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boardrider

Since 05 Apr 2006
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PostThu Mar 13, 08 2:11 pm     Reply with quote

That is 25$/ round trip PDX to HR, and 36$ to Seaside if you avg. 20 MPG Evil or Very Mad . Estimating about 15$/ Sauvies trip Evil or Very Mad. Going to have to do more car pooling I guess .

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mschulz

Since 29 May 2007
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PostThu Mar 13, 08 2:47 pm     Reply with quote

boardrider wrote:
That is 25$/ round trip PDX to HR, and 36$ to Seaside if you avg. 20 MPG Evil or Very Mad . Estimating about 15$/ Sauvies trip Evil or Very Mad. Going to have to do more car pooling I guess .


I think we all are thinking the same thing. I am trying to convert my motorycle to carry kite gear to dampen the $. Any ideas out there?

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Bettyboarder

Since 18 Mar 2005
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PostThu Mar 13, 08 3:11 pm     Reply with quote

Check this post out has some good ideas for motorcycle
http://www.kiteforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2340896&st=0&sk=t&sd=a

Maybe this summer if gas is $4 a gallon, I can finally justify the cost of a bike + insurance.

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mschulz

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PostThu Mar 13, 08 4:27 pm     Reply with quote

Bettyboarder wrote:


Maybe this summer if gas is $4 a gallon, I can finally justify the cost of a bike + insurance.


Getting there will be part of the fun. It is a blast.

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marina c

Since 03 Apr 2006
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PostThu Mar 13, 08 4:47 pm     Reply with quote

Gas was $3.57 for regular yesterday in California. Up in Big Sur in Gorda, it's $5.25 already! I'm getting a motorcycle!
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Reaper356

Since 10 Dec 2006
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PostThu Mar 13, 08 5:03 pm     Reply with quote

BBC has an article if you need some grounding:
How oil reached $100+ a Barrel

We all know it's overvalued, the supply went up today, but so did the price. Economics will eventually take over speculation.

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Spike

Since 13 May 2007
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PostThu Mar 13, 08 5:17 pm     Reply with quote

I have no basis for this claim, but...

I blame G.W. and his DC Posse

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holly

Since 09 Jul 2006
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PostThu Mar 13, 08 6:13 pm     Reply with quote

i think if your gonna complaine about gas prices start ridding a bike.. fyi... im just sating an openion... not pointing anyone out!

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stringer

Since 31 Jul 2007
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Chucktown
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PostThu Mar 13, 08 6:23 pm     Reply with quote

jkjolsing wrote:
my plan is to camp at good kite spots all summer (gorge/coast)

more kiting, less driving


That's my plan too.
Home Valley is a good place, close to Stevenson and the Sandbar.
Never kited there though...
Where does everyone else camp?

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tinyE

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PostThu Mar 13, 08 6:59 pm     Reply with quote

here you go...

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stringer

Since 31 Jul 2007
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PostThu Mar 13, 08 7:10 pm     Reply with quote

does the board become a rudder when you go fast enough?

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Onad

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PostThu Mar 13, 08 7:10 pm     Reply with quote

Yah, ya got a point there Blanco…

On the other hand, I may see an “In” to justify the Sidecar... Wink

Now I just have to decide if I want to 1) beat everyone to the launch, 2) go in style or 3) be able to access the “secret” launches… Rolling Eyes

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blancoh2o wrote:
tonski wrote:
Scary article PKH - "There's really no end in sight to this."

Time to buy a scooter with racks for driving to Sauvie's this summer. Oh wait, then I'll have to leave Onad at home with the baby! Laughing


Tonski,

You just carried that baby around in your stomach for 9 months, Dano will be happy to stay at home while you go kiting.


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shastadogs2

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PostFri Mar 14, 08 6:01 am     Reply with quote

before i learned to kite i used to think that the bicycle was the abosoute pinnacle of western technology. . .until we can kite to work, i remain a velocipedist at heart.

the answer to rising gas prices, and believe me there will come a day very soon when we look at $4 a gallon and long for the good ole' days, the answer is not as easy as scooters and carpooling.

we are the leaders in this. forget wahington. blaming bush is like beating off-it has its attraction but in the end offers no satisfaction.

every time we get in our car and drive around with just our own sorry asses and 100 cubic of air, WE are the problem.

every time we drive when we could have walked or rode our bike or taken public transit, WE are the problem.

everytime we choose the outdated and globally toxic practice of living in one community and driving to another to work or play, WE are the problem.

if we are serious when we say we love our childern and value life, we must embrace another way, and scooters and bicycles and biofuels all mya play a part.

but the major issue IMHO is our attitudes and laziness. these are hard things to change.

or we all can just sit around and beat off. . .

jimmi
full time earth resident, air breather and bicycle commuter

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pkh

Since 27 Feb 2005
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PostFri Mar 14, 08 6:30 am     Reply with quote

Its pretty simple: China & India are driving up demand for Oil. That and with the dollar in the toliet, boom: $4 a gallon. We keep sending our money overseas, they are getting richer and richer and have more buying power, and now they all want cars and A/C (the American Dream in Asia.)

Plus oil is like gold, in limited supply, and it can't be fabricated. So as long as we are dependent on it you can expect it to go up in price.

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registered

Since 12 Jul 2005
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PostFri Mar 14, 08 7:36 am     Reply with quote

china needs oil....they need it for most aspects to make our kites.

localize

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Slipin Lizard

Since 23 Sep 2005
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PostFri Mar 14, 08 10:33 am     Reply with quote

pkh wrote:
Its pretty simple: China & India are driving up demand for Oil.


This isn't really the problem. Keep in mind that of all the vehicles on the planet, half of them are here in the US, which when you think about it is really staggering.

You're right about the declining dollar. Its also the fact that in America we refuse to change our consumption rate and continue to manufacture cars that get the worst gas mileage on the planet... and lots of people WANT these cars/trucks/suv's. One disturbing trend is that when gas prices spike, we tend to cut back on other expenditures rather than our fuel consumption. I've met plenty of people who just swear that no matter how much gas costs, they will not give up driving their monster "stomper" SUV. Its just too much a part of their persona. We drive a Suzuki Swift, and its amazing how much you fit in it if you're willing to have the passager sit behind the driver so that you can fold the seat down and use the full length of the car.
Eventually things will stabilize for a bit, probably when gas hits between $5-$6 per gallon. Then people will really start taking things seriously, and avenues for new technologies like hydrogen fuel cells will open up and hopefully become available to the general public. One thing for sure, the days of cheap road travel are over. If you're going to drive any distance, its going to cost you.

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tonski

Since 11 Jun 2005
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PostFri Mar 14, 08 10:40 am     Reply with quote

Slipin Lizard with no morals: Okay, now you've crossed the line with that awful avatar disgracing the unicorn species and ruining their innocence. Wink Shun the non-believer! Crying or Very sad

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