Scores on the doors.

One year ago today I zeroed my speedo and aimed to crack 5000 miles for the year. Here is a photo of
it this afternoon. Now I'll try and do 5500 or more this year.

http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/zspeedo.htm

Simon

> One year ago today I zeroed my speedo and aimed to crack 5000 miles for
the
> year. Here is a photo of it this afternoon. Now I'll try and do 5500 or
more
> this year.
>
> http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/zspeedo.htm

18 miles in 5,018 leaves a margin of error of just 0.36% - or just over 6 yards every mile. Are you
sure your speedo is calibrated properly;-)

On a serious note, I really like this idea and am going to do the same - around 100 miles a week is
a very good and realistic goal.

"Drinky" <mark_drinkwater@coldmail.com> wrote: ( > One year ago today I zeroed my speedo and aimed
to crack 5000 miles for ) the ( > year. Here is a photo of it this afternoon. Now I'll try and do
5500 or ) more ( > this year. ) > ( > http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/zspeedo.htm ) ( ) 18 miles in
5,018 leaves a margin of error of just 0.36% - or just over 6 ( yards every mile. Are you sure your
speedo is calibrated properly;-)

More particularly, since your front wheel travels further than the back one (and therefore than
almost all of the frame) is your speedo's sensor on the front forks and are you sure that you and
the rest of the bike have done 5k yet?

Geraint Jones wrote:

> More particularly, since your front wheel travels further than the back one (and therefore than
> almost all of the frame) is your speedo's sensor on the front forks and are you sure that you and
> the rest of the bike have done 5k yet?

And if you insist on jumping over potholes and grids like me, have you allowed for the aerodynamic
slowing of the wheel while it is off the ground? ;-)

Simon Mason wrote:
>
> I have a back up GPS running in parallel which takes all that into account.

Unfortunately not. GPS works by position change which a) has errors in it especially at low speeds
and b) because of sampling intervals approximates a curve with a series of straight lines creating
an error in the distance travelled ;-)

Tony

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"If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything." Mark Twain

"Zog The Undeniable" <ggg@hhh.net> wrote in message news:bmhl1a$fpj$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Geraint Jones wrote:
>
> > More particularly, since your front wheel travels further than the back one (and therefore than
> > almost all of the frame) is your speedo's sensor on the front forks and are you sure that you
> > and the rest of the bike have done 5k yet?
>
> And if you insist on jumping over potholes and grids like me, have you allowed for the aerodynamic
> slowing of the wheel while it is off the ground? ;-)

I have a back up GPS running in parallel which takes all that into account. Simon

On Tue, 14 Oct 2003 15:26:48 +0100, "Simon Mason" <simon@simonmason.karoo.co.uk> wrote:

>One year ago today I zeroed my speedo and aimed to crack 5000 miles for the year. Here is a photo
>of it this afternoon. Now I'll try and do 5500 or more this year.
>
> http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/zspeedo.htm
>

Hi Simon

Nah! It's your clock and it's not operating correctly. What your computer is telling you is that
it's ten to seven in the evening. Or maybe not.

Congrats, sir.

James

--
"Sorry mate, I didn't see you" is not a satisfactory excuse.

Tony Raven wrote:

> <snipped> GPS <snipped> because of sampling intervals approximates a curve with a series of
> straight lines creating an error in the distance travelled ;-)

Cool - that means he's gone FURTHER than 5,000 miles!

In message <voo1tqar7e8553@corp.supernews.com>, Simon Mason <simon@simonmason.karoo.co.uk> writes
>One year ago today I zeroed my speedo and aimed to crack 5000 miles for the year. Here is a photo
>of it this afternoon. Now I'll try and do 5500 or more this year.
>
> http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/zspeedo.htm
>
> Simon
>
>
>
And this is the same Simon Mason who was just going to do get fit enough for one long ride (200miles
wasn't it?), then pack it in and try something else. Golf ISTR.

Seriously, well done, I'll be lucky to get 1800 this year, but its been a crap year with some
motivational black holes.

--
Steven