Everyday Cycles

Ride Info Posted at Transportation Cycles

Published on 06 January 2010 by Greg in News

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I’ve been getting in some decent rides and have posted some info over at Transportation Cycles. Just quick route and experience reports with some info about the clothing that is working well for me on these 20-degree days.

Also recorded the rides with both a Garmin Edge 500 and the iPhone Runkeeper App.

01-06-10

Runkeeper Route Track – http://bit.ly/7bxmiv

Garmin Track – http://connect.garmin.com/activity/21819009

01-05-10

Runkeeper Route Track – http://bit.ly/5E6HkU

Garmin Track – http://connect.garmin.com/activity/21754702

Sweet! Calculate Your Jens Factor

Published on 04 January 2010 by Greg in News

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How does the weather affect your Jens Factor? Super graphic!

The G-Man on Our Xtracycle

Published on 20 December 2009 by Greg in Xtracycle

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Here is a shot of the G-Man on the back of our Xtracycle. He is 3-1/2 and really likes riding on the back where he holds on to the stoker-style bar. He rests his feet on the seat stay of the Zize bike we used as a donor for the Xtracycle conversion. If his 10-year old sister is riding too, she uses the Footsies under the bags and we can ride 3 up!

On this 30-degree December day my little buddy and I took a trip to the Library to pick up some DVDs and some books. The 2-mile round trip was long enough for him to have some fun on the bike without freezing his tail off! It was his suggestion to take the bike to the Library in the first place!

Fixie / Singlespeed Gear Calculator

Published on 20 December 2009 by Greg in fixie, singlespeed

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If you are looking for a simple but effective gear calculator for determining the gearing on your fixie or singlespeed bicycle, take a look at the Surplace Fantastic Fixed Gear Calculator. Using the input windows in the calculator you can pick your rim/tire combination and your proposed front chain ring and rear cog.

The analysis windows gives you Ratio, Skid Patch and Gear Development and there is a section for what speed you can expect to be riding at a given cadence.

In addition, you can do your tinkering in Imperial or Metric measurements, read the results in English or French and even see equivalent gear choices for a specific ratio.

Here is a non-functional screen shot of the calculator. Nice looking to boot!

gear-calculator