Velominati rule .... Why km's?

[Radchenister]

Ah, I get it Crackle ... in other words, you're French!?

 

[Kies]

I would just like to clarify that whilst I've read the rules, I have no clue who the Velomiwaserfaces actually are, or where they come from but do like to jump to prejudiced conclusions based on huge assumptions.

As a member of the BNP, I would like to point out it's clear that in this great country we use Miles and whoever uses KMs is obviously a foreigner who has no right to be here.

As the son of an immigrant ..... Would love to meet you one day and discuss your BNP views

 

[snorri]

It's what they do in the Tour, Giro and Vuelta init.

.............and if its good enough for Lance, then it's good enough for me

 

[Radchenister]

No need for a discussion Kies, I'm always right !

 

[Kies]

On BNP policy .... Poppycock!
This country couldn't function without immigrant workers. Has been the same story for many decades.
If BNP policy was invoked tommorow .... The UK would have no doctors/nurses/builders/lawyers or computer IT services ... To name but a few

Edit: this will be last post on this tangent conversation

 

[Archie_tect]

Because 100km sounds more impressive than 62 miles!

 

[Kies]

Best answer yet Archie

 

[Rob3rt]

Because 100km sounds more impressive than 62 miles!

Or it sounds like you are cherry picking your units to inflate your ego

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I think the main reason I continue to use miles is that it's what UK road signs use.

 

[byegad]

Canada uses the metric system to confuse Americans ... and it works.

Putting two shovels against a wall and telling them to take your pick works better!

 

[Jefferson Meriwether]

I use miles as that's what I'm used to. Plus when I go out to do a century I intend it to be an Imperial century; doing a metric century would leave me feeling somewhat shortchanged at the end of it.

 

[cyberknight]

When the uk uses Km on the road signs then i might use them, until then i will stick with miles, i even tend to use inches rather than cm etc but i am of a certain vintage where i was bought up with both.

 

[Billy Adam]

Unfortunately I've never heard of velominati......is it a brand of coffee?

I thought it was in the davinci code

 

[Poacher]

Canada uses the metric system to confuse Americans ... and it works.

.... and call kilometres "clicks" to confuse Europeans ... and it works!

 

[BJH]

I think the desire to use KM over Miles by Brits was all about confusing none cycling people

Now that cycling is the mainstream what's the point

The rules are good in some cases and total bo77ocks in many others