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View Poll Results: What should Digital Gee's 2007 Mileage Goal be?
1000 miles, because he is tired from doing 2000+ this year
4
8.16%
2000 miles, because he can
5
10.20%
3000 miles, same as '06, this year he will make it!
19
38.78%
4000 miles, given 18+ months of training, he is ready for it!
7
14.29%
5000 miles with a new road bike - no problem!
3
6.12%
6000+ miles, Man Up Digital Gee and get with the program!
11
22.45%
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Old 12-27-06, 04:45 PM
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I didn't want to torture him too bad - 4000 miles.
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Originally Posted by Digital Gee
but once again an offspring took matters into her own hands and totalled her car. While it's easy to say "her problem," it's really not. So I have a feeling there will be some $$$ going there which could have gone to a bike.
Again... again! It looks like you need to buy 2 bikes.
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Old 12-27-06, 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by BlazingPedals
Whatever the goal, I predict he will agonize over it until it's too late to do anything about it.

+1 Sorry DG

Me's thinks you need a new bike!
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Old 12-28-06, 11:58 AM
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Right now the average response is approximately 3600 miles, about 10 miles a day.

I'm only counting the 6000+ mile votes as 6000, even though I know in some of those evil hearts they would vote for 10000 miles.
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Old 12-28-06, 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Retro Grouch
How far is the moon?
Not too far, you can see it from here.
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Old 12-28-06, 06:40 PM
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Hey, we must live pretty close to each other, for I can see it from here too!
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