Path: ...!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail
From: Roger Merriman <roger@sarlet.com>
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech
Subject: Re: Average speeds
Date: 17 May 2025 20:08:04 GMT
Lines: 26
Message-ID: <m8s8l4F67gkU1@mid.individual.net>
References: <Uc8VP.707789$sF35.432366@fx11.iad>
 <1004gmn$32cep$1@dont-email.me>
 <VgnVP.416045$lbbb.273557@fx18.iad>
 <10053rq$36llk$1@dont-email.me>
 <gVqVP.277942$v2h6.203503@fx14.iad>
 <f7uc2kh8rfsfilu6ff38gs82tjqnvlhr9h@4ax.com>
 <p9xVP.18228$Rzha.13228@fx02.iad>
 <u6cd2k1515gq22t6mortkt99os0mtb7hjc@4ax.com>
 <o8qf2k1bjnntljl1qui19sl1r8pj9lotbi@4ax.com>
 <100am2e$hc3o$1@dont-email.me>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
X-Trace: individual.net FRG0DFK5K+SxCi/pYCNGVQubVhFof/i2c7qXuy+Zxv1knz9iuO
Cancel-Lock: sha1:2WFLpKsP81tBqqrmCBO2Er09Xgg= sha1:RqbOIdkiFEAGXZbUZ+2r4ErwNkY= sha256:pU9cpnQa+4JoKNU5aN7BGozLK4Kb+2ndG2wxaZGDWrY=
User-Agent: NewsTap/5.5 (iPad)
Bytes: 2194

Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> On 5/16/2025 9:40 PM, John B. wrote:
>> 
>> Youse guys just like to spend money. I had a mile recording  device
>> that recorded miles by counting wheel rotations (a known distance). So
>> time I got  home less time I started divided into distance travelled =
>> average speed  :-)
> FWIW: John's method is what I used for about 15 years, a 
> "tick-tick-tick" mechanical rotation counting cyclometer - with the 
> added trick that the number of wheel rotations in five seconds is very 
> close to the speed in miles per hour.
> 
> I think it was 1986 that I finally got an electronic cyclometer that 
> displayed speed. It acted as a primitive performance motivator - as in 
> "I can't believe I'm not going any faster than that!!" It caused me to 
> push myself a bit more. Overall, I think it helped me stay in better 
> shape over the years.
> 

For me it’s the navigation features I really like, I do look at speed and
other data points during the ride but it’s not why I have the unit.

That it’s cable less, is a boon, I always hated the cables!

Roger Merriman