No I don’t think so, that would be a good test though I agree.

Based on the fact that the result was put down to the physical difference in the chain material, I’d think that it would still last longer, but maybe it wouldn’t turn out to be cheaper by the km, as potential the grime could rip through a coating pretty quickly.

You might find the opposite is true actually. I saw something (maybe on youtube?) recently where someone tested chain wear on a range of Shimano chains by setting up a jig and running it for ages, measuring it at intervals until it got to .5 wear (which is when most recommend changing the chain).

The XTR/Dura Ace chain lasted the longest. No only that, on a dollar per kilometre basis it was also the cheapest chain overall!

They put it down to the added treatment or coating on the rollers that the other chains don’t have.

I have two suggestions. First is YR weather, is is from the Norwegian bureau of meteorology, and I find it really reliable and accurate in a lot of places. I actually had it recommended to me by a farmer in the middle of bowhere North East Victoria, Australia who said it was the most accurate for him in his area which actually turned out to be really true!

Second is Peak Finder, which I think is a one time paid app, but I’ve had it for ages so cant remember. It is an augmented reality app that you hold up to the horizon and it will tell you what all the mountains that you see are.

City mapper is excellent for bike riding too! It lets you use bike share bikes confidently knowing that it’s routing you on safe bike lanes and roads, rather than sending you down heavily trafficked ones like Google does.

It only works on some cities though, which is a bummer.

I haven’t had a chance to read the study yet, but I wonder if they were trying to narrow the focus in on impacts on “regular people” rather than all humans.

I know people that rise bikes as serious amateur athletes and they regularly consume 90g of carbs for 5-6 hours multiple times a week while training, and I’m sure some serious athletes push carb intake even higher. They have very specific reasons for doing this and maybe that might skew data so athletes have been excused?

Classic Texas.

Hmm, I missed that. Wow.

This Bloke has really broken Godwin’s law hasn’t he?