Cycling Questions and Answers
Why do the key networks overdramatize the Tour De France?
Question:I love watching OLN, and enjoy listen to their commentary, and think that they do a great commission with their coverage of the Tour.
But, every weekend CBS, NBC, ABC, or some other see plays the Tour for an hour or so. They always try to turn the see into some kind of Poetic Melodrama. I can remember when Armstrong be racing. 10 minutes of the coverage would converse about the "majestic mountains" of France, the subsequent 25 minutes would talk something like Armstrong's Cancer, and the remainder of the time after commercials (usually a total of 8 minutes) would address the race itself. Why does their coverage own to be so cheesy? Does it really do the sport of professional cycling any justice?
Answers:
The Tour de France comes during the DEAD of summer when nought is on but some boring baseball games and a couple of golf tournaments.
So the networks puff it. They are too cheap to have continuous coverage of the actual course (too tons cameramen! Too much equipment!) so they slog along with the can pieces they have archived contained by the off-season along with commentary.
They're trying to save the audience up so the commercial ads procure to a large ample slice of the public.
The major networks overdramatize American football but do not tender enough coverage to momentous events like the Tour De France and the Ididarod.
Man, no kid. I was watching the CBS stuff today; they have 5 minutes of actual bike racing surrounded by the whole 1-hour show. No wonder Americans don't guardianship.
Didn't watch it this weekend(I've simply been watching the OLN coverage). But it is alike issue with the olympics. There is usually more "up close and personal coverage" than actual event coverage.
What is the best mountain bike for my situation?
Question:I'm an athletic and fairly muscled 38-year-old man. I'm 6'6" soaring and I weigh 255 pounds. I live south of Anchorage, Alaska -- a great place for mountain biking with an prosperity of open terrain and trails.
I'm investigational to mountain biking. This summer I'd like to switch over from my long-gone routines of prolific hiking and jogging to biking.
I stipulation a recommendation on a mountain bike for an individual my size. My price field is $3000-$5000.
Thanks!
Answers:
With a budget such as yours you owe it to yourself to go to a bike shop and find fitted for a bike. If you fancy rugged terrain over path riding a full suspension bike is the channel to roll. Look for 5" travel front and 4"in the hindmost minimum. Go for hydrolic disc brakes as this will provide you with reliable stopping contained by all conditions. This is a big must once it get wet outside.
But capture fitted and talk to family who will be your service providers once you walk out the door beside your bike.
you need a cannondale specifically what i used whe i spent time in alaska i be at the elmadorf airforce base obedient biking enjoy
What are my best men's bicycle option for underneath $200?
Question:I KNOW I can get a better bike if I go underwater to a higher inventory, but I am not looking for top performance here. I newly need something free for around town and want a good suggestion for something inexpensive.
Please do not respond and tell me I requirement to spend more if I want a "good" bike. That kind of warning will not help me as I am not looking for premium craftsmanship and components. Just trying to discern my BEST choice given the money I am willing to spend.
Does anyone hold a decent brand they can recommend inside my range? Thanks!
Answers:
I've be looking at a GMC Denali road bike. It's a good price, and it looks OK. I've see it on Amazon.com and at WalMart. I've been thinking it over for a long time, and I regard it'll be just what I obligation. It's fairly feathery, and I'm not going to be beating it up or competing surrounded by big races or anything.
The customer reviews on Amazon.com enunciate it's good for an entry-level bike, and you can upgrade the components after that, if you desire.
NEVER buy a bike from Walmart, Kmart, Sears, etc... even though you say you solely can spend 200 bucks, what you buy will either A) not ending long, or B) will cost you just as much to fix it when it breaks
when culture here tell you that you stipulation to spend more money it is not for performance, it is for durability and reliability... for behaviour you really need to spend thousands, but for reliability you requirement to spend 300 to 500 minimum
believe me, I have see it time and time again
if you end up buying a low feature bike, you will not be able to ride it for vastly long and you will have emaciated your money
check out KHS, Trek, Specialized, and Giant
Garage sales within the afternoon. Make a low offer and notify the seller that taking the proposal is better than putting it back surrounded by the garage. I got a $500 trek for $20 this bearing. The asking price at the garage sale be $60. This is only worth it on Bike shop bikes, any Trek, Older Schwinn, Cannondale, etc. Huffy, Walmart not worth meesing beside for $5
wow u cant even hardly gain a walmart bike for that, just progress steal one or try the classifieds.
you should be able to catch a decent bike for smaller quantity than $100 if you buy used.
Look at garage sales, look contained by thrift stores. I've even seen still wearing clothes bikes at scrap yard, where they will get rid of you the bike based on its cargo.
Some bike stores will sell second foot bikes and they usually fixed them up so they are ready to roll. They will tolerate you test ride as ably.
As currently mainly mountain/trek bikes are sold within stores my impression that getting a road bike make it much more likely you gain a decent bike. Generally if they are infirm models they can go cheap. Currently I enjoy a <$100 univega road bike, which I am happy near. I think it's from the 80s but still within great shape and rides well.
Is bicycling better than walking?
Question:Im thinking of getting a bike, but I cant seem to find out which distraction burns more calories
Answers:
The "Power Walking" style or the "Olympic" style will burn plenty of calories, but biking will get your heart rate up difficult for longer durations.
So, overall biking is more cardio than walking and will burn more calories.
BIKE BURNS MORE CALORIES
Depends on fast you pedal
I would stir for the bike, it's easier on your joints
Peoples opinion differ on this but I believe that any kind of perpetual motion leg work out near low impact on the feet is better . So biking is my judgment to be the best.
Exercising your bedsprings burns more calories than either walking or cycling. Just put together sure you're on top of the bed, not underneath.
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