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Forum: UK May 17th 21, 07:56 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 0
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Posted By Bret Cahill
Red Meat Worse Than Smoking Cigarettes & Drinking

I'll never give up hard cheeses but I will keep cooked pork down to 45 gms 2X week.


https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/longevity/552976-vegetarians-who-drink-and-smoke-a-lot-are-still
Forum: UK May 5th 21, 04:07 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 4
Views: 126
Posted By Bret Cahill
Energy Balance Fun w/ ebikes

Not too sure about the amp meter but if I coast down a 16m hill I
will get an average current reading of 1.7 amps ~ 1 watt-hr, in 45
seconds.
48V battery?
36
The...
Forum: UK May 5th 21, 01:18 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 4
Views: 126
Posted By Bret Cahill
Energy Balance Fun w/ ebikes

Not too sure about the amp meter but if I coast down a 16m hill I
will get an average current reading of 1.7 amps ~ 1 watt-hr, in 45
seconds.
48V battery?

36

The potential...
Forum: UK May 5th 21, 01:00 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 15
Views: 573
Posted By Bret Cahill
Useful Definitions Of ebikes for Regulatory Purposes

In some places they are so desperate to get rid of energy they
are willing to resort to H2 for storage. A horrific
inefficiency.

...
Forum: UK May 1st 21, 04:50 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 4
Views: 126
Posted By Bret Cahill
Energy Balance Fun w/ ebikes

Not too sure about the amp meter but if I coast down a 16m hill I will get an average current reading of 1.7 amps ~ 1 watt-hr, in 45 seconds.

The potential energy at the top of the hill is 3.7 watt...
Forum: UK April 11th 21, 03:46 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 0
C0
Views: 255
Posted By Bret Cahill
C0

https://www.salon.com/2021/04/10/cycling-is-ten-times-more-important-than-electric-cars-for-reaching-net-zero-cities_partner/
Forum: UK April 6th 21, 04:38 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 4
Views: 268
Posted By Bret Cahill
Travel Writing / Cycling

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/05/travel/sussex-bicycle-portraits.html

Give us a synopsis please? I've run into the NY Times Paywall.

They are probably deluding themselves that they can...
Forum: UK April 5th 21, 07:42 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 4
Views: 268
Posted By Bret Cahill
Travel Writing / Cycling

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/05/travel/sussex-bicycle-portraits.html
Forum: UK March 20th 21, 07:24 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 0
Views: 116
Posted By Bret Cahill
Springy Spokes

I wonder if springs or a more elastic material could be incorporated into spokes,

Springy spokes would eliminate the hub from the un sprung weight which is desirable especially in hub motor...
Forum: UK March 8th 21, 04:17 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 6
Views: 288
Posted By Bret Cahill
The truth about pollution caused by electric vehicles

This affects all road users including cyclists.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk-LnUYEXuM&t=9s
Motorists should be aware of all the carcinogenic fumes they inhale whilst filling their...
Forum: UK February 19th 21, 04:07 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 15
Views: 573
Posted By Bret Cahill
Useful Definitions Of ebikes for Regulatory Purposes

In some places they are so desperate to get rid of energy they are
willing to resort to H2 for storage. A horrific inefficiency.

...
Forum: UK February 19th 21, 03:59 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 15
Views: 573
Posted By Bret Cahill
Useful Definitions Of ebikes for Regulatory Purposes

On Thursday, February 18, 2021 at 2:52:20 AM UTC-8, TMS320 wrote:
On 16/02/2021 15:05, Bret Cahill wrote:

In some places they are so desperate to get rid of energy they are
willing to...
Forum: UK February 16th 21, 04:05 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 15
Views: 573
Posted By Bret Cahill
Useful Definitions Of ebikes for Regulatory Purposes

Your starting point (at the top) was a bike that is never
plugged in. Now you are talking about plug in. It can be
agreed that electricity is likely to be more efficient than...
Forum: UK February 2nd 21, 05:21 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 0
Views: 114
Posted By Bret Cahill
4 Second Interval

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/30/well/move/can-4-seconds-of-exercise-make-a-difference.html

Makes sense. Rusto the cat sleeps all day but gets a 0.2 sec workout jumping over a wall or fence when...
Forum: UK January 28th 21, 02:17 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 0
Views: 100
Posted By Bret Cahill
Mulling

I once retraced a ride to recover a pump. But that was an hour or so later over a much shorter distance. This trip was a month later, the part was much smaller and, at the height of produce season,...
Forum: UK January 27th 21, 07:23 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 15
Views: 573
Posted By Bret Cahill
Useful Definitions Of ebikes for Regulatory Purposes

Your starting point (at the top) was a bike that is never plugged
in. Now you are talking about plug in. It can be agreed that
electricity is likely to be more efficient than food....
Forum: UK January 27th 21, 06:03 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 8
Views: 385
Posted By Bret Cahill
New study finds that cyclists don’t hold up motorists

Our Near Miss of the Day series regularly features motorists overtaking cyclists in a

dangerous manner simply to get ahead of them – a type of driving behaviour that now

has its...
Forum: UK January 26th 21, 05:53 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 15
Views: 573
Posted By Bret Cahill
Useful Definitions Of ebikes for Regulatory Purposes

One category that should never be regulated would be like
that Spanish bike that stays in a weak regeneration mode
most of the time. You only use the assist when needed. You...
Forum: UK January 24th 21, 04:25 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 15
Views: 573
Posted By Bret Cahill
Useful Definitions Of ebikes for Regulatory Purposes

One category that should never be regulated would be like that
Spanish bike that stays in a weak regeneration mode most of the
time. You only use the assist when needed. You never...
Forum: UK January 18th 21, 08:42 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 1
Views: 376
Posted By Bret Cahill
Near Miss of the Day 519: Driver tailgates cyclist then makes deliberate close pass – on Day 1 of latest lockdown

England went back into full lockdown last Wednesday, but the roads are a lot busier than they were in spring last year when restrictions aimed at containing COVID-19 were first introduced

Same...
Forum: UK January 18th 21, 08:38 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 0
Views: 117
Posted By Bret Cahill
Any Desert Will Do

"Chris Froome shares Strava stats from 'Super Saturday' ride in Los Angeles - Cycling Weekly"...
Forum: UK January 15th 21, 12:59 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 15
Views: 573
Posted By Bret Cahill
Useful Definitions Of ebikes for Regulatory Purposes

One category that should never be regulated would be like that
Spanish bike that stays in a weak regeneration mode most of the time.
You only use the assist when needed. You never plug...
Forum: UK January 14th 21, 01:13 AM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 15
Views: 573
Posted By Bret Cahill
Useful Definitions Of ebikes for Regulatory Purposes

Right now governments are so anxious to get motorists off carbon and onto any ebike they may be willing to look the other way as everyone "tunes" or "unlocks" ebike controllers.

In Germany you can...
Forum: UK January 6th 21, 06:39 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 2
Views: 228
Posted By Bret Cahill
Increasing the Pressure Range Of Vehicle TPMS

It's a great advantage to get early warning when a tire is losing
air. If I get appointed to my suggested new cabinet position as
cycling czar I'd require every new bicycle sold in the...
Forum: UK January 6th 21, 02:46 PM Posted to uk.rec.cycling
Replies: 2
Views: 228
Posted By Bret Cahill
Increasing the Pressure Range Of Vehicle TPMS

It's a great advantage to get early warning when a tire is losing air. If I get appointed to my suggested new cabinet position as cycling czar I'd require every new bicycle sold in the U.S. come...
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