English[edit] From Latin schola. schola â(plural scholas) 1  Originally, a musical school attached to a monastery or church. Also known as a schola cantorum.  Today, a group of musicians, particularly one which specializes in liturgical music.
Yes, and with a 72 gear one would do more pedal strokes for the same average speed. Actually an easier way to estimate number of pedal strokes in general is to count your normal cadence (say 70) and apply it to your time to do an average mile (e.g., 4 min. for 15mph) = 280 strokes per mile. That would yield 28,000,000 for 100,000 miles.
Divide 31,680 by the stride length. For example, if the stride measurement on your machine is 36 inches, divide 31,680 by 36 to get 880. This number is how many revolutions that you need for one mile. Determine the amount of time that it takes to do one mile on your elliptical machine. This is the total number of revolutions to do one mile divided by your average RPMs. If you do 50 RPMs and it takes 880 revolutions for one mile, you need to exercise for 17.6 minutes to do one mile.