Another impromptu bike ride?

WhyFi wrote: [quote=Christina]Yeah, kinda like us. You'll fit right in.
I also found a good way of avoiding that hill: biking clockwise in the park.

But, but, but - if you go in a circle, you have to end up at the same elevation as where you started - you're just trading a longer, less steep hill for the one you'd normally have.

Clearly you need to join us for the drinking part in order for this to make sense.

Carnivore wrote: [quote=WhyFi][quote=Christina]Yeah, kinda like us. You'll fit right in.
I also found a good way of avoiding that hill: biking clockwise in the park.

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But, but, but - if you go in a circle, you have to end up at the same elevation as where you started - you're just trading a longer, less steep hill for the one you'd normally have.
So from a physics perspective, you're doing the same total work, but don't have to generate as much peak force.
That assumes our legs' energy efficiency is independent of power output. I think we had a similarly nerdy discussion about this with respect to batteries after a previous midnight ride.

Carnivore wrote: [quote=WhyFi][quote=Christina]Yeah, kinda like us. You'll fit right in.
I also found a good way of avoiding that hill: biking clockwise in the park.

Y
But, but, but - if you go in a circle, you have to end up at the same elevation as where you started - you're just trading a longer, less steep hill for the one you'd normally have.
So from a physics perspective, you're doing the same total work, but don't have to generate as much peak force.
That assumes our legs' energy efficiency is independent of power output. I think we had a similarly nerdy discussion about this with respect to batteries after a previous midnight ride.

whynot_31 wrote: Clearly you need to join us for the drinking part in order for this to make sense.

Heh - I've been commuting via bike the last few weeks and I'm not in good enough shape for too much extraneous riding at this point. Soon, though.

whynot_31 wrote: Clearly you need to join us for the drinking part in order for this to make sense.

Heh - I've been commuting via bike the last few weeks and I'm not in good enough shape for too much extraneous riding at this point. Soon, though.

WhyFi wrote: ...I'm not in good enough shape for too much extraneous riding at this point. Soon, though.

Dude, you've seen us before, right?

WhyFi wrote: ...I'm not in good enough shape for too much extraneous riding at this point. Soon, though.

Dude, you've seen us before, right?

Carnivore wrote: [quote=WhyFi]...I'm not in good enough shape for too much extraneous riding at this point. Soon, though.

Dude, you've seen us before, right?

True! "Extraneous" is the key word - I've got about a 15 mile round trip a day, right now (4 or 5 days per week, crossing the Manhattan bridge each way - oy), and my legs need the recovery time. I'm hoping that it'll start getting easier, soon...

Carnivore wrote: [quote=WhyFi]...I'm not in good enough shape for too much extraneous riding at this point. Soon, though.

Dude, you've seen us before, right?

True! "Extraneous" is the key word - I've got about a 15 mile round trip a day, right now (4 or 5 days per week, crossing the Manhattan bridge each way - oy), and my legs need the recovery time. I'm hoping that it'll start getting easier, soon...

Carnivore wrote: [quote=WhyFi]...I'm not in good enough shape for too much extraneous riding at this point. Soon, though.

Dude, you've seen us before, right?

I take my prior post back: whyfi doesn't need to drink with us
....beer googles are clearly already being worn.

Carnivore wrote: [quote=WhyFi]...I'm not in good enough shape for too much extraneous riding at this point. Soon, though.

Dude, you've seen us before, right?

I take my prior post back: whyfi doesn't need to drink with us
....beer googles are clearly already being worn.

i'm in pretty bad shape, and i can attest that everybody takes their time on these rides. i barely broke a sweat.

no excuses people! this is not a fitness thing. it's a thinly veiled excuse to drink. the way it should be.

This guy is coming to the next one.

when is the next one, btw ftw?

Hexatron wrote: when is the next one, btw ftw?

Tonight, 11pm.

Would like to join you, but am out and about in Manhattan. If I'm back in time, I'll post to let you know.

BTW I second what Hexatron wrote:

Hexatron wrote: this is not a fitness thing. it's a thinly veiled excuse to drink. the way it should be.

Sorry, I'm out too.

Slackers!

You do not need sleep... you need to bike around the park.

(and at least one of us needs a job)

serious slackness going on here, just come on out

Well I was out until just now... can't make this in time, sorry.

BTW Friday is the last day for the Coney Island fireworks this year...just sayin'

For those that like to plan ahead, Sept 11- BK Critical Mass.

spnder wrote: For those that like to plan ahead, Sept 11- BK Critical Mass.

oh god.

Anyone up for a ride tonight?

i may be able do a late ride, like 11 or 12, depending on when i get back in

We'll see how I feel when I get back from Gotham

Mougar wrote: i may be able do a late ride, like 11 or 12, depending on when i get back in

I'm "off tomorrow", so sure.

Let's say 11pm?

works for me

I'll probably swing by for the ride...not sure abt the drinks yet. Anyone else? We need some new faces!! Uh, no offense to the existing faces.