was nklr list problem, now why digest anyway?

[RumbleFsh9]

Just curious about purpose.....what percentage does everybody use their bike for on/off road.

[Devon]

rumblefsh9@... wrote:

>Just curious about purpose.....what percentage does everybody use >their bike for on/off road. > >

Out of 33,000mi in the past three-odd years, probably 3,000mi are actually off of paved roads. That represents a considerable amount of offroad time though, occasionally through really challenging terrain. Lots of days riding 200mi round trip to ride 20mi of single track. Devon

[Randy Phillips]

About 50% dirt / 50% street. Fortunately, where I live in Idaho we hit the dirt approx. 5 miles from my house and can ride endless miles on dirt. Really quite amazing! If we run out of time we ride a highway on the way back home. Not a bad choice as the highways have lots of twistys. Dirt includes mountain and logging roads, as well as technical single tracks. Randy A17 - Idaho -----Original Message----- From: RumbleFsh9 [mailto:rumblefsh9@...] Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 9:36 AM To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_klr650] on/off road percentages Just curious about purpose.....what percentage does everybody use their bike for on/off road.

[dirtrooster2003]

Im probly about 80 road and 20 dirt. My round trip comute to work everyday is 50 mi. all pavement. only when im off do i get off road. --- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "RumbleFsh9" wrote:

> Just curious about purpose.....what percentage does everybody use > their bike for on/off road.

[klr6501995]

whats the weather like there? any worse or better than Cheyenne Wy or wichita Ks ? Every picture I've seen shows lotsa green mountains etc. What are the Winters like ? I has to getta out Fla. flat and to many "no tresspassing" sighns. Even on property I/we own. Some even say, "off limits to Human Traffic" Hughhh? --- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Randy Phillips" wrote:

> > > About 50% dirt / 50% street. > > Fortunately, where I live in Idaho we hit the dirt approx. 5 miles

from my

> house and can ride endless miles on dirt. Really quite amazing! > If we run out of time we ride a highway on the way back home. > Not a bad choice as the highways have lots of twistys. > > Dirt includes mountain and logging roads, as well as technical

single

> tracks. > > Randy > A17 - Idaho > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: RumbleFsh9 [mailto:rumblefsh9@y...] > Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 9:36 AM > To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [DSN_klr650] on/off road percentages > > > Just curious about purpose.....what percentage does everybody use

their bike

> for on/off road.

[kdxkawboy@aol.com]

In a message dated 2004-08-27 8:57:38 AM Pacific Daylight Time, rumblefsh9@... writes:

> > Just curious about purpose.....what percentage does everybody use > their bike for on/off road. > >

I'm getting about 25% of my riding off pavement, maybe as much as 1/3 of it. How ever, that is some of best times i've had in the saddle so I prefer to keep my bike setup for serious dirt riding just in case the mood hits me. Pat G'ville, Nv [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[kdxkawboy@aol.com]

In a message dated 2004-08-27 10:19:17 AM Pacific Daylight Time, bigfatgreenbike@... writes:

> > Out of 33,000mi in the past three-odd years, probably 3,000mi are > actually off of paved roads. That represents a considerable amount of > offroad time though, occasionally through really challenging terrain. > > Lots of days riding 200mi round trip to ride 20mi of single track. > > Devon > >

I've lived my life in the west, on the edge of public land. From my current home, five miles in many direction gets me to a dirt road that leads to another and another and another. I don't know that I could adapt to living somewhere that I had to spend most my day just riding to and from where it got fun. I would go through withdrawals. That has got to be rough when you just can't get a dirt fix any time you need one. Pat G'ville, Nv [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Doug Herr]

On Fri, 27 Aug 2004, RumbleFsh9 wrote:

> Just curious about purpose.....what percentage does everybody use > their bike for on/off road.

Nearly 99 to 1 street/dirt. I enjoy the little dirt riding I do, but that is not my primary reason for getting this bike, it is just a fun extra that this thing can do as well as it does in the dirt. Use Distanzia tires due to this. -- Doug Herr doug@...

[Mike Torst]

-----Original Message----- From: Doug Herr [mailto:doug@...] Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 1:33 PM To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] on/off road percentages

On Fri, 27 Aug 2004, RumbleFsh9 wrote: > Just curious about purpose.....what percentage does everybody use > their bike for on/off road. Nearly 99 to 1 street/dirt. I enjoy the little dirt riding I do, but that is not my primary reason for getting this bike, it is just a fun extra that this thing can do as well as it does in the dirt. Use Distanzia tires due to this. -- Doug Herr doug@... --------------------------------reply---------------- About 50/50. Most of the street mileage is riding to gatherings where we hit the dirt ASAP. Mike Torst Las Vegas

[rm@richardmay.net]

On Sat, 28 Aug 2004, Doug Herr wrote:

>>Just curious about purpose.....what percentage does everybody use >>their bike for on/off road. >Nearly 99 to 1 street/dirt. I enjoy the little dirt riding I do, >but that is not my primary reason for getting this bike, it is >just a fun extra that this thing can do as well as it does in the >dirt. Use Distanzia tires due to this.

90% dirt. I'm one of the few. 14T front sprocket, upgraded springs all over, non-DOT knobbies, bring it on. RM