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The bikes have a model number on the left side of the seat post. The girls' bikes have model number 8504-50 and are purple. The boys' bikes have model number 8504-51 and are blue. The women's bikes have model number 8547-84 and also are purple. The men's bikes have model number 8547-85 and are black.
The official record for an upright bicycle under IHPVA-legal conditions (but at sea level, not high altitude) is 82.53 km/h (51.28 mph) set by Jim Glover in 1986 with an English-made Moulton bicycle with a USA-made hardshell fairing around him and the bike. The IHPVA hour record is 90.60 km (56.30 mi), set by Sam Whittingham on 19
Bikes with child seats or single-child trailers can carry an adult and a child; Bikes with double child trailers can carry an adult and two children; A Sociable has two riders side by side. A tandem or twin has two or more riders behind each other. A triplet has three riders; a quadruplet has four.
A touring bicycle with flat bars and 660 mm (26 in) wheels. A touring bicycle is a bicycle designed or modified to handle bicycle touring.To make the bikes sufficiently robust, comfortable and capable of carrying heavy loads, special features may include a long wheelbase (for ride comfort and to avoid pedal-to-luggage conflicts), frame materials that favor flexibility over rigidity (for ride ...
In 1997 KTM introduced the 620 Adventure with a 609 cc engine. The bike received a new 625 cc engine for the 1998 model year and was renamed the 640 Adventure-R. For model year 2004 it experienced noticeable changes with a low front fender, twin front brake discs and the primary color changing from silver to orange.
Bicycle brake cable: see Cable; Bottle cage: a holder for a water bottle; Bottom bracket: The bearing system that the pedals (and cranks) rotate around. Contains a spindle to which the crankset is attached and the bearings themselves. There is a bearing surface on the spindle, and on each of the cups that thread into the frame.
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According to a study a human at 70 kg (150 lb) requires about 60 watts to walk at 5 km/h (3.1 mph) on firm and flat ground, [6] while according to a calculator at kreuzotter.de the same person and power output on an ordinary bicycle will travel at 15 km/h (9.3 mph), [7] so in these conditions the energy expenditure of cycling is about one-third ...