Years ago Mountain Bike Action used to test cheap Huffy mtbs to destruction. You could do a timed stress test of a selection of some of the cheaper brands -- need not be mountain bikes; Little Princess bikes; Mad Max bikes; Winnie-the-Pooh bikes; what have you -- to see which brands held up longest over the same off road route and stress. This ought to be great fun if your child is a boy. MTBA also had a Huffy tossing contest, IIRC.
More seriously yet, test different kinds, or qualities, or builds of bikes over a single route under different riders to find out which is fastest -- a measure of energy required and efficiency. For example, a BMX bike versus a mountain bike versus a cruiser. The competitive element ought to interest a boy and elicit any budding organizational skills. On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 9:33 PM, Stonehog <[email protected]> wrote: > Crank length on comfort? > > Mobile Brian Hanson > > On Jan 28, 2012, at 6:33 PM, Frank <[email protected]> wrote: > > My 6th-grader is interested in developing a science project (6 week > duration) which involves the bicycle. The Rivendell content requirement is > satisfied, I believe, by acknowledging (and appreciating) the legacy of > thinkings, writings, and musings accumulated and evolved by Grant and the > rest of the team at RBWH which have accumulated on the web site, in the > Reader, and now on the Internets over the years. > > The foundational question to be defined and ultimately answered is "What is > the effect of_________on________? The first blank is a manipulated variable > (perhaps tire pressure, clipless pedals, steel, other), with the second > blank defining what is to be measured (speed, power, durability, etc.). > Since multiple trials will be involved with controls, and the output will be > an audio-visual presentation, sign boards, and quantitative data results, > he'd like to do something interesting and less obvious than "flat tires roll > poorly". > > The folks on this forum always impress me with their interest and insistence > on getting to "why", so if any of you have an idea for a bicycle related > (the more directly related to Rivendell and their ethos, the better), > project, or a question that might be answered by an eager kid with time, > tools, enthusiasm, and a love for his bike, I'd appreciate hearing your > ideas. > > And thank you. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/GaSDvGx32NsJ. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
