tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post2014353634210044354..comments2024-02-27T01:52:06.519-08:00Comments on Kent's Bike Blog: #30DaysofScootering: Seattle to IssaquahKent Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12906603746565831689noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-76537790103230875102013-04-25T13:55:06.353-07:002013-04-25T13:55:06.353-07:00Okay. We have the distance thing down (and I thank...Okay. We have the distance thing down (and I thank you for that). Now I'm wondering about KickPed for short distance fill-in light grocery shopping (not heavy bulky grocery shopping). I think a backpack with belly strap worn on the scooterer's back would work best as far as scootering is concerned. And you leave the backpack at the customer service counter (as most mass grocery retailers require because they are terrified that evil and clever you might steal from them),put the scooter in the shopping cart, shop, pay, put the purchases in the backpack, scooter home a mile or two if that. Note that your serious hauling bike wasn't stolen from the grocery store's gtm cheesey isolated bike rack in all this. <br /><br />That's what I want to try, next. What do you think?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-1559390381895907052013-04-24T18:45:24.416-07:002013-04-24T18:45:24.416-07:00Thanks Kent. Would also be interested in hearing a...Thanks Kent. Would also be interested in hearing about the different muscle groups you use for scootering and how your body responds. Seems like it would be good for strengthening the glutes and lower back, several areas bikes do not do much for. Enjoying your posts.biiknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-44957894990735438902013-04-24T16:16:25.847-07:002013-04-24T16:16:25.847-07:00Hi billk,
Riding the scooter seems to be about tw...Hi billk,<br /><br />Riding the scooter seems to be about twice as fast as my walking speed and about half my biking in town speed. In general:<br /><br />Walking: 3 mph<br />Scootering: 6 mph<br />Biking: 12 mph<br /><br />In some cases I can scoot or bike faster, but that's the general pattern.<br /><br />As for doing the 18 miles without stopping, yeah, I think that would be pretty easy. But I've always been an endurance guy. I don't go fast, but I can go a long time.Kent Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01607372827627527450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-4266208397714876852013-04-24T15:26:41.281-07:002013-04-24T15:26:41.281-07:00Would you estimate it takes about twice as long on...Would you estimate it takes about twice as long on the scooter as on bike? Could you have done the 18 miles without stopping?billknoreply@blogger.com