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Old 03-07-2010, 10:09 AM
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It depends on how far you have to go. 100 miles on a 600 mile trip won't get it. 100 miles around the neighborhood is a full day.
 
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Old 03-07-2010, 10:11 AM
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Well we seemed to get distracted at our lunch destination yesterday after a 11am start and it seems we wasted some valuable riding time. So I was just wondering what everyone's opinion was on only getting a 100 miles in yesterday.
 
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Old 03-07-2010, 10:14 AM
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Thats a decent ride. Wife hadn't been on her ride for 3 months(shes a fair weather rider) Yesterday nice enuff we did 200 miles.
 
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Old 03-07-2010, 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Jonesee
It depends on how far you have to go. 100 miles on a 600 mile trip won't get it. 100 miles around the neighborhood is a full day.
Yeah, 100 miles a day won't get you anywhere, but for puttin around that's pretty good. Some days I get in 12 miles ( to work and back ) and feel pretty good about it.
 
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Old 03-07-2010, 10:21 AM
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Only if you enjoyed the ride. 100+ miles is my daily commute, I enjoy every mile of it.
 
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Any ride is a good ride in my opinion...Ride when you want..how far or how long you want. Dont worry about filling a mile quota. Id be happy for a 5 minute ride right now. Havent rode since before Thanksgiving.. Been a long, rough winter.
 
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There are days when i get happy just riding down to my BJJ school 2.3 mules one way
 
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Originally Posted by Slacker8
Is it?
If you enjoyed it,it is .
 
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It depends on what your preference is . Some riders like to go as far as they can in a day and don't like stopping a great deal. Others like to take their time and socialize more. If you were disappointed in the ride then next time you could organize it and call the shots.
 
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Old 03-07-2010, 10:56 AM
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What should be a long enough ride?

Long enough for the generator to put back what the starter took. Then throw in enough time to get the engine up to normal operating temperature.

There are people that ride to get an iron butt award. There are those that ride ten miles to pose at their favorite roadside restaurant. Pose for a couple of hours. Then ride ten more miles to get home.

One should ride only to make themselves happy.
 


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