On 5/2/07, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 5/2/07, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > A hybrid / fitness bike might be better for your needs. I don't know > > that a road bike would be very happy pulling a trailer, but a hybrid > > is a pretty good all-rounder. > > > > An effective daily workout on a bike is going to involve quite a lot > > of miles - about 15-20 per workout, I should think. You'll need a > > track or a country road with no traffic lights. > > You're right, Bob. > > The problem is that cycling is so very efficient. One must go about 4 > to 5 times the distance of running to get an equivalent workout, so if > one does 15 to 20 miles, that would be like, > > er... > > uh... > > Well, you can do the math...
I'd fiqure that out for you Frank, but i'm not a surveyor anymore, so i forget how now.:-) Dave > > ;-) > > Hard to say if a roadbike or a hybrid would be better. My personal > preference would be a road bike; the uncomfortable position is much > more efficient, so one can ride farther and harder with less effort. > One soon gets used to the "uncomfortable" position and skinny hard > saddle. > > OTOH, if a trailer is being considered, a hybrid would be a much > stronger platform from which to pull it, and the braking system might > be stronger, too. > > cheers, > frank > > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
