Why kms?

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Cerdic

Senior Member
I've noticed a lot of cyclists in Britain talking about distances in kilometres.

Why?

Our roads and cars and stuff is all in miles. I know how far apart places are in miles. So why not use miles on your bike?

Couldn't be because kms give you bigger, more impressive numbers could it? Nah, cyclists ain't that shallow...

But seriously, why?
 

T.M.H.N.E.T

Rainbows aren't just for world champions
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Sounds faster
 
It's because most pro sporting events are in km. Think of atletics: 100, 200, 400 etc. are all in kms. Most pro cycling is done on the continent where French measurements rule.
Amateurs have followed suit so that they have some comparison.
 
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