.

A student on a bicycle riding with earphones along a segregated cycle path. He wasn't paying attention until he heard my shouting, and then he turned into me instead of turning away. Idiot.
by Ayesha
14 Oct 2014, 6:35pm
Forum: On the road
Topic: Cycling Eutopia ?
Replies: 39
Views: 3470

Re: Cycling Eutopia ?

If you Google "Hills in Copenhagen", you get Copenhagen, Louisiana, USA.

Why? Because there's NO hills in Copenhagen, Denmark.

If there were no hills in Birmingham, we'd have the same problem with too many cyclists.
by Ayesha
13 Oct 2014, 7:40pm
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: Garmin HRM gel
Replies: 14
Views: 1343

Re: Garmin HRM gel

+1 Tighten the strap.

And shave your chest where the pads grip the skin.
by Ayesha
11 Oct 2014, 10:57am
Forum: Does anyone know … ?
Topic: Indoor training question
Replies: 15
Views: 1902

Re: Indoor training question

What type of event are you training for?

Training on a turbo can be a very simple thing, or a very complex thing.

The simple method is to use an ordinary bike computer on the driven wheel and measure the distance covered in a certain time ( usually 20 minutes as in a CT FTP test ) dictated by a countdown timer.
The resistance of the turbo needs to be known to back-calculate Watts. Kurt Kinetic road Machine is excellent. Elite are fine.
What you will get is a COMPARATIVE result against your previous tests. It will never be ABSOLUTE unless you spend £100,000 on an emissions chassis dynamometer.
The closer the turbo's resistance curve to your actual bike on the road, the closer your result will be to absolute.

To find out your bike's road curve, do a roll-down freewheel test on a road with a known slope. The calculations are somewhere on the web.

Once you have ascertained the resistance level which best represents level road, you can do the math to ascertain the amount of slope each progressive resistance level represents. From clicking from one to another, you can simulate hill climbing.
by Ayesha
9 Oct 2014, 6:52pm
Forum: Does anyone know … ?
Topic: 26" (559) tyre for Audax
Replies: 27
Views: 4528

Re: 26" (559) tyre for Audax

I have Conti Gatorskins 28-559.

Front 90 psi, rear 95 psi.


I've ridden Audax on 20 x 1 3/8".

Audax ain't fast. That's why they state "9.3 Any kind of cycle may be ridden"

On the other hand, my SWorks has Conti Supersonic 20-622 and I rode a 200 km Rando on that.
by Ayesha
9 Oct 2014, 6:50pm
Forum: Does anyone know … ?
Topic: Cateye Computer Adds Miles Overnight Mystery
Replies: 29
Views: 2405

Re: Cateye Computer Adds Miles Overnight Mystery

Extra terrestrials....

Your bike was abducted.
by Ayesha
9 Oct 2014, 6:36pm
Forum: Does anyone know … ?
Topic: What is an experience cyclist?
Replies: 55
Views: 5722

Re: What is an experience cyclist?

10 yards ( two crank revs ) unassisted and without stabilisers.