Metric turncoats

[simonali]

Why do a lot of bicyclists on here measure their rides in kilometres? Is it coz the numbers are bigger?

 

[Jacomus-rides-Gen]

No, its because the smaller units of measurement give a more sensible measurement, especially in regards to speed.

 

[Milo]

Dunno I wouldn't know where I was with kilometers to be honest although to be fair i haven't got a clue how many meters there are to a mile.

 

[longers]

I use miles.

 

[Milo]

1.5 miles to a km? aprox i think?

 

[longers]

Apart from when I don't . My bike computers are always set up in miles though.

 

[longers]

1.5 miles to a km? aprox i think?

1.61 if I recall correctly.

 

[Milo]

Covered it in gcse maths recently (retakes not still at school) and your right longers they tell you to round to 1.6 looking at me notes.

 

[simonali]

No, its because the smaller units of measurement give a more sensible measurement, especially in regards to speed.

That's gotta be the bigest load of tosh I've read since I dunno what! Makes no sense at all.

 

[simonali]

1.61 if I recall correctly.

1.609 atcherly. Any more decimal places anyone?

 

[Milo]

you round though to 1.6 though or at least its accepted by examiners

 

[Elmer Fudd]

1.5 miles to a km? aprox i think?

Atcherly it's 1.6 km to the mile, not t'udder way round.

 

[marinyork]

It's all irrelevent anyway. If you don't like a unit just invent another one.

 

[Milo]

I know elmo typo sorry.
ahh the youth of today.

 

[derall]

Since I was a nipper I've been an orienteer, and 'O' courses are always measured in kms. Hammered home in the army where everything is measured in m and km. Just seems natural to continue using metric now. (And I still measure bearings in mils [6400 mils in a circle])