why Km

[mr-marty-martin]

miles all the way for me, simply because i dont no how long a km is in comparese to miles, and miles sound better

like you would say i went on a proper long ride today, road kilometres. you would say, went on a proper long ride today, road miles....

 

[gavintc]

I have always used km, but my new edge 705 is set up in miles and I have not yet changed it over. I do prefer km - not sure why. I think it is because I spent much of my early adult life outside UK.

 

[HLaB]

miles all the way for me, simply because i dont no how long a km is in comparese to miles, and miles sound better

like you would say i went on a proper long ride today, road kilometres. you would say, went on a proper long ride today, road miles....

I a mile man too but I think a 100km ride sounds better and longer than 62.15mls

 

[mr-marty-martin]

well not to me it doesnt, when people say stuff in km's to me i just rate it down if you get me...

 

[Randochap]

i dont no how long a km is in comparese to miles, and miles sound better

If I'm translating you correctly, you are unfamiliar with the formula to convert miles to kilometres. One mile = 1.62 kilometres.

well not to me it doesnt, when people say stuff in km's to me i just rate it down if you get me...

I'm not so sure I do "get" you. Why don't you "rate up" one of your typical rides (muliply by 1.62), so that us kilometre-centric cyclists can relate to your distances?

 

[zzpza]

I'm not so sure I do "get" you.

i'm glad it's not just me having trouble decoding that post!

 

[HLaB]

If I'm translating you correctly, you are unfamiliar with the formula to convert miles to kilometres. One mile = 1.62 kilometres.

Not that it matters the answer will be about the same, I've always used 1.609

 

[dodgy]

well not to me it doesnt, when people say stuff in km's to me i just rate it down if you get me...

+1 (I multiply by 6 and move the decimal point one place in my head)

 

[Keith Oates]

I always use Kms because I've been in countries that use them for many years now, as others have said doing the mental conversions on long rides helps pass the time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!