tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25342834.post1875703172412892942..comments2023-09-08T04:39:48.315-07:00Comments on Stoked: Getting to Baker CityUltraMickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08290716910861940433noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25342834.post-14098034318031369272008-06-21T00:17:00.000-07:002008-06-21T00:17:00.000-07:00Meowwwww! If your legs pump as fast as your brain ...Meowwwww! If your legs pump as fast as your brain does, you ought to win this lil' Elkhorn shindig.<BR/><BR/>;^)<BR/><BR/>Have fun tomorrow night... the Gold Rush race is a blast!Keeneyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12776034506840969147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25342834.post-56520248569489636452008-06-20T22:10:00.000-07:002008-06-20T22:10:00.000-07:00Not so fast Martha! Even if we accept your assumpt...Not so fast Martha! Even if we accept your assumptions in your calculations, you're not comparing apples to apples because your car has two people with two bikes apiece. The other car has 4 people with one bike apiece. <BR/><BR/>To even it up, The four person crew has to have two bikes apiece as well. We must then assume that to take two bikes apiece they'd have to split up and take 2 cars, using more gas, which is the TT bike banning guy's point. <BR/><BR/>Alternatively, if you and Mick took only one bike apiece, and put two more people in your car with their bikes, you take at least one car off the road and less gas is used.<BR/><BR/>Still, to call for banning a type of bike in the name of being "green" isn't the answer. With good packing and racks, it's amazing what you can do. Back in the late 80's and early 90's, we would get 4 guys, 4 bikes,4 front wheels,4 other pairs of wheels, and bags all inside an Accord wagon. With a rack, we could have taken spare bikes as well. A teammate and I got the two of us, our bikes, 7-pairs of wheels, a toolbox, our bags, and a set of rollers all inside a Ford Fiero. Another time we got 10 bikes up on the racks, 10 guys, wheels, bags etc and drove from Albuquerque to San Marcos Texas in a Suburban. The mileage was of course terrible, but the gallons per person was low.<BR/><BR/>People have forgotten (or, in the age of SUV's never learned) how to stuff a lot of people and equipment into normal size cars.<BR/><BR/>What the TT bike banning guy should realize is that two bikes aren't strictly necesary anyway. Bikes are so slick these days, all you need are some clip-ons and some fast TT wheels, and you don't lose that much to a dedicated TT bike. Strong legs and lungs will trump bike choice any day.<BR/><BR/>BTW, have fun down there, no matter how many bikes you have.<BR/><BR/>-Rich McAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25342834.post-63229186516988574692008-06-20T15:04:00.000-07:002008-06-20T15:04:00.000-07:00holy crap... I nearly spit out my lunch when I rea...holy crap... I nearly spit out my lunch when I read that scenario.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25342834.post-84101419569041291952008-06-20T10:47:00.000-07:002008-06-20T10:47:00.000-07:00Thanks for doing those calculations, because even ...Thanks for doing those calculations, because even though I knew there were multiple flaws in that email, I wasn't going to try to prove it. Yay for biodiesel and efficient vehicles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com