Originally Posted by
rumrunn6
…there must be a formula for equating cold rides to warm rides, meaning 4 miles at 13 degrees is equivalent to 40 miles at 72 degrees ...
I don’t know about any conversion factor, but I have suggested this definition of a cold ride:
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
Speaking of winter I have on a few posts repeated the suggestion of the definition of a cold ride as one where the water bottle freezes solid, as a function of temperature and time. For my 14 mile commute of slightly over an hour that occurs at about 15º F.
Note that the frozen bottle contains carbonated water, which probably depresses the freezing point, but I think the situation is still a good definition of a cold ride.
Last edited by Jim from Boston; 02-27-19 at 04:59 PM.