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Comment on Puig Major and Sóller by bike Bangkok

bike Bangkok — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 09:22:21 +0000

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Comment on Pisa Rome Day Three: Orvieto to Rome by Erich Schlaikjer

Erich Schlaikjer — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 17:07:31 +0000

I also had a sort of heat stroke while cycling in China. Luckily Griffin noticed and persuaded some folks to cycle back and pick me up and feed me gallons of electrolytes. So I did not achieve smurfdom.

Comment on Canada Day 2: Nothing steeper, nothing harder, nothing more scary by Erich Schlaikjer

Erich Schlaikjer — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 20:33:34 +0000

We just watched “Chalet Girl” and it didn’t help that I kept thinking “Ewan could do that much better.” The snow-boarding, I mean.

Comment on Liege Paris Day Three. by Sleeping Cures

Sleeping Cures — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 02:19:00 +0000

Sleeping Cures…

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Comment on Liege Paris Bike Trip. Day One by Erich Schlaikjer

Erich Schlaikjer — Fri, 21 May 2010 08:49:02 +0000

I think I’ve had that fish dish, over in Chimay. Like something the cat barfed up, only colder. Strange in a country that normally has fabulous food.

Comment on My first 200 by Erich Schlaikjer

Erich Schlaikjer — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:04:39 +0000

Seems like having to stop in high winds is a tech problem that will be overcome, but the limits of efficiency are not.

Comment on My first 200 by Ewan

Ewan — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 13:49:23 +0000

Erich Schlaikjer :
I, er, love wind. Too bad its potential is limited...I assume that MacKay elsewhere gives the kWh/d used by one person. Presumably it is even more than the 40 given in the car example.

Yes, considerably more. I'll lend you the book but even if you cover the UK with wind turbines, it isn't going to help much. And, when they have to stop in high winds, it all gets a bit pointless really. It seems that it's a choice between returning to the Stone Age or paying the price of a few Chernobyls every century for having civilisation.

Comment on My first 200 by Erich Schlaikjer

Erich Schlaikjer — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 13:05:01 +0000

I, er, love wind. Too bad its potential is limited.

http://www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/withouthotair/c4/page_32.shtml

I assume that MacKay elsewhere gives the kWh/d used by one person. Presumably it is even more than the 40 given in the car example.

Comment on My first 200 by Erich Schlaikjer

Erich Schlaikjer — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 12:22:04 +0000

Mmmm, road rabbit stew!

Comment on Lance Armstrong’s anti cancer pants by Ewan

Ewan — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:32:24 +0000

I’ve subsequently found out that Nike exited the cycling clothing business in 2007 because they couldn’t make any money. Too many people buying “implied performance” shoes and not enough buying anti cancer pants I guess. The shorts I got were old ones. I think Trek took over the licence and now makes the same shorts under the Bontrager brand but they might not be the same.