Miles or kilometres?

[ChrisV]

Just cycled home 20 miles, which takes me to about 650 miles on the bike and on track (nearly) for 1000 miles this year (I know this isn't a lot, but just started in August and a bit infrequent at the moment!)

Using Cyclemeter app and changed miles to kilometres - actually cycled 33 kilometres home and have put in 1024 kilometres so far!

... which is exactly the same, but sounds better!

So what is the norm for talking about cycling distance - manly miles or kilometres?

 

[Vapin' Joe]

Kilometres is the language of international cycling, though most riders in this country still use miles. My computer is set to Kilos because that's how it came and I couldn't be bothered to alter it.

 

[guitarpete247]

I'm British so in Britain I use miles. when abroad and see road sign in Km I have to convert to miles to work out how far places are .

 

[slowmotion]

If the local roadsigns are in kilometres, I measure the ride in km. If they are in miles, miles.

 

[I like Skol]

Not this one again

In this country we measure distances in MILES.

 

[ChrisV]

Ok. Commute home was 20 miles then

 

[ChrisV]

Why do runners in this country use kilometres then?

 

[Shut Up Legs]

My commute to and from work is currently 5.5 and 6.5 leagues, respectively .

 

[ChrisV]

I was 17.88 nautical miles home.

By road.

 

[I like Skol]

Why do runners in this country use kilometres then?

Because they are not hard enough to run miles?

Just cycled home 20 miles, which takes me to about 650 miles on the bike

If you are ashamed of the distance you have covered then try harder, don't attempt to fudge the figures

 

[the_mikey]

I use Kilometres. I find it easier to regulate my effort when using the smaller unit of mensuration.

 

[ChrisV]

Because they are not hard enough to run miles?

If you are ashamed of the distance you have covered then try harder, don't attempt to fudge the figures

Ha ha Good call!

 

[Dogtrousers]

Both

 

[Colin_P]

My commute to and from work is currently 5.5 and 6.5 leagues, respectively .

How many furlongs is that exactly ?

 

[I like Skol]

The accepted unit of measurement where I work is Angstroms or nanometres, perhaps I should standardise and use these units for my cycling too?