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04-22-2006, 09:44 PM
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Bikes get over 1,000 mpg
I found this on bikeforums.net
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Energy in one gallon of gasoline: 28 399.6359 kilocalories / US gallon.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Density
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Calories expended by bicycle riders-
Racing bike, 20 mph: 30 kilocalories / mile = 947 miles per gallon equivalent
Racing bike, 15 mph: 20 kilocalories / mile = 1420 miles per gallon equivalent
Racing bike, 10 mph: 13 kilocalories / mile = 2185 miles per gallon equivalent
Mountain bike, 20 mph: 48 kilocalories / mile = 592 miles per gallon equivalent
Mountain bike, 15 mph: 31 kilocalories / mile = 916 miles per gallon equivalent
Mountain bike, 10 mph: 19 kilocalories / mile = 1495 miles per gallon equivalent
Sources-
http://www.kreuzotter.de/english/espeed.htm
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This is no suprise to me. I wonder what recumbent bikes get?
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2008 EPA adjusted:
Distance traveled by bicycle in 2007= 1,830ish miles
Average commute speed=25mph (yes, that's in a car)
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04-22-2006, 09:47 PM
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Links don't work!
Anyway,
Links don't work!
Anyway, this is no shock to me either... now if we could only get a bike to do all of the work FOR us... then we'd be really set.
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04-22-2006, 09:53 PM
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Check this one
Check this one out.
http://www.kreuzotter.de/english/espeed.htm
It shows calories used, Rolling Resistance coefficient, Effective Drag Area, and all that fun stuff.
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2008 EPA adjusted:
Distance traveled by bicycle in 2007= 1,830ish miles
Average commute speed=25mph (yes, that's in a car)
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04-23-2006, 10:47 AM
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Calories
Yes, and with all the weight you lose, your drag goes down too!
Seriously, though, here in Boston, a land of winter ice and snow, bicycles are just not a year round option. Thus, I'll take my transportation heated, seated, AC'd and CD'd.
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04-23-2006, 07:25 PM
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Re: Calories
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Originally Posted by Sludgy
Yes, and with all the weight you lose, your drag goes down too!
Seriously, though, here in Boston, a land of winter ice and snow, bicycles are just not a year round option. Thus, I'll take my transportation heated, seated, AC'd and CD'd.
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Unfortunately the same is true here. I think winter just lasted 6 months this year, which makes me want to cry the more I think about it.
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04-24-2006, 01:51 PM
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Re: Calories
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Originally Posted by Sludgy
Yes, and with all the weight you lose, your drag goes down too!
Seriously, though, here in Boston, a land of winter ice and snow, bicycles are just not a year round option. Thus, I'll take my transportation heated, seated, AC'd and CD'd.
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It is most deffinatly an option, NYC and Chicago have the highest number of bicycle commuters in the states. There winters are just as bad, if not worse then in Boston and SLC.
A full winter kit can be had for under $200, that should be good enough for 90% of winter rides. The other 10%? Hopefully you a 2nd option on getting to work.
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04-24-2006, 01:56 PM
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Re: Calories
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Originally Posted by Joe Gardner
A full winter kit can be had for under $200, that should be good enough for 90% of winter rides. The other 10%? Hopefully you a 2nd option on getting to work.
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What is thie "winter kit" you speak of?
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04-24-2006, 02:19 PM
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fenders, knobby tires, and
fenders, knobby tires, and winter cycling clothes perhaps?
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2008 EPA adjusted:
Distance traveled by bicycle in 2007= 1,830ish miles
Average commute speed=25mph (yes, that's in a car)
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07-04-2006, 07:13 AM
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I like riding in the snow though I've never tried it for more than a few minutes. I'll have to give it a shot sometime. As far as economy, I think my bike gets like 20 miles to a cup of coffee or something like that.
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