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Path: number1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!newsfeed00.sul.t-online.de!t-online.de!feeder.news-service.com!69.16.177.246.MISMATCH!cyclone03.ams2.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!npeersf01.ams.highwinds-media.com!newsfe28.ams2.POSTED!7564ea0f!not-for-mail Message-ID:  From: _  Newsgroups: uk.transport,uk.rec.cycling Subject: Re: On yer bike: Why there's never been a better time to saddle up Date: Sun, 04 Jan 2009 10:18:55 +0000 References:   <13f2eddb-3bcd-4b78-927a-f002e88c1cb6@g1g2000pra.googlegroups.com>  <54ed6837-edda-4fa5-bd20-c9816bb849a4@i18g2000prf.googlegroups.com> <6s9n4bF4ttv6U9@mid.individual.net>  <6sadf9F503h4U1@mid.individual.net> Lines: 10 User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (Windows/20081209) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <6sadf9F503h4U1@mid.individual.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NNTP-Posting-Host: 82.21.204.127 X-Complaints-To: http://netreport.virginmedia.com X-Trace: newsfe28.ams2 1231064374 82.21.204.127 (Sun, 04 Jan 2009 10:19:34 UTC) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 04 Jan 2009 10:19:34 UTC Organization: virginmedia.com Bytes: 1932 Xref: perfectly-safe.chapmancentral.co.uk uk.rec.cycling:682230

Conor wrote: > In article , JNugent > says... > > I have driven 24hrs virtually non stop before in my younger days. I > would suspect 1400 miles is not unachievable. > Yikes! The best I've ever managed is less than 900, in 20 hours at the wheel through France in a Minor. Its tougher at 60mph cruising, since the lower speed becomes monotonous much more quickly on the autoroute.