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Old 01-07-2012, 06:09 PM   #9 (permalink)
JRMichler
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Originally Posted by SentraSE-R View Post
The "I can't, because ...," and "It's too ..." excuses don't fly with me. I bicycled 13 miles/day to/from work and vanpools for 9 years. I'll bet there's a bicyclist doing every short route that every rationalizer whines he "can't" do on a bicycle, and it will be bicycled today.
I work with a guy that regularly bicycles about 14 miles each way to work.

I lived 6 miles from work for three years, during which I bicycled to and from work. Then I started flying lessons at an airport 13 miles away. Put up to 6000 miles per year on my bicycle in those days.

These days I live 3 miles from work, and drive my truck. I have no excuse for this, especially since another hobby is running marathons - 3:49 for the last one.
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06 Canyon: The vacuum gauge plus wheel covers helped increase summer 2015 mileage to 38.5 MPG, while summer 2016 mileage was 38.6 MPG without the wheel covers. Drove 33,021 miles 2016-2018 at 35.00 MPG.

22 Maverick: Summer 2022 burned 62.74 gallons in 3145.1 miles for 50.1 MPG. Winter 2023-2024 - 2416.7 miles, 58.66 gallons for 41 MPG.
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