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)
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05-05-2006, 04:37 AM #1
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My bike gets 1,350 mpg!
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05-05-2006, 05:09 AM #2
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We just dropped to $2.69 here. So I guess I get to eat a chocolate chip cookie.
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05-05-2006, 07:13 AM #3
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Since I'm math impaired, what is my mileage for the 0.4 mi I walk to work?
If I'm wearing my non-PCR, pet hair attracting polarfleece, does that lessen my efficiency (since it's a petroleum product)?
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05-05-2006, 07:53 AM #4
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Wow - creme brulee is so much better than unleaded.
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05-05-2006, 08:24 AM #5
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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.Give big space to the festive dog that make sport in the roadway. Avoid entanglement with your wheel spoke.
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05-05-2006, 09:29 AM #6
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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.
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05-05-2006, 10:32 AM #7
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Originally Posted by yellow
Since I'm math impaired, what is my mileage for the 0.4 mi I walk to work? 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!
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05-06-2006, 07:11 AM #8
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05-06-2006, 11:00 PM #9
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I've paid $5.27 gal (cheapest gas I could find) Originally Posted by KnottedYet
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
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05-07-2006, 07:08 AM #10
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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!"If Americans want to live the American Dream, they should go to Denmark." - Richard Wilkinson
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