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Posted by: webgeek on Saturday, March 29, 2008 - 06:02 AM |
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Bicycle wrongful deaths accounted for 2 percent of all traffic fatalities, and cyclists made up 2 percent of all the people injured in auto accidents during the year. In 2002, 662 riders were killed in bicycle accidents and an additional 48,000 were injured in bike accidents. During that year, bicycle riders accounted ...
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Only one tooth ?? |
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Posted by: webgeek on Sunday, May 01, 2005 - 09:19 AM |
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Someone on SBL asked what is the difference between a 12-26 and a 12-27 cassette.
Of course, it is one tooth. Or,
1/26, or 3.85% more gear reduction.
Not a lot.
Not nearly as significant as say a 24 to a 27, which is easier math...
3/24, or 1/8 which is 12.5%, or appox. 4.2%/tooth for each additional cog on the sprocket.
What might be a more useful thing to look at is how well each gear is spaced, meaning what is the % change between each gear. Which is easy to do in a spreadsheet like Excel or OpenOffice (which is free from sun.com).
For example, here is a 12-27.....
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Winter Riding Hibernation? Perhaps it's the effects of SAD |
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Posted by: Admin on Wednesday, December 22, 2004 - 08:30 AM |
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Wondering why you can't drag people (or yourself) out and get them riding ?
Perhaps it's the effects of SAD
Seasonal depression, often called seasonal affective disorder (SAD), is a depression that occurs each year at the same time, usually starting in fall or winter and ending in spring or early summer.
From: http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/2300/2361.asp?index=9293
What is seasonal depression?
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