If you’re starting and finishing in the same place how does that work? I suppose you could minimize steep uphills by spending more time on less steep uphills and less time on more steep downhills. But ultimately you’re going to have the same elevation gain/loss in total. As the song says ‘what gores up must come down’
okay---lemme explain. I will use an exaggerated example, to best illustrate it. So, you bike 10 miles on a straight road with a 1% upward gradient. With a tailwind, you don't notice it. You'll have to do the math, to figure the cumulative elevation gain(525'?); I ain't got time. But there is one. Your route then takes a series of 6% downhill grades, like stairsteps, that eats up that 525' gain, and circles around back to the starting point. Also, just a couple of 1/8-mile climbs at 6%, and you'll know you've exerted yourself. Yup. Hope that helps you some
Alan, Lectric came out with an amazing new bike for an insanely cheap price. The XPeak 2.0 is on sale for $1,399. Not sure how they make any money on it since the bike shop guy that put my bike together was saying that just the aluminum for the frame of mine runs about $1,200. Micah on the Wheel-E e-bike podcast was absolutely raving about it. All the things that usually add to the price, headlight, adjustable seatpost, fenders, rear rack, are included for free.
https://lectricebikes.com/products/x...igh-step-ebike
okay---did you kids see that? The Xpeak 2.0 is the latest thing for only $1,399! Plus tx & any ups and extras a crafty retailer can sell you, so you can have the latest thing! But see---Soon as the cold spell has ended, I'm hopping on my trusty steed, a 1987 Trek 1000, that I purchased on ebay for $75 bucks, for the frame only. Seller description said "lots of wear and tear on the paint", but I touched it up with a brush, and pieced it back together with used parts. The seller shipped it from Placerville, Ca., which is very hilly. But no---it's a MEBike. No batteries required. Yup. Gotten lots of miles out of it, too. Yup. Why be a poseur; forgo the the fad toys. Yup.
okay----but i got a suggestion you might find useful, Albert: I don't know where I heard this, but it was from an industry insider, down at the local bike shop. swear you won't tell, but they are working on a hydrogen-powered bike that preliminary results show is VASTLY superior to ANY EBike now available, complete with computerized digital technology. So, anyway--- it might be a little bitty while before they hit the market, but it might be worth your while to WAIT, and then take the plunge, pull the trigger, and be the VERY first consumer in the 'hood to own one! That way, you won't get stuck with an obsolete, outdated, obsolete EBike, riding at the back of the pack, alongside meee on my clunky old self-powered '87 Trek w/chipped paint, like a total dork. But yeah---I'll let you know when the very first HydroBike comes into the shop, availaible for sale. First come, first served. Yup.
okay----another thing you kids with money-to-burn to spend on stuff that shows you are in-the-IN-crowd, is StupidBowl tickicks! (did i spell that correctly--oh, my bad). But yeah---the Chiefs will again be playing the Pirates or whoever! Taylor Swift will be there, too! But tickicks near the middle of the field sell for waaay more than the cheap seats, which start at 5 or 6 k. Expensive? Maybe, but darn well worth it, right! Ha. But yeah---football, is THE religion for some people. It's like--if you belong to a church that expects you to tithe, why, same difference, right? Go chieves, go. Yup.
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)