9 mile ride

That's pretty good, I don't think I'd have the patience to ride 9 miles
on a 20", good luck to both of you.

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kington99

Dave

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9 miles on a 20 or a standard 24 is good going on gravel roads. I reckon
riding on a gravelly surface can add anything from 10 - 50 % to the
effort required, depending on the depth and type of gravel.

And it's good in this day and age for a father and son to be doing
something active and healthy together.

So, you never mentioned if you enjoyed the ride..?

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Mikefule

So, do you ride with a club?

No, but I carry a heavy spanner.
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My son is 10 and we had a great ride. In fact, when it was over he
asked if we could do it again every Sunday morning. The route started
out on a paved jogging trail for about a mile. The gravel road then
starts with a two mile gradual uphill. Actually, it is rough gravel
for about 1/4 mile then switches to fine crushed stone which is much
easier to ride on. Then we got to the hilly section of the park. I
thought we would be walking up some of the hills but we were able to
ride them all. We were both glad to make it to the paved roads in the
park. After the park we had about 1/2 mile down a busy road, there
were sidewalks though. We stopped for Mexican food for lunch and then
back through our subdivision to home. We averaged 4.5 mph but it took
about two and a half hours including breaks.

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