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Old 06-27-2010, 11:24 AM   #561 (permalink)
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It's because the bigger the SUV you have the cooler you are.
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Old 06-28-2010, 08:24 PM   #562 (permalink)
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Someone posts the following article:
The girl who must eat every 15 minutes to stay alive - Telegraph
...and your first thought is: "She could be a great hypermiler!"
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Old 06-29-2010, 05:02 AM   #563 (permalink)
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... You keep thinking people are staring at your car, even though you're on your bike.
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What matters is where you're going, not how fast.

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You're not doing that naked biking thing again are you
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Old 06-29-2010, 06:20 AM   #565 (permalink)
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e·co·mod·ding: the art of turning vehicles into what they should be

What matters is where you're going, not how fast.

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Old 06-29-2010, 11:47 AM   #566 (permalink)
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when u stay up 24 hours straight just to read this thread(ill come up with more later)
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Old 06-29-2010, 12:04 PM   #567 (permalink)
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YKYAEM when before you fill up you notice the gas pump readout of the previous person and wonder how far that person drove on 20+ gallons of gas.

... and you start wondering how far you could drive on that much if your car had a tank that large.
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The sidewalk takes a long downhill and you think "hey I can coast down this hill"... then you think "oh yeah I'm walking"...
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The sidewalk takes a long downhill and you think "hey I can coast down this hill"... then you think "oh yeah I'm walking"...
I've done that before. There's no Neutral gear for your legs.
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While driving your electric Geo Metro with a couple of bikes on the rear rack, ANOTHER Geo Metro with a rear bike rack passes you and waves rediculously excited.

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