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Forum: Success Stories 01-10-2020, 11:58 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,063
Posted By Lemmy
Statistically speaking at least, lack of exercise...

Statistically speaking at least, lack of exercise is far more likely to kill you than cycling.

If "risk" is your concern then you've evaluated the entire scenario incorrectly.
Forum: Success Stories 01-06-2020, 12:57 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,063
Posted By Lemmy
I cycle a lot. I had a heart attack in 2014 and...

I cycle a lot. I had a heart attack in 2014 and that served as a warning. I've arthritis in my big toe so running was out, so cycling it was.

I love it. Its enjoyable, mentally refreshing,...
Forum: Alternative Transportation 01-01-2020, 07:16 AM
Replies: 126
Views: 19,552
Posted By Lemmy
I'm pretty sure bicycles are not popular because...

I'm pretty sure bicycles are not popular because people are lazy. So much so that even electric assist is too much effort for most of them.
Forum: Hypermiling / EcoDriver's Ed 01-01-2020, 06:57 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,364
Posted By Lemmy
I do find my consumption drops by about 20 mpg if...

I do find my consumption drops by about 20 mpg if I've been playing Motorhead in the car
Forum: EcoModding Central 12-16-2019, 11:25 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,832
Posted By Lemmy
And the 1.0 manages about a third of the CO2...

And the 1.0 manages about a third of the CO2 emission and currently reduced nitrous oxides. Its diminishing returns, friction is friction. You'll got less but itll never be proportional with the...
Forum: EcoModding Central 07-28-2019, 03:30 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,128
Posted By Lemmy
A couple of years ago the NCAP system was...

A couple of years ago the NCAP system was rejigged entirely. Up to the point nearly every car was new 5 star, so they've essentially moved the bar higher for occupant safety, and introduce a slew...
Forum: Alternative Transportation 05-26-2019, 06:11 AM
Replies: 386
Views: 106,320
Posted By Lemmy
Thank you! It's a 2011 Giant Trance X. It's a...

Thank you! It's a 2011 Giant Trance X. It's a 26er, purchased just before 29ers briefly became the must have. Because of my weight (I'm 6'5" and 265lbs) the rear shock and forks were...
Forum: Alternative Transportation 05-15-2019, 04:18 AM
Replies: 386
Views: 106,320
Posted By Lemmy
I'm a big cycling fan, got 8 bikes, numver 9 on...

I'm a big cycling fan, got 8 bikes, numver 9 on the the way. I refuse to drive a car for a journey under 10 miles, and as a consequence rack up far more miles on a bike than I do driving. 172.1...
Forum: Alternative Transportation 12-24-2018, 05:00 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,544
Posted By Lemmy
I cycle all year round. Normal road bike in...

I cycle all year round. Normal road bike in anything except snow, which is when the ni tries rigid MTB comes out to play.

You can wear a cycling skull cap or cycling cap under a helmet, no...
Forum: EcoModding Central 11-30-2018, 11:12 AM
Replies: 230
Views: 19,646
Posted By Lemmy
Fixed that for you ;)

Fixed that for you ;)
Forum: The Lounge 11-30-2018, 11:07 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,550
Posted By Lemmy
My daughter leases a car. Each month the...

My daughter leases a car.

Each month the payments are almost as much as my entire car cost me.

She sees nothing back at the end.

If so much as a micrometeoroid comes within 30 miles of the...
Forum: The Lounge 11-28-2018, 02:17 PM
Replies: 8,747
Views: 626,275
Posted By Lemmy
I get it alright, there is no need to be...

I get it alright, there is no need to be patronising.

I would suggest that it's you who doesn't get it. If you're truly interested in efficiency you wouldn't be wasting resources on 'comfort'. ...
Forum: The Lounge 11-27-2018, 04:47 PM
Replies: 8,747
Views: 626,275
Posted By Lemmy
This is brilliant. A thread discussing extreme...

This is brilliant. A thread discussing extreme water conservation, while elsewhere our compadres are discussing expending electricity to preheat EV interiors.
Forum: EcoModding Central 11-27-2018, 04:42 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 5,057
Posted By Lemmy
Hydroelectric doesn't come without environmental...

Hydroelectric doesn't come without environmental cost. Squandering resources for the sake of comfort for lazy folk is going to become socially unacceptable and unsustainable. The whole point of...
Forum: EcoModding Central 11-26-2018, 02:35 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 5,057
Posted By Lemmy
I might be missing something, but isn't using...

I might be missing something, but isn't using electricity to melt snow rather undermining the environmental credentials of an electric car?
Forum: EcoModding Central 11-25-2018, 09:10 AM
Replies: 230
Views: 19,646
Posted By Lemmy
A motorcycle has exactly the same utility as a...

A motorcycle has exactly the same utility as a Pious in the single occupant/single vehicle scenario - look about at your fellow motorists next time you go for a drive and you'll see that the massive...
Forum: EcoModding Central 11-19-2018, 03:45 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 5,057
Posted By Lemmy
Yes. My coldest commute was indicating -28...

Yes. My coldest commute was indicating -28 Celsius when I lived in Pennsylvania, although the weather boys reckoned it was only -21. Blowing snow is no problem, only becomes an impediment when its...
Forum: EcoModding Central 11-19-2018, 11:30 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 5,057
Posted By Lemmy
For journeys of that nature I use my bicycle to...

For journeys of that nature I use my bicycle to avoid that very problem. Diesels are bad polluters for nitrous oxides and particulates, which kill 20,000+ people a year in the UK, and when they're...
Forum: Hypermiling / EcoDriver's Ed 09-12-2018, 04:49 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,629
Posted By Lemmy
The Flint car was a crock. Cradle to grave is...

The Flint car was a crock. Cradle to grave is produced more emissions than a HUMVEE full of flatulent buffalo.
Forum: The Lounge 09-04-2018, 03:25 AM
Replies: 8,747
Views: 626,275
Posted By Lemmy
Going back to the opening post of this very...

Going back to the opening post of this very lengthy conversation, it's ridiculous in this day and age that folk still think something must be correct simply because there is a 'consensus'. More...
Forum: EcoModding Central 01-14-2018, 07:57 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,378
Posted By Lemmy
Very, very low. Something like 70 or less. ...

Very, very low. Something like 70 or less. Wouldn't make a very racy fuel.
Forum: The Lounge 01-13-2018, 07:13 PM
Replies: 8,747
Views: 626,275
Posted By Lemmy
I'm not really interested in climate change. What...

I'm not really interested in climate change. What does bother me is the strategic and economic problems that reliance on foreign energy sources brings, and that for me is a good enough reason to be...
Forum: The Lounge 01-11-2018, 09:21 AM
Replies: 8,747
Views: 626,275
Posted By Lemmy
The fact that something is being reported on a...

The fact that something is being reported on a news outlet at all instantly makes it questionable with respect to bias, selective presentation, or even downright pork pies.
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 03-12-2017, 06:04 AM
Replies: 177
Views: 16,878
Posted By Lemmy
I'd rather he spent his time tweeting than...

I'd rather he spent his time tweeting than invading peoples countries on a lie.
Forum: The Lounge 02-23-2017, 05:58 PM
Replies: 164
Views: 17,459
Posted By Lemmy
Tesla look dead set on going mainstream with the...

Tesla look dead set on going mainstream with the three, and making electric propulsion mainstream. They aren't really 'specialised', more ' still getting established'.
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