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Old Nov 19, 2004 | 10:46 AM
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Old Nov 19, 2004 | 10:48 AM
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I like having fun man. Its olso hard to have your gear on over your work clothes.
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Old Nov 19, 2004 | 10:58 AM
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My bike was all for canyons and trackdays until recently. It is commuting 5 days a week and I have to try to find time to hit the canyons now.
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Old Nov 19, 2004 | 11:20 AM
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I use it for work, school, errands, and as a stress relievant..I get to wear jeans at work so its cool
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Old Nov 19, 2004 | 11:27 AM
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I ride my nc30 to school almost everyday and the occasional rec. rides
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Old Nov 19, 2004 | 11:36 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JDMGSRCRX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I use it for work, school, errands, and as a stress relievant..I get to wear jeans at work so its cool </TD></TR></TABLE>

ditto
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Old Nov 19, 2004 | 12:34 PM
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normal jeans will only hold up for maybe 4 feet. unfortunatly, thats the same thing i do. i use my bike for everything; school and wherever else i need to go. i am not really familiar with the area so everyday i go out and get lost. its fun, i get to discover tons of neat roads out in "rural" san diego.
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Old Nov 19, 2004 | 12:37 PM
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Recreational rides with a group. I never leave the bike anywhere other than my garage, so that puts commuting off limits.
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Old Nov 19, 2004 | 12:53 PM
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Where is the everything option?

I use it to commute, track day, and canyons. regular basis...not in winter tho ofcourse
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Old Nov 19, 2004 | 01:02 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hybridreams &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Where is the everything option? </TD></TR></TABLE>

surely you do more commuting miles than recreational or vice versa. i specificall left out the "both" option to make people think about what they really use the bike more for.
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Old Nov 19, 2004 | 01:21 PM
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Whenever it's above 35degrees, dry, and gas in the tank, I'm on it!
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Old Nov 19, 2004 | 01:34 PM
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I vote for everything including touring.
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Old Nov 19, 2004 | 01:43 PM
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I commute m-f and have fun on the weekends I used to use my street bike as my track bike too until I picked up a f4i for the track.
USDM: Im in SD too, lemme know if you want to go ride sometime.
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Old Nov 19, 2004 | 01:53 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Etylorcen &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I commute m-f and have fun on the weekends I used to use my street bike as my track bike too until I picked up a f4i for the track.
USDM: Im in SD too, lemme know if you want to go ride sometime.</TD></TR></TABLE>
cool, i will definitly go sometime; just waiting to pick up a new jacket at the moment. where abouts are you? i am in del mar.
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Old Nov 19, 2004 | 02:02 PM
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I don't think you wanna know what I do with my bike
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Old Nov 19, 2004 | 02:27 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ScareyH22A &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I don't think you wanna know what I do with my bike </TD></TR></TABLE>

i put on my robe and wizard hat...
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Old Nov 19, 2004 | 02:37 PM
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I use it as "garage furniture" as I hardly ever ride it. I'll be parting ways w/ it soon it seems, but I know I'll miss it once it's gone.
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Old Nov 19, 2004 | 03:16 PM
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a little bit of commute and mostly for fun
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Old Nov 19, 2004 | 03:35 PM
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90% of the time its just for a cruise after a hard days work. The other 10% is just when i just dont feel like takin a car wherever i need to go
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Old Nov 19, 2004 | 04:24 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by falcongsr &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">surely you do more commuting miles than recreational or vice versa. i specificall left out the "both" option to make people think about what they really use the bike more for.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Well, I guess right now that's true (more commuting than recreational). But in the Spring/Summer I'd put atleast 400 canyon miles on the weekends, and prob match that with commuting everywhere during the week, so it's an even 50/50 trade.

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Old Nov 19, 2004 | 04:48 PM
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90% recreational. I'll take it to work occassionally because I work at a garage and I can park it right outside the garage, it never leaves my site. I dont take it to anywhere like the mall or movies though. Sometimes if I have a lot of small errands to run Ill take the bike but 90% for fun/stress relief.
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Old Nov 19, 2004 | 05:24 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by usdmPC3 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

i put on my robe and wizard hat... </TD></TR></TABLE>

OMG!!! HAHAAHAHAH!!! That was soooo funny! That's from the Cyber thing rite?
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Old Nov 19, 2004 | 06:39 PM
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Take it out when ever weather permits.
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Old Nov 19, 2004 | 11:59 PM
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I picked mostly rec, occasional commute, basing my decision on number of miles traveled. My commute is only about 5-10 miles, I usually ride for about 120-150 miles in the canyons.
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Old Nov 20, 2004 | 04:02 PM
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I use it to commute to and from work 6 days a week, and school 1 night a week, plus lots and lots of recreational riding once I'm off work and virtually all day on sundays, LOL. My daily commute is about 50 miles, bought the bike a month ago with 3 miles on it, now at 3900
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