Is it easier to cycle or walk up hill?
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Is it easier to cycle or walk up hill?
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Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostIs it easier to cycle or walk up hill?Cats are evil. -
Originally posted by swamp View PostCycle.Comment
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Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostDon't you find it easier to get off and walk up steep hills?Comment
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Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostDon't you find it easier to get off and walk up steep hills?
I live at the top of a steep hill and whenever I cycle I usually push the bike up the last bit. I'm quite fit, by the way. My bike is really rubbish though, I could probably leave it lying around in Liverpool without fear of theft for at least two hours.Cats are evil.Comment
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Originally posted by swamp View PostActually I want to change my vote.
I live at the top of a steep hill and whenever I cycle I usually push the bike up the last bit. I'm quite fit, by the way. My bike is really rubbish though, I could probably leave it lying around in Liverpool without fear of theft for at least two hours.
From a physics standpoint the energy required to lift you and bike up a hill is just mgh, regardless of whether you push it up or cycle. That's a minimum though, there is no maximum. I'll assume the same speed of ascent for each, so the same power will also be used. From a physiological point of view it would depend which muscle groups are used and how efficiently, so is not easy to figure out. Another tricky bit is to figure out whether the greater friction available in walking (you wouldn't slide downhill) is an advantage over a bike where a downward force is always felt as the bike wants to roll downhill. I think I have usually discounted that by the time I've got to the top of the hill. Overall I would guess given a low enough gear, the energy used is probably about the same. You'd probably need to measure how much oxygen is used to find out for sure. On the flat or downhill cycling is definitely more efficient than walking.Comment
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Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostIs it easier to cycle or walk up hill?
Therefore it is easier to cycle. Unless I misunderstood. Difficult to say with no commas."take me to your leader"Comment
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I always loved the challenge of trying to get to the top of the hill without stopping.
When ever I pass someone pushing their bike, I just think they are a looser and have given up too easy.Originally posted by cailin maithHang on - there is actually a place called Cheddar??Comment
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What do you mean by easier?
Bikes have gears, so it can be relatively easy on a low gear but still requires the same abount of effort to get up the hilll.
Legs don't have gears yet.Comment
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Originally posted by FSM with Cheddar View PostI always loved the challenge of trying to get to the top of the hill without stopping.
When ever I pass someone pushing their bike, I just think they are a looser and have given up too easy.
I do that too.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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