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Partially Ruptured T34 Thoracic Disc

Old 02-20-20, 11:46 AM
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What do you say you guys drop this personal feud? It's disruptive. You guys will not be exchanging pleasantries ever, so let's just walk away and forget about it.
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Old 02-20-20, 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by cat0020



4x38 miles x 52 weeks in a year; that's less than 8k miles a year, not 12k miles.
Those are the rides he does in addition to commuting and other longer rides. I don't know noodle soup personally but I can't understand why you have so much trouble believing his mileage. I mean, it's a lot but certainly within the realm of a recreational cyclist. I know people who have done a lot more.
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Originally Posted by BillyD
What do you say you guys drop this personal feud? It's disruptive. You guys will not be exchanging pleasantries ever, so let's just walk away and forget about it.
Sorry for sticking my nose in it.
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Old 02-20-20, 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by big john
Those are the rides he does in addition to commuting and other longer rides.
Exactly. I live 10 miles from work, so 4x20=80. My regular training loop is 38 miles. so 4x38=152.

152+80=232

232x52=12,064

12k miles is the usual minimum annual mileage. This past year was only 11,812 miles, but I was travelling 3 weeks for work, and wasn't able to ride.
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Originally Posted by BillyD
What do you say you guys drop this personal feud? It's disruptive. You guys will not be exchanging pleasantries ever, so let's just walk away and forget about it.


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Originally Posted by noodle soup
Is anyone else amused that an e-biker is the one questioning the miles I ride?
I don't understand, it's really not that much for someone who lives in the southwest.
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Originally Posted by big john
I do about 700 hours now and I have plenty of time to do other things, about 8000 hours, actually.
I suspect he’s a younger city dweller, and wastes a huge portion of his day dealing with traffic. Between that and crap weather, it can make riding 12k miles a year seem impossible. Throw in a wife(or non-cyclist SO) and some children...

I probably wouldn’t ride this much if I had those time commitments.
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