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National
- 9 new indicators that bicycle travel and tourism are booming
- Setting the Tone for Biking in Congress’ First 100 Days
- Becoming Bike-Friendly: The Best Way to “Be Hip Without Trying”
- Sidewalk Bandits Make Off With the Pedestrian Right-of-Way
- Smaller Cities Taking on Big Transit Projects
- Damage From Sandy Pushes Bike-Share Launch From March to May
- 5 Bicycle Inspired Accessories for Your Home
International
- The Transition of Copenhagen’s Traffic Logic
- Cardboard bicycle helmet claims to be three times safer
- You’re ‘king’ if you have a bicycle in Kili
Wind Chill Calculator
http://www.onlineconversion.com/windchill.htm
Yea, I’ve always wondered why humidity (dampness) is factored in for heat index but not wind chill. The assumptions that a steady state of wetness exists kind of negates any usefulness of the ‘how cold does it feel’ measure for cyclists.
It might be best to think of “wind chill” as a baseline from which cyclists can bring in other variables such as diet, general health, apparel, pace, whatever else as they choose, day to day.
I always just use the ‘regular’ temperature for that.
Do as you wish. But the ‘regular’ temperature doesn’t account for the wind chill that gets set up this time of year when a neophyte commute/utility cyclist rides at say, 10 mph, when there is a resultant effective “wind” in otherwise still air of 10 mph>>wind chill. Red Star’s objective being that they are not fazed and discouraged by this effect…it can be addressed. Thanks!