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Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> writes:

> On 6/13/2025 12:33 AM, Roger Merriman wrote:
>> Mark J cleary <mcleary08@comcast.net> wrote:
>>> I weigh 170 pounds and my bike about 20.
>
> Which means if you ever get an urge to get a lighter bike, each pound
> reduction will give only about 1/2% benefit - and only when riding
> uphill!
>
>>>
>> I’m 200 pounds or more don’t really do pounds in uk for human sized weights
>> generally either stones and pounds or KG.
> Back when we did a 3 week bike tour of Ireland, I was curious whether
> all the riding was causing me to lose weight. At some B&B I stepped on
> a scale, prepared to convert kg to pounds if necessary.
>
> ??? What the heck? It said something like 12 or 13! What are those?
>
> It took me a second to remember about Stones, but I didn't remember
> whether a stone is 12, 13 or 14 pounds. I still tend to forget.

Just remember the "98 pound weakling" trope.  Seven stone exactly, 49*2.

> Ya gotta love British (and Irish) "organic"
> units. Stones. Feet. Rods. Hogsheads, etc.

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