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Weight Loss Forum / General Topics / May 2004fao beverly
Beverly, I'm curious how you are doing with your new bike? And in particular, do you notice a speed increase with the street bike compared to your hybrid bikes on the street? I've always been very curious as I strongly believe that my hybrid (more mountain) I believe it has a much lower gearing ration that is meant for climbing instead of a street bike that is for speed. When it comes to calorie counting, this can make a difference. I would think that on my bike, when I outpower the bike at about 18 mph, and I'm working pretty hard, whereas I would think on a street bike I could work just as hard and achieve speeds greater than 24mph. When going to a site like calories per hour, you see a big jump in cals burned at the greater speeds. But I think that it depends on the gearing of the bike. But, was wondering if you have noticed this same thing or not with the new bike > Beverly, I'm curious how you are doing with your new bike? And in > particular, do you notice a speed increase with the street bike compared to [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > But, was wondering if you have noticed this same thing or not with the new > bike I went to the website and looked at her new bike - and wondered if I should even have a hybrid. Mine's alot like yours, it's dual-purpose but built pretty rugged for trails. And I've had it on gravel only about 10% of the time. But I like the way it feels, I just wonder if a street bike would be that much better. I think I'll get around to doing some single track this summer, but I enjoy the pavement... det > > Beverly, I'm curious how you are doing with your new bike? And in > > particular, do you notice a speed increase with the street bike compared [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > det The road bikes do best on paved trails or streets. Their narrow tires don't do well on gravel, etc. I prefer the hybrids over mountain bikes as you can get more speed out of them with the same amount of effort. They'll do the dirt and gravel trails but definately won't take the jumps, etc that a mountain bike is capable of doing. At 61 I'm not into jumping or anything near that on a bike<g> They hybrid was recommended by the LBS a few years ago based on the type of riding I did at the time. Now that I'm doing more riding and longer rides the raod bike suits me better. Too bad you don't live around here - I may have a couple hybrids for sale. I'm running out of room in the garage! > Beverly, I'm curious how you are doing with your new bike? And in > particular, do you notice a speed increase with the street bike compared to [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > But, was wondering if you have noticed this same thing or not with the new > bike I'm loving every minute on the new bike. It's like learning to ride all over again with the different shifters and pedals, new postion on the bike, etc. I'm finding I do get more speed but have to put forth about the same effort as I did on the hybrids. It seems like I have to keep a steadier candence on the road bike more than I did on the hybrid in order to maintain the speed. On the hybrid I had a tendency to do more coasting. I've been on it every night this week except tonight. Granddaughter #3 had her 16th birthday today and the family went out to eat. I don't have a bike computer on the road bike yet - I'm hoping to get it to the bike shop this weekend for a few minor adjustments, bike computer and possibly a kickstand. I was a little suprised when I discovered it didn't have a kickstand - Trek doesn't equip any of their bikes with them. Many road bike riders frown on them but I noticed quite a few of the road bikes at the Saturday morning ride had kickstands. I imagine it's the real serious riders who frown on them. If your bike has nobby tires you will get a little more speed by switching to smooth tires. I imagine the cadence has a lot to do with the calories burned in addition to the bike gearing. Beverly > I was a little suprised when I discovered it didn't have a kickstand - Trek > doesn't equip any of their bikes with them. I have a Gary Fisher, made by Trek, and I had to "special order" the kickstand. I sure do use it! det > > I was a little suprised when I discovered it didn't have a kickstand - > Trek [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > det I'm going to get one for mine, too. I like to "stop and smell the roses" when I'm out riding and I don't want to have to be hunting a place to lean this bike all the time<g> Beverly > > I was a little suprised when I discovered it didn't have a kickstand - > Trek [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > det My Trek and my Fugi do not have kickstands. Non of my "adult owned" bikes have had kickstands. I just don't use them. I'm used to not having them. DS's bikes do have stands and I find that when i ride his, it can get in the way. > > > I was a little suprised when I discovered it didn't have a kickstand - > > Trek [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > DS's bikes do have stands and I find that when i ride his, it can get in the > way. The kickstands I've seen on the road bikes fit much farther back than the normal placement of a regular one. They're way behind the pedal range. > > > I was a little suprised when I discovered it didn't have a kickstand - > > Trek [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > DS's bikes do have stands and I find that when i ride his, it can get in the > way. I don't know about mountain bikes but both my hybrids (Giant and Jamis) came equipped with kickstands. I can see where it might be a safety factor on the mountain bikes. It's probably more of a weight issue on the road bikes. Someone told me since the road bikes were so light that they have a tendency to tip over on a kickstand if there is any weight such as loaded bike bags, etc on the upper portion of the bike. >> I was a little suprised when I discovered it didn't have a kickstand - >Trek [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >det My Trek hybrid, purchased last year, has a kickstand. I didn't special order it, but I wonder if it's something the shop added. Chris > >> I was a little suprised when I discovered it didn't have a kickstand - > >Trek [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Chris Both my hybrids came with kickstands (Giant and Jamis). I tend to believe it's based on the type of bike - mountain, hybrid, road, etc. I'll be at the bike shop this weekend. I'll checkout the kickstands<g> Beverly |
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