Tessa
I want to get a cruiser bike, but I want to get a trailer too to pull the kids along in. Would that be a good idea, or should I get a bike with gears? I live in FL so it is really flat land.
Answer
Most bike trailers have a clamp that affixes the bike to your trailer. So, attaching a trailer will be no problem.
Pulling a trailer may be an issue, though. You'll find the additional weight of your kids will make it harder to pedal your bike. Depending on your strength and the weight of your kids this may or may not be a problem. With a geared bike you have the ability to compensate for the added weight by shifting to a lower gear.
Also, depending on the design of your comfort bike you may not be in a good posture for efficient pedaling. (Road, mountain and hybrid bikes put you in a more efficient position with your weight more over the pedals and allowing full extension of your legs.)
Finally, if your bike does not have a front brake, I'd be pretty concerned about stopping with the added weight of your kids. A front brake provides vastly more stopping power than a rear brake. You will, of course, have the added weight of the trailer and your kids on the rear wheel, so performance may not be too bad, but when I need and want to stop, I want to have a front brake.
Hope this helps.
Most bike trailers have a clamp that affixes the bike to your trailer. So, attaching a trailer will be no problem.
Pulling a trailer may be an issue, though. You'll find the additional weight of your kids will make it harder to pedal your bike. Depending on your strength and the weight of your kids this may or may not be a problem. With a geared bike you have the ability to compensate for the added weight by shifting to a lower gear.
Also, depending on the design of your comfort bike you may not be in a good posture for efficient pedaling. (Road, mountain and hybrid bikes put you in a more efficient position with your weight more over the pedals and allowing full extension of your legs.)
Finally, if your bike does not have a front brake, I'd be pretty concerned about stopping with the added weight of your kids. A front brake provides vastly more stopping power than a rear brake. You will, of course, have the added weight of the trailer and your kids on the rear wheel, so performance may not be too bad, but when I need and want to stop, I want to have a front brake.
Hope this helps.
Upper arm strength for kids?!?!!?!?!?t?
Mirlana
In middle school, there is a flag football team. You know, not the takleing kind (thank god). But i want to try out, and i am skinny. I only have lower body strength. I am in 6th grade, and have NO clue what to do. I just need to run faster, and get upperbody strenght. Please help!! only upperbody strength and how to run faster!! without buying something of course. p.s. the tryouts are in 1 week. Ikno i cant be somekind of fast runner and strong kind of person overnight, but please help!!!
Answer
push ups, sit ups, pull ups, noone your age should lift. when i was your age i would run along side my mom or dad when they rode their bike. you need to do drills for your foot speed. try building a speed ladder with string and wood (kind of like running in tires, look up ways to run through it because it really helps) and google leg lifts, those are brutal but just dont cheat yourself. speed is about being explosive. plus you want to have endurance too keep up that speed. but you only have a week so results will be minimal
push ups, sit ups, pull ups, noone your age should lift. when i was your age i would run along side my mom or dad when they rode their bike. you need to do drills for your foot speed. try building a speed ladder with string and wood (kind of like running in tires, look up ways to run through it because it really helps) and google leg lifts, those are brutal but just dont cheat yourself. speed is about being explosive. plus you want to have endurance too keep up that speed. but you only have a week so results will be minimal
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