Reply to "London Olympic Games - Marathon & Race Walk Routes"

mikesandfordMember

David,
As a mere whipper snapper of 60, you will doubtless manage on an ordinary pedal bike from BMW. However, if you deteriorate like I have between 60 and 70, you will in time come to wish you had gone for an electrically assisted bicycle from BMW. There was a big publicity splash a year ago when BMW announced they would be supplying electrically assisted bikes for the Olympics. I have not seen the specs of the bikes but I will make enquiries and advise whether they will be suitable for course measurement. In order to get good measurements, You need a rear wheel electric drive and not a front wheel drive which some bikes have.

I have an electrically assisted bike (made by Kalkhoff in Germany)and you are welcome to try it out when we meet in London in June, if you have never had the experience before.

5/25/126:23 AM

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