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  2. Single-speed bicycle - Wikipedia

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    A great "on road" gear ratio, for the 26″ wheel, is 42:17, approximately a 2.5:1 ratio and 64.2 gear inches for versatile tour riding. Many British enthusiasts used to tour on 27inch–wheeled lightweights on a single fixed–gear of 69 inches before multi–speed gearing became universally popular, though this certainly made for tough work.

  3. Body mass index - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 19 October 2024. Relative weight based on mass and height Body mass index (BMI) Chart showing body mass index (BMI) for a range of heights and weights in both metric and imperial. Colours indicate BMI categories defined by the World Health Organization ; underweight, normal weight, overweight, moderately ...

  4. Preferred walking speed - Wikipedia

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    The preferred walking speed is the speed at which humans or animals choose to walk. Many people tend to walk at about 1.42 metres per second (5.1 km/h; 3.2 mph; 4.7 ft/s). [1][2][3] Individuals may find slower or faster speeds uncomfortable. Horses have also demonstrated normal, narrow distributions of preferred walking speed within a given ...

  5. Hand luggage - Wikipedia

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    Hand luggage. Luggage small enough to be carried in the passenger compartment of a vehicle. Hand luggage compartments of an Airbus A340 -600 aircraft (economy class), also referred to as "overhead bins". A portable scale used to check if hand luggage is within weight limits. The term hand luggage or cabin baggage (normally called carry-on in ...

  6. Gear inches - Wikipedia

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    For bicycles with 700c wheels, some cyclists quote gear inches based on a nominal wheel diameter of 27 inches, corresponding to the old British tire size of 27 x 1 + 1 ⁄ 4" (ETRTO 630). Strictly speaking, the rolling diameter of a 700c wheel may be significantly higher or lower than 27", depending on the tire size, e.g. nearly 27.5" for a ...

  7. Imperial units - Wikipedia

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    The former Weights and Measures office in Seven Sisters, London (590 Seven Sisters Road). The imperial system of units, imperial system or imperial units (also known as British Imperial [1] or Exchequer Standards of 1826) is the system of units first defined in the British Weights and Measures Act 1824 and continued to be developed through a series of Weights and Measures Acts and amendments.

  8. Electric bicycle laws - Wikipedia

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    NOTE 2: The top speed of the bike if propelled by human power is the posted speed limit, but the motor is only allowed to get up to and keep at 32 km/h. If the posted limit is under 32 then the posted limit is the limit allowed. NOTE 3: There is no maximum weight limit. NOTE 4: Ebikes are allowed to use cargo trailers/kid trailers.

  9. 27.5 mountain bike - Wikipedia

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    27.5 mountain bikes are mountain bikes which use a large volume tire that is approximately 27.5 inches in diameter, 56 mm wide (ISO 56-584 / 27.5 × 2.25) on an ISO 584 mm rim. [1][2][3][4][5] 27.5 mountain bikes are also called tweeners, [6] since it "fits between" the traditional 26-inch wheels and the newer 29ers ". [7]