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  Topic Name: Riding a bike vs.driving a car on: April 20, 2012, 01:31:47 PM
Rabid Hillbilly


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« on: April 20, 2012, 01:31:47 PM »
Taking break at a gas station,i did some math: price of gas here is 3.85 a gal.
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  Topic Name: Riding a bike vs.driving a car Reply #1 on: April 20, 2012, 01:49:50 PM
Rabid Hillbilly


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« Reply #1 on: April 20, 2012, 01:49:50 PM »
10gals. of gas is 38.50.(we'll say 40.00). on my bike i'll eat 10.00 a day, that is 4 days of food. chime i anyone?
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  Topic Name: Riding a bike vs.driving a car Reply #2 on: April 20, 2012, 01:57:52 PM
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« Reply #2 on: April 20, 2012, 01:57:52 PM »
Opps,i ment to put this in q&a.
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  Topic Name: Riding a bike vs.driving a car Reply #3 on: April 23, 2012, 01:10:01 PM
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« Reply #3 on: April 23, 2012, 01:10:01 PM »
I wrote some thoughts about this a few months ago:
http://tobygadd.blogspot.com/2011/12/gas-or-gu.html
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  Topic Name: Riding a bike vs.driving a car Reply #4 on: April 25, 2012, 01:42:18 PM
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« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2012, 01:42:18 PM »
$3.85 - I wish.

Converting from £ to $ and L to US Gallons I think we are currently at $8.90/gal.
The bike is definitely cheaper.
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  Topic Name: Riding a bike vs.driving a car Reply #5 on: April 25, 2012, 02:02:01 PM
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« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2012, 02:02:01 PM »
Quote from: fifeandy on April 25, 2012, 01:42:18 PM
$3.85 - I wish.

Converting from £ to $ and L to US Gallons I think we are currently at $8.90/gal.
The bike is definitely cheaper.
Not if you power yourself with Gu packets! Smiley
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