tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088251208809400455.post5006004347580935396..comments2023-05-17T16:06:31.305+02:00Comments on Magic Bullet ● Mango Sport Velomobiel: Further explained: how geography and the human body determine bicycle useMagic Bullethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07449396619621988877noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088251208809400455.post-5688511648815667382013-05-21T21:28:10.974+02:002013-05-21T21:28:10.974+02:00Nice to read that you use my calculation programs ...Nice to read that you use my calculation programs for scientific analyses. Keep up the good work Magic Bullet.<br />Best regards,<br />Bocycle<br />www.bocycle.nlBoCyclehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361959953684486747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088251208809400455.post-21030539143903311992013-05-20T12:16:37.961+02:002013-05-20T12:16:37.961+02:00Hi Bobslee, I'm surprised about your story tha...Hi Bobslee, I'm surprised about your story that Norvegians don't even walk short distances. Still, if physical exercise is not your hobby, I can well imagine that a 300m steep hill slowly turns into Mount Everest in their minds. What we consider as a lame excuse, is a very good reason for others....<br />Hi Wijnandt, Funny, I've been thinking about doing the same, but I left them out of this post for simplicity reasons. Also, I've never cycled an e-bike or so. But I did cycle normal bikes, racing bikes, against head winds, uphill. This experience makes that I'm quite confident about the results being a realistic comparison. I have experienced the hills in South Limburg, the head winds on the coastal area. Long climbs in France, and the numbers make sense.<br />My lack of e-bike experience makes such judgement very difficult for me. Maybe in a future post or, if you feel comfortable with it, post some of those calvulations. BoCycles sheet is very convenient. Magic Bullethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07449396619621988877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088251208809400455.post-48137655769357597522013-05-20T10:41:58.598+02:002013-05-20T10:41:58.598+02:00This is a very interesting article, because some r...This is a very interesting article, because some relevant physical facts are "put into the equation". Now it would be interesting to extend your calculations in the following way: assume a pedelec with 100% and 200% support level and calculate the slope/uphill combinations which lead to the same values of the cyclist's own power input as listed in your table in this post. This is interesting because you can see how far you can extend the Geographic Cycling Potential and perhaps can explain the booming pedelec sales in the Alp countries Switzerland and Austria, and also in Germany.Wijnandthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07343783872023362815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088251208809400455.post-87596528645312284692013-05-20T10:39:06.189+02:002013-05-20T10:39:06.189+02:00Deze reactie is verwijderd door de auteur.Wijnandthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07343783872023362815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088251208809400455.post-92009374475961152882013-05-20T02:09:16.123+02:002013-05-20T02:09:16.123+02:00I can only agree with your opinion on this matter,...I can only agree with your opinion on this matter, as I live in Norway, I experience that average people looks to cycling as a very sporty thing to do, and yes, there finds no real cycling culture in Norway for average people. Most people just jump in their cars, even for a very short distance. As being a cyclist myself, I consider it weird to use a car for distances under 5 km. I have experienced people using a car for commuting, although they lived only 1 km from their working place! The only excuse they can find is the steep hill on the road home from work.(13% is steep, but it's only 300 meters long)<br />I lived in the village where I work for 18 months, while my commute distance was 1500 meters. I didn't use a bicycle to commute, I walked! Just a few co-workers did the same!<br />After we moved to a village 37 km away from my workplace, I started to use a racingbike for my commute as much as possible. Now I'm using a velomobile to commute, wich makes the choice for cycling even more easier.<br /><br />Greetings, Adri.De Bobsleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17796430367606320039noreply@blogger.com