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Old Apr 29, 2012 | 06:43 PM
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get a GPS, tells you your speed independent of your bikes gears or settings.
 
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Old Apr 29, 2012 | 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by fat_tony
They're going to have brilliant kids
Only if she swallows.
 
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Old Apr 30, 2012 | 01:40 AM
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Originally Posted by X Iron Butt
Considering your post location it looks like incline and altitude has a little to do with this answer.
We have cog railways that never slip
Kidding aside, a lot of gravel forms on mountain roads at thaw and remains until mid-fall, so this is not where my tires wear out most. Highway with cruise control causes more damage IMO because only a fraction of the tire is used.
 
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Old Apr 30, 2012 | 06:25 AM
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Originally Posted by grbrown
mph=3,000*60*25.2*3.14159/1760/36/2.79
LOL! Nice!
 
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Old Apr 30, 2012 | 06:41 AM
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Originally Posted by RBWIDE
LOL! Nice!
Thanks! For future reference some of those numbers are constant and don't change, so we can combine them into a single figure, the rest are:

Speed = RPM x Tyre Diameter in inches / Gear Ratio / 336

Now where's that pie, is there any left?!
 
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Old Apr 30, 2012 | 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by sgdiesel
I challenge anyone to watch that and not be drawn to making a blonde comment!! Very funny
I did! Must be natural blond. You can not get that much stupid in a little bottle!
 
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