The windchill factor of pedaling and other off-season Q's
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Are you asking how fast do the pedals move? What is the wind speed of foot as opposed to overall speed of bike? I calculated that once, it's just a multiplication problem with a bunch of different units. What I came up with was it does not much matter. Remember the bike is geared up and the circle of tire is way bigger than circle of crank.
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I'd stay far away from that stuff. Coricidin HBP contains alcohol, doxylamine succinate and acetaminophen, a bad combination. It's best to avoid any alcohol at all when sick. And it's pretty well documented that acetaminophen is already risky, and worse mixed with alcohol
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As the doctor in this article warns, sleepiness is a side effect of diphenhydramine, not its intended purpose, and it's risky to deliberately take any medication *for* the side effects.
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And avoid alcohol up to 6 hours before your usual bedtime. That includes OTC liquid remedies for coughs, colds and sleep that contain alcohol. It can make us feel superficially relaxed and drowsy, but that effect disappears quickly and it interferes with natural sleep. You might sleep for a couple of hours after one or two beers, glasses of wine, etc., but then wake up and have trouble falling asleep again. I've known very few people who sleep soundly after drinking. Most folks I've know admit they don't sleep well after drinking, but will be tempted to wake up and drink more to become sleep again. Bad cycle. Beer is like caffeine for me, the opposite effect most folks get.
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It dawned on me that it's not that hard of a math problem. 175mm crank = radius of circle. One revolution is calculated about 3.6ft x 90 rpm etc.. comes to close to 4mph of foot speed. But of course, depending on where in the circle your foot is and how it's exposed, that speed subtracts from overall wind (eg. heel of foot) or adds (eg. toebox).
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It dawned on me that it's not that hard of a math problem. 175mm crank = radius of circle. One revolution is calculated about 3.6ft x 90 rpm etc.. comes to close to 4mph of foot speed. But of course, depending on where in the circle your foot is and how it's exposed, that speed subtracts from overall wind (eg. heel of foot) or adds (eg. toebox).