mph vs km
 

how do you have your cycle computer settings?


I just switched it to KM so I can get a better gauge while watching the pros on the TV, I suck at converting to mph in my head.

For cool style points I also switched the language to french which looks good. Dont belive me? "Le heure" looks alot better on the display than plain old "time"

Dont even think about switching the language to Italian unless you have a full campagnolo groupset or an Italian frame. You will actually get the opposite effect and lose any style points if you break that rule

mph x 1.6 = km/h

English and miles. I wish my Garmin had Italian, but only English, French, Spanish and Portuguese.

Velocita sounds so much cooler than speed.

English and miles.

I use rough approximations

40kmh = 25mph

Do the math from there in your head.

20kmh = 12.5mph
60kmh = 37.5mph (~40mph)
ect..

mph. I'll switch to kmh when I hit 62 mph, so it can read 100!

We use the metric system here, so for me it is a no brainer. Somehow, kilometers seem natural to me for bikes, a 100 km ride sound so much better than 62.5. As for language, even though I speak French well, I just stick to plain old English. The idea of using Italian or Spanish does appeal, cycling terms in those languages seem so exotic.

km/h ÷ 1.6 = mph


100miles = 160.9344km

mph. I need to know if i'm speeding.

I don't display speed. Distance I view in miles.

When trying to measure small increases in speed, I went to kph to get better granularity. Now that I can't go fast anyway, I'm in mph.

cdr

Change your computer to Europe time.

I ride faster in km/h

A rate of speed versus a distance? What kind of question is this?

A weird one. But even so, I'll take distance every time.

kmh, I need to know how far under the speed limit I'm riding.

isn't that redundant?

No

speed is a rate, right? at least, instantaneous speed... http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/3/a...0bb8250750.png?

Unless by "rate of speed" the OP means "acceleration", which would be technically correct as a=dv/dt

:p Psht. You math people only accept one definition for anything. I found 26 definitions for "rate" here. Here's #2:

could be acceleration, which is rate/speed, m/s/s

so that's what's happening to my polar? :thumb:
ringraziamento


there are people on earth that still use MPH?

the metric system has been in use since the 1700s.

you knew what was meant. no need to argue semantics.

but this is the internet

you'll drive yourself crazy trying to correct all the errors on bike forums, especially when it comes to math. just read any timmyquest post :innocent:

i'm not on a mission or anything

but if I see an opportunity and I'm in the mood, I'll take it.

I believe the proper term is internets.

Is there an international language on the internets for speed measurement? Besides KBps, that is?