NEW YORK (MarketWatch) â U.S. stock markets are closed on Thanksgiving. But the market has another reason to be thankful on Friday. Since 1992, stock exchanges have adhered to an abbreviated trading schedule the Friday following Thanksgiving. The key driver for the truncated session, which this Friday sees the market wrap at 1 p.m. Eastern time, is the ghost-town trading atmosphere that typically follows Turkey Day.
It takes less than 30 minutes to ride a bike 5 miles at a leisurely pace in an urban area. Riding a bike faster can take less time.
That's a 7.3 mile uphill (gradual) ride....the big thing I worry about is wind direction. A biker on a bike that is on flat level ground, no wind, can expend about 1 hp of energy to go 5 miles an hour or so...as you start to get over 10 or 12 mph, though, you have to start dealing with wind resistance.