ridecamp@endurance.net: Re: accurate distance

Re: accurate distance

Cyberpony (Cyberpony@aol.com)
Mon, 22 Dec 1997 08:16:56 EST

Paddi~

In a message dated 97-12-21 10:38:14 EST, you write:

<< One of the goals set for my
committee is to find a way for ride managers to be more accurate on the
miles. >>

1) Most obvious is a vehicle (4x4 if possible)

2) Motor bike or ATV with an odometer

3) Bicycle with an odometer

4) Now number four might be a little obscure, but might help for areas that
are single file trails or if you don't have access to number two or three. My
husband and I are insurance agents and part of the job is measuring the houses
that we insure. To measure the outside of a house we use a "Rolatape". It's
a big wheel on a stick that measures distances in feet. You just push the
wheel over the ground and the counter tells you the number of feet that the
wheel has covered. You could use this type of devise and convert the feet to
miles. The one we have is model: MM34 ENDURO. It's made by the Rolatape
Corporation out of Spokane, WA 99206.

Good Luck

Happy (accurately measured) Trails :-)

~Nora

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