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Article #1367Re: Mileage meters
From: Jay Reidy
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 21:14
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 21:14
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In article <857@jgaltstl.UUCP> terry@jgaltstl.UUCP (terry linhardt) writes: >Does anyone know where you can get the 'gadget' which is attached >to a bicycle and then used to measure distances? I know they are >often used by race officials to lay out a certified course. >What are they correctly called? >-- > Terry Linhardt ...!wupost!jgaltstl!terry > terry%jgaltstl.uucp@wupost.wustl.edu Try college and/or high school track and cross country coaches, running shops that sponsor races, TAC or whoever, the highway patrol, highway department. Also, you can get the bike mileage meter at any bike shop in the world. They have s a certain acccuracy problem though, depending on where on the wheel you put the meter-reader. If you're laying out a race for certification, bet the wheel-thingy you puch. Also, try a surveyer. they have some of that stuff. Good luch, Jay reidyj@storm.cs.orst.edu e
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!ogicse!flop.ENGR.ORST.EDU!reidyj From: reidyj@CS.ORST.EDU (Jay Reidy) Newsgroups: rec.running Subject: Re: Mileage meters Keywords: mileage bicycles Message-ID: <1eot7eINNmar@flop.ENGR.ORST.EDU> Date: 22 Nov 92 21:14:22 GMT Article-I.D.: flop.1eot7eINNmar References: <857@jgaltstl.UUCP> Organization: Computer Science Department, Oregon State University Lines: 23 NNTP-Posting-Host: storm.cs.orst.edu