Posted on 03/26/2014 4:36:06 PM PDT by Kartographer
Looks nice, but have you ever ridden in one of those? They do NOT go very fast unless you’re going downhill.
Our skinny tired road bikes can do a lot more than most people think.
Last year I ran into some friends at a coffee stop 15 miles into my road ride. They were on cross and MTB’s and we’re going to ride the rail trail on a 70 mile out and back. I figured I would go along and the only problem was them keeping up with me. No flats. No mech failures. 100 miles at the end of the day. The only thing the bike needed was a good cleaning.
I’ve thought about how things might go down if TSHTF and for about the first month, I’ll stick with the big 8 cyl 4x4 pickup. After that, my 29’er hard tail MTB. If I have to bug out of town it will be on my cross bike with panniers.
Remember. In the end, training is the most important thing. Get out and do it while you can. Forcing your body to suffer builds tolerance and discipline.
The trails and such tend to have a lot of sharp lava pieces scattered around. I got spoiled with Dura-Ace everything, so the cheap stuff at Sports Authority turns me off.
Now that one requires comment.
An anti-tank moped? Incredible.
You never saw many because the rider had the scooter blown backwards out from under him whenever it was fired, lol.
Looks like it should be recoilless, like a bazooka.
That’s all well and good as long as you have gasoline and the parts and the ability to repair them. Now consider the easy of repairing and maintianing a bike.
;^)
I knew you’d have the info. Thanks much.
definitely. trade-offs to both.
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