when you tell people how long a ride took, do you...
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Unless you are racing - saddle time. If you are racing its total clock time.
During a century I find that I take about half an hour of breaks for various reasons.
During a century I find that I take about half an hour of breaks for various reasons.
Interesting question. If I'm talking to a serious rider I usually report my ride exploits in terms of saddle time. If it's a non rider I'll give them my mileage. Hmmmm, I wonder why I tend to do that. Perhaps it's what I perceive each audience can relate to, though I'm not sure. I know that most of the racers I run into are all on some sort of training program that usually has a periodization component that's based on time. Lots of these guys don't even use an odometer (just heart rate monitors) which I can't relate to with my healthy OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) hankerings.
actual pedaling time, I stop my clock evrytime I freewheel.....lol.
nah, I suppose what you call saddle time, don't include the breaks.
nah, I suppose what you call saddle time, don't include the breaks.
Saddle time.
It doesn't matter, either one scares the hell outta them.
No, seriously, I do ride time, not total time.
No, seriously, I do ride time, not total time.
I do total time. Stopping should be included. 
Sounds like you need a fixed gear
I usually break it down to time and distance. When I mention it to bikers they automatically calculate my average speed, non-bikers just go "You went how far!?!?!"
The Ito
my dad's an ex roadie, so when ever I come back from a mtb race, he asks "how many km's was your race"......then I reply 30 odd km's, I know he's thinking "back in my day we raced 100-120km....you wimp"
don't think he realises the diff between riding on the road and off the road.
don't think he realises the diff between riding on the road and off the road.
I give them Miles and in the same sentace tell them in how much Saddle time. and usually that is enough to leave there Jaw dropping.
And I give them Saddle time , because my Cyclometer auto matically stops when i do.
And I give them Saddle time , because my Cyclometer auto matically stops when i do.
Always saddle time for me along with mileage also .. its usually enough for them to think I'm insane.
heh, same here.Nitromike said:
I work Sundays at a LBS mostly for the discount .. I always gotta remember when someone says "I wanna start riding more, 50-70 miles" that the next words out of their mouth will 90% of the time be "a week"
plus 25% milage minus 25% timeNitromike said:
really, hook me up dawg. if you find some stuff that 'fell off a truck' let me know.Nitromike said:I work Sundays at a LBS mostly for the discount .. I always gotta remember when someone says "I wanna start riding more, 50-70 miles" that the next words out of their mouth will 90% of the time be "a week"
I live in NASCAR country. If I am talking to a non-biker I just tell them how many pit stops I took.