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Can I win a 26 mile race with a BMX Bike?

Ok guys-I'm racing in an upcoming Texas Toughman team race which is 26 miles long. From what I gather-the pavement is probably pretty smooth and its a pretty straightforward course. Problem is, I made a bet with a coworker that I will beat his time no matter what and he has a stud expensive road bike that he is borrowing from his roommate-and I don't have any bike yet. Is it possible to beat this guy with a BMX Bike like found Target? I talked trash and told him I could beat him with a BMX bike or Huffy and now the whole office is waiting to see if thats possible. Neither of us are experienced bike riders-is it possible to beat him 26 miles with that cheap of a bike? My price range is under 100 dollars lol thanks for your help

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Order a Propane to LP conversion kit and an LP regulator from the maker of your new grill and you should be good to go. Bert
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Wow you can really tell the people that are just throwing answers out just to get points and can't take the time to read the question!Yes you can hook up a Propane grill up to a Propane gas line.This is most likely a high pressure line carrying 5-15 psi. but it also could be low pressure[the working pressure of the grill] it doen't matter either way it will work with the grills regulator[if it is high pressure the regulator will reduce the pressure down to the working pressure and if it is low pressure the regulator will just allow the gas to pass through].You can buy the standard tank connection in a fitting that Will screw into the gas line.You Will have to reduce the gas line down to 3/4 or 1/2 if it is larger then install a gas valve if it doesn't already have one And finally the tank fitting.This tank fitting is called a POL[industry standard] so the fitting will be a 1/2or 3/4 fip.[female international pipe thread] by female POL.You may have to get this from a Propane supplier I have never seen one on a store shelf.I would go with the tank fitting instead of direct connecting it that way you will be able to still hook it to a tank if you need to.You should use black iron pipe and fittings anywhere it may be exposed to damage or you could use corrigated stainless steel tubing where it is not prone to damage[you need to be certified to buy the stainless steel tubing].And yes it could make a difference in performance with such a large grill if everything is turned on all at once the tanks may not be able to keep up with the burn rate especially as the tank get closer to empty,and with small tanks you always run the risk of being half way through cooking and run out of gas.And for Bert's and Mereyham's information LP is Propane or Butane and I may have wrongly assumed that it was Propane,and with that said if you have a Butane line then you may need a conversion kit for your grill

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