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Old 12-31-06, 08:40 PM
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Mileage Goals for 2007?

Did 1000K in 2005, 3000K in 2006 and looking for 5000K in 2007. What are your goals? Any exciting trips? Happy New Year!!

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10,000K as usual (although I missed that goal this year!)

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I want to over 2000 miles this year with over 500 miles in one month and maybe if I can get the strength and time to finally ball up and do it, 1000 in one month.

Why do people insist in using the metric system when doing their mileage?
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Originally Posted by DavidARayJaxNC
I want to over 2000 miles this year with over 500 miles in one month and maybe if I can get the strength and time to finally ball up and do it, 1000 in one month.

Why do people insist in using the metric system when doing their mileage?
Could it be because she is Canadian and they use the metric system everywhere in the world other than the U.S.?
This year, my goal is to ride The Netherlands - Belgium - France - Switzerland - Austria - Hungary and then Thailand - Laos - Cambodia - Vietnam - Indonesia - Malaysia and Australia. How many miles is that, I have no idea...
Taking off in March, coming back when the money runs out.
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Originally Posted by gizem310
Could it be because she is Canadian and they use the metric system...
You may have something there... Good Point
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Originally Posted by DavidARayJaxNC
Why do people insist in using the metric system when doing their mileage?
Because that's the main system of measurement in most of the world, including the country I live in!!


If you plan to travel out of your country, you'd better become familiar with it!
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This past year, I racked up slightly over 5K Km (For those who don't "do metric", that's about 3100 statute miles or 2700 nautical miles...) I plan to do about the same this year, although, if I would just finish out the year a bit stronger, I should be able to hit 6K. (Laziness extracts a price...)

I choose to log in metric for several reasons: 30 years ago, during the US bicentennial, I promised myself I was going to learn the metric system; it adds a bit of international "flair"; and the numbers on my bike computer and in my logbook are larger. And, in an attempt to keep myself sane on long rides, I do the math to compute back and forth between metric and statute (Add about 60% to the statute number to get kilometers/Take 2/3 of the km to get sm - actually is 62%, but 66.6% is close enough for me. I know, small minds are amused by small things.)

Back to my goal: Now it's out there...In a year, I'll 'fess-up to how I did.

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Jon Paschka

PS. (off topic) To all of you who offer such sage advice on this forum, I thank you very much. I have learned much from you!
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