Dirt/Road Mileage excange rate
08-24-09, 07:47 PM
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Dirt/Road Mileage excange rate
In general terms, what is one mile of trail worth in road miles given similar topography?
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08-24-09, 08:06 PM
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1 mile.
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IMHO there's no good answer to that... simply because there are so many more variables that can be involved in trail riding. I agree that one mile of flat off-road trail compared to one mile of flat road won't be 'equal' per se, but neither is comparing 1 mile stretches of easy flat off-road to trail to something more difficult. When you mix in 6 inch roots every 10 feet, as well as some rock gardens and a few large roll-overs, and all of a sudden that 1 mile flat off-road stretch has gotten considerably more difficult. That's just my opinion though, take it for what it's worth (not much).
08-24-09, 08:19 PM
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just use time. An hour on the bike is an hour on the bike. Even better get a heartrate monitor and see how you're body is responding.
08-24-09, 08:24 PM
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I can do an hour and whip myself much more severly than I can on a 50 mile cruise.
