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KnottedYet
05-05-2006, 04:37 AM
In food energy equivalent to the energy in a gallon of gas, a bike rider gets 1,350 mpg.

I just paid $3.19 gal (cheapest gas I could find) yesterday for my 32 mpg Subaru... I could've had creme brulee instead!

(source: Bicycling Science by David G. Wilson)
DrBee
05-05-2006, 05:09 AM
We just dropped to $2.69 here. So I guess I get to eat a chocolate chip cookie.
yellow
05-05-2006, 07:13 AM
Since I'm math impaired, what is my mileage for the 0.4 mi I walk to work? :p If I'm wearing my non-PCR, pet hair attracting polarfleece, does that lessen my efficiency (since it's a petroleum product)?
maillotpois
05-05-2006, 07:53 AM
Wow - creme brulee is so much better than unleaded.
MomOnBike
05-05-2006, 08:24 AM
I recently read a longish article explaining bike mileage in terms of jelly donuts. (Wish I could cite my source...) That is he figures a person gets so many miles per jelly donut (or jelly donut equivalent in your average SUV). Turns out, a girl can eat quite a few guilt-free jelly donuts if she bikes a lot. :)

I'm good with that.
Eden
05-05-2006, 09:29 AM
Nerd that I sometimes am, I once figured out the cost of sports drink v/s the cost of gas and at the time per mile it was amazingly cheaper to fuel the car - now with the price of gas it costs me approx. 9 cents per mile to drive and only 3 cents per mile in Ctyomax at full price, 1.5 cents if I buy it on sale.
CorsairMac
05-05-2006, 10:32 AM
Since I'm math impaired, what is my mileage for the 0.4 mi I walk to work? :p If I'm wearing my non-PCR, pet hair attracting polarfleece, does that lessen my efficiency (since it's a petroleum product)?


yes - and it'll cost you about $0.89 per polarfleece thread! :p
DirtDiva
05-06-2006, 07:11 AM
I love trivia. :D
iFKA
05-06-2006, 11:00 PM
I just paid $3.19 gal (cheapest gas I could find) yesterday for my 32 mpg Subaru... I could've had creme brulee instead!


I've paid $5.27 gal (cheapest gas I could find) :mad: And the sad part is that I converted it well, cause here is $1,39 liter... I could save enough to feed smaller African tribe
KnottedYet
05-07-2006, 07:08 AM
If gas hits $5/gal here, I'm getting an xtracycle (www.xtracycle.com) and selling the car.

But then everyone'd be selling their cars and no-one would want to buy mine!