I do understand how lucky I was for the dif. in elevation, if it had been the other way around I probably would have been hitch hiking my way out.
I am also sure a true kick bike would have been much more comfortable compared ro stradling the bike, one foot in a pedal the other swinging along. I am not sure I would be as confident on the fast descents though. Rob On Jun 5, 8:25 pm, "Bill M." <bmenn...@comcast.net> wrote: > There is someone who has done the Markleeville Death Ride (150 miles, > 15,000 feet of climbing in the high Sierra Nevada south of Lake Tahoe) > on a kick scooter. > > At least you weren't 4000 feet below home! > > Bill > > On Jun 5, 5:40 pm, Robert Perks <perks....@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Yesterday I set out on my Roadeo for a planned century ride up into the > > mountains north of Ventura. The ride was cut short due to a mechanical with > > the freewheel. Of course I was about 40 miles away from and 4000 feet above > > home with zero cell coverage for miles. This is when what would have only > > previously been a thought experiment turned real. Jack Brown greens 70lbs > > in front 80 in the rear with about a 260 bike, rider and gear load. The > > goal was to get home without having to call for a ride. No forward help > > from the drive train and only my walking or kicking feet to keep things > > moving. > > > Details > > here:http://oceanaircycles.com/2011/06/05/metric-cross-training-ride/ > > andhttp://wp.me/p19mfs-p2 > > > I kept the average speed home above 9mph, and was able to coast on slopes I > > previously thought were flat. I can only imagine the average speeds I could > > have attained if I had tires of even lower rolling resistance. > > > Anybody up for a really long distance soap box derby with different tires? > > This could be an interesting experiment if repeated with different tires or > > run with a group. > > > -- > > Rob Perks > > oceanaircycles.com- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
