Odometer Readings & Miscellaneous Information


  • 01/01/2003 - 6,223 miles, rollout 2100 @ 8253.
  • 01/01/2004 - 10,276 miles.
  • 10/30/2004 - 13,000 miles, new chain, new Hutchinson Postal tires.
  • 01/01/2005 - 14,074 miles.
  • 09/18/2005 - 17,391 miles, new Bontrager Race Lite tires, cleaned drive train.
  • 01/01/2006 - 18,079 miles.
  • 01/01/2007 - 18,246 miles. Only 67 miles in 2006!!!
  • 10/23/2007 - 18,489 miles, new Mavic Aksium wheels

First time up Palomar Mountain, 1:44:40.
The body is only about 25% efficient in conversion of food energy to mechanical work
Each pound of fat is equivalent to 3500 kcal, or 4 kWh of energy. (1 kWh = 860 kcal)
This would power a single 100 watt light bulb for 40 hours.
1 teaspoon of table salt is 5.5 grams, and has 2325 mg of sodium. It is 40% sodium by weight.
1 teaspoon of sugar is 4 grams, 15 calories. 1 cup of sugar is 225 grams.
1 gallon is 3785 ml and contains 16 servings of 8 ounces each.

Homemade Gatorade:
Add 1 cup sugar, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp lite salt to 1 gallon of water. Flavor optional.
Homebrew has: 109 mg sodium, 36 mg potassium and 5.9% carbohydrate per 8 ounce serving.
Gatorade has: 110 mg sodium, 30 mg potassium and 6.0% carbohydrate per 8 ounce serving.

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