Year end mileage?

[Spectrum Bob]

Year end mileage?

I am pleased to say I hit 3000 miles this year. That was with much down time with my broken collar bone and a job that only allows me to ride outside on the weekends. I will admit I added my miles from the trainer.

How about the rest of you?

It might be fun to get a forum tally.

Spectrum Bob

[Len J]

I'm riding today, and should just exceed 5,000 miles.

Not to bad for a guy that is out of town Monday thru Thursday & can only ride on weekends, (especially with all the rain we had).

19 Centuries, all but one solo.

Len

[Sandy]

Spectrum Bob,

I have 5,771 up until today. Maybe it will total 5800 after Smiley and his group punish me again today. I have a few goals for next season. One is to stay a little closer to the riders in Smiley's group. It has been really wonderful riding with you and becoming your friend this season.

Sandman

[TimD]

3936 with a ride scheduled for later today.
If it were not for Christmas... I'm sure I'll round up in conversation :)

No centuries; one half-century, 550 miles over 26 rides in July.

Ride strong and have fun!

[TmcDet]

I only have 2700 miles for the year, I started riding at the end of May on a mountain bike and did not get my road bike till the end of September. I have 1300 miles on my road bike since getting it so the miles have really been stepped up.

[Too Tall]

Bob I don't keep tally exactly but my commute + approx. weekend mileage + events come to something between 13-15k.

cookie?

[Smiley]

Very bad year this was from an output of miles, the first 6 months were all wet and I had many dog issues to deal with. I walked my dog many times in lieu of riding my bike and glad I did just that as I had a many good times with them before they passed on.
I am hoping to get back to my routine 3500 mile output and balance a bit more sailing to go along with cycling during my off-days.

[Tom]

4500 on the road, 600 on the trainer since it got dark. (Well, trainer miles "quality" we won't apply a name to.) Next year I want to double the climbing volume if I can.

Better than the miles was the fun along the way, alone and with pals.

[Spectrum Bob]

42,236 and counting

Spectrum Bob

[Redturbo]

7800 on the road not counting running and Mt bike miles. Hope to run and Mt bike alittle more next year.

turbo

[Ray]

6000 plus or minus is a more typical year, but my back took a very painful vacation in the spring (didn't really get over that until mid-summer) and the weather sucked through about June, so I didn't feel good enough to start riding any long miles until August. Had a great late summer and fall though, with a few good centuries and lots and lotsa metrics, to finish with just a hair under 4000. No major tours this year, just a couple of long weekends. I'm rounding up though because I never count the little trips to the store or around the neighborhood when I'm working on the bikes and need to test ride them or dial something in on one of them.

-Ray

[Spectrum Bob]

54,036 and counting!

Spectrum Bob

[BumbleBeeDave]

. . . actually rode 1500 extra miles that his subconscious mind has blocked out because he was riding behind me while I was wearing my Aqua & Sapone zebra outfit!:D

As for me, 3520 miles for the season--my best ever by a long shot and 1000 more than in 2002. That includes my fastest century ever (19.2 av.), at least four metrics, and two MS rides, one of 150 miles over two days, the other 110 miles over two days. I also scored a couple of really big climbs locally that had been personal goals, including Cass Hill Road--23% (Yeah, it hurt.)

Very good year! . . . And thanks to TomfKB2 for many enjoyable rides!:beer:

BBDave

[SPOKE]

after today i'll have about 7200. most of it in 28-46mile chuncks.

[larryp2]

3870 road miles, 0 trainer, 6 centuries, one across the state (580)

[PBWrench]

About 3100 road miles -- difficult to achieve in Minnesota weather - plus about 500 indoor miles on rollers. I did three centuries this season, but the highlight was my first sub 5 hour century on the Tour de Chippewa in Wisconsin.

[Jack Brunk]

I've ridden a little over 7700 miles which includes 4 double centuries and the death ride with 16,000 ft of climbing in 130 miles. Goals for this new year will be five doubles and a triathlon or two. I hope everybody is able to obtain their cycling goals for the new year.

Jack Brunk

[Johnnyg]

5800 on the Otrott Not bad for liveing in a state that starts ice fishing in August! Following The Tour from Spain to Paris the most menorable. HAPPY NEW YEAR to All and many safe miles in the new year.

[Spectrum Bob]

85,226 an counting

Spectrum Bob

[M_A_Martin]

than on a bike this year. Hip Scope in January (they didn't let me back on a bike until June), Ankle surgery in September, and Knee scope in November.

772 outdoor miles. Longest ride was a 90 mile club ride.

Doesn't look like I'll be doing any of the local rides tomorrow and probably no speed skating this winter. Very sad.

I hope everyone has a wonderful riding year in 2004.
Happy New Year!

Mary Ann

[pbbob]

pre knee surgery unknown miles but one duathlon 10/40/5k.
after knee surgery 2500 miles. no more running.

[BumbleBeeDave]

When will you be cleared for unlimited riding? Do you have any idea yet?

BBD

[M_A_Martin]

Hmmm, time...Biggest problems are strength and balance now. Patellar tendonitis is the big issue, same as right after the accident. Took six months before I didn't notice it after the accident, I suspect it will clear up faster than it did then. So I figure I'll be back to riding in April. I plan on doing TOSRV in May...

If I do the full TOSRV in May, I'll be in line for a 3000 mile year in 2004. Gotta take it easy and ramp up after all.

Of course, the back side to several years off the bike is that I've discovered that I like to do things other than bike.

[vaxn8r]

4030.

Usually between 3,300 and 5,000. I didn't get any centuries which hurts the total but I average mid 40's per ride. You can see I average 2 rides per week over the course of the year. Not too good. Though I took most of September off the train for a hiking expedition in the Steens Wilderness in Oregon. Now that was cool!

[Spectrum Bob]

92528 and still counting

Spectrum Bob

[Kevan]

2,500+ is my guess....

Computer popped off with a good run-in with a pothole. The sickening sound of plastic and cheap circuitry meeting a car tire was heard as I was turning myself around. I've enjoyed several months computer-free.

Today was glorious, 40+ degrees with 10 mph southerly wind. I got in 40+ miles on the last day of the year.

Tomorrow morning I'm meet the boys (see you there Mikemets) for a new years day ride.

[BigDaddySmooth]

6015 total (55% road/45% computrainer) plus 1,193 miles rowed on Concept II rower. Running and nightly walks with the mutt add up to about another 150 or so. So many aerobic interests, so little time...;)

[CIII_bill]

BigDaddySmooth,

1,193 miles on the Concept 2? That converts to almost 2 million meters? Is that right? In one year?? I love my Concept 2 but I get too bored to stay on it for very long.

[CJV]

Since I'm retired, I have the opportunity to ride a lot, especially to counter another heart attack and subsequent surgery. For the third year, I've surpassed 8,000 miles, this year hitting 8,032.2 miles indoors (approx. 30%) and outdoors. At age 66 (in January) I have to ride this much to keep up with the whippersnappers. Beats cleaning house.

[BumbleBeeDave]

. . . I see you are in Durango. Do you know any of the pros who live there? Bob Roll? Missy? Sara Ballantyne? Ever party with The Lung himself, Deadly Nedly?

BBDave

[kelmeboyAZ]

4970 miles

4000 nice miles on the Look KG381i
970 heavenly miles on the Ottrott ST
uncounted torturous stationary miles on the Lemond Revmaster

Hope for 6000 in 2004, but must admit I lusted after total miles at the expense of smart training.

[Kevin]

Around 5,000 miles. Which is not bad considering that an arbitration kept me out of state for 53 days this year. Next year I hope to be around 7,500 miles.

Kevin

[csm]

1600 on the road bike.
not sure on the other bikes.

[Chief]

9,302 miles for the year on my Ottrott compared to 7,295 miles last year. I don't consider this too shabby for someone who will be 66 in 6 weeks. :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

Happy New Year to everyone and may your cycling be only a good experience. :beer: :bike:

[mikemets]

Approximately 5,251 outside road miles, and 53 SPINeRVAL sessions.

Not bad for my first full yr. on a bicycle, missing 9 wks. due to injury, and living in the Northeast.

Can't wait until next yr., oh wait a second, that's tomorrow, and I'm riding with Calfee Kevan.

[BumbleBeeDave]

Well, I WAS gonna come down that way and go for a ride with you guys ASAP this spring, but 5 thousand miles?

Now I’m too scared!:eek:

BBD

[chuck]

7,100
Chuck

[Bruce K]

Let's see... if I check my log:

2700 road bike
550 TT bike
250 cross bike
25 MTB
250 trainer

=3775

Heading out this AM to star all over again

BK

[Spectrum Bob]

146,073 and still counting!!!!

Spectrum Bob

[mikemets]

Originally posted by BumbleBeeDave
Well, I WAS gonna come down that way and go for a ride with you guys ASAP this spring, but 5 thousand miles?

Now I’m too scared!:eek:

BBD

Nothing to be scared of down here. Mine are some pretty slooow miles. Your Century ride is 3 mph faster than my best to date.

So schedule us in when you're looking for a recovery ride and c'mon down.

Sunny, 40º F, and I'm off to try and keep up with Kevan, what a way to start the year :D

[PeterR]

6,635. incloding three centuries. My goal for next year is 7,000. Remove the last two "0's" and that number equals my age.

[Larry D]

1600 on my Atlanta.

Awaiting to start riding this year on a new Legend Ti that I will be picking up in just over a week, that is if the roads stay dry.

Happy New Year to All. Here is to many miles of safe, fun cycling with great people.

[CJV]

BumbleBeeDave:

Yes, I know a few of the pros. When I attended Deadly Nedly's wedding reception before he was a pro mountain biker, his mother said she wished he could make a living as a triathlete because he was so good at what he did (he took 30 minutes off the record at the Estes Park Tri back in the late 70s or early 80s. At the time he was first an auto mechanic in Durango and then became a bike mechanic at MBS. Another mechanic in town was Greg Herbold, also a nice guy. Now and then I see Bob Roll, although his travels keep him away a lot. My dentist, now retired, is the father of Travis Brown. Ballantine moved to Ridgeway a year or so ago. Tom Danielson has been featured in the local newspaper along with his fiance, but I haven't had the pleasure to meet them. Another couple that'll be traveling a lot this season. Once in a local shop I met a guy whose name I forget who won the Mt. Evans Hill Climb a number of times. At a season's end party in September I met Ruthie Matthes, a nice person who has probably passed me on the road many times. Pretty humbling to be around these people, let alone the unknowns who are also quite talented in cycling, running, swimming. Next time I want a lot more talent.

[Big Jim]

2789 Outside road miles, had the usual yearly goal of 3,000 miles but I never make it for one reason or another...got to 2789 and thought I would make it but on Oct 11th (my last ride) I got hit by a car and that took care of the 3k goal. The 3k goal will still stand for 2004...not sure at this point if I will make it or not since I am still recovering.

Big Jim

[M_A_Martin]

Sometimes it is a long road back.

Good Luck
Mary Ann

[Big Jim]

It sounds like your still recovering...you mention an accident...was it with a car? Sounds like your recovery has been kind of slow as well.

Wishing you all the best,
Big Jim

[Spectrum Bob]

157,097 and still counting!!!

Spectrum Bob

[Kevan]

I've gotten over 80 miles yesterday and today...

I think I've caught whatever Mikemets has.

Brought a bottle of champagne for the end of the ride New Year toast.

I'm thinking of adding this ritual to all future bike rides.

I just had to edit this comment to include an observation we all had during this morning's ride. New Year's day, early morning, might just be the best day of the year to go riding. No cars.


Okay... very few cars.

[Don]

Including the delightful 25 mile ride done with the Merrylanders on December 21, yearly total was 5,209.

Our thanks to Smiley, Karen, Marv, Spectrum Bob, Super Serotta Sandy and other members of the Potomac Pedalers who arranged the ride for this visiting Floridian and his wife! By the way, the ride temperature at the beginning of the ride was less than 40 degrees. Here in this area, no one ventures outdoors, let alone cycle at these temperatures!!!

[BigDaddySmooth]

CIII Bill,
1,926,970 meters to be exact. I did a half-marathon and planned on doing a full one by March 2004. However, the Air Force now requires a 1.5 mile run to test our fitness (it used to be cycle ergometry). As such, I've started a running program so my rowing will be just another form of cross-training. I love cycling but not to the point that it will ever be my only form of exercise.
BDS

[soulspinner]

2830 outside with a 3000 goal. Next years goal 3500. Wish it could be more but works a bear. Happy new year and safe riding to all.

[PaulE]

Miyata on Kurt Kinetic 650
CSI 254
Legend 1,268

Total 2,172

Not too bad considering I was off the bike from 6/24 to 9/1 due to a broken collarbone, ribs and shoulder blade.

[BumbleBeeDave]

. . . that if he keeps riding that fast he is going to get shin splints. What’s this, about 100,000 miles in three days?

Of course, it would NEVER occur to me that he might be fibbing.:rolleyes:

BBD

[M_A_Martin]

Especially if you start the champagne after every ride ritual!!!

[Benjamin]

i don't have the exact figure, but on the csi this year, around 4400.

hurt quite a bit by the long spell of frigid cold nyc experienced last winter and into the spring.

this year was aided by the lack of a real job. since i'm starting a desk job soon, i'm going to have to get militant. the days of three hour, mid-day rides are over, for the time being!

this doesn't count the "around town" miles i put on my track bike. i'd guess another 1800 miles or so. (lemme see... 4.3 miles RT to the bar... x7 nights a week...)

[DonG]

Spectrum Bob here is another 3,623 for your running total. All on a Specialized Alez this year but, before you start booing and sending me hate mail, an order for a CIII goes in as soon as the measurements are done.

I have seen the light, or better yet felt the road.

Kevan is right about low traffic on New Years Day. A friend and I started the year out right with a 43 mile ride on very sunny Nebraska roads at 23 degrees. There are a lot of things you could do on New Year’s Morning but out for a ride with friends is at the top of my list.

Best of the New Year to everyone!!

[Spectrum Bob]

177,131 and still counting!!!

Spectrum Bob

[Sandy]

The 177,131 miles that Spectrum Bob is counting is just a small part of the total of the number of miles he would like to ride on a Serotta, any Serotta, not a Spectrum, or a Calfee, or a Trek, or a Kirk, or a Cannondale, or ABC brand, but a Serotta. Unfortunately, Bob, you can't count to infinity. There isn't enough time.

Only a Serotta will do. Dream on and continue the counting,,,,,,

Serotta lover, Sandy

[CIII_bill]

2,470. Unfortunately I didn't start until March.

[BumbleBeeDave]

The figure he is spouting is the running total of miles ridden listed in this thread!

Do I win that free Ottrott now, Bob?;)

BBDave

[Kevin]

For all of you who doubt the validity of Spectrum Bob's miles, I can vouch that they are accurate. I just flew back from the west coast and Spectrum Bob was on the same flight. He was riding his bike on the trainer the entire time. He set it up in the aisle. Thats 3500 miles right there from LA to New York. So if he rides just once a week he would rack up 177,000 miles in a year. That also explains why Spectrum Bob always claims to be a member of the Mile High Club. He may be the only member because I don't know anyone else who has ridden a bike on an airplane.

Kevin

[BumbleBeeDave]

. . . that’s CHEATING!:mad:

BBDave

[Spectrum Bob]

179,601 and still counting!!!

BBDave - it’s in the mail.

Spectrum Bob

[glaucman]

Total Miles = 6800

[Kevan]

Stewardess addressing the passengers in the main cabin:

Ladies and gentlemen...may I have your attention please, would the gentleman riding his bike in the main aisle please stop throwing his empty water bottles out at his fellow passengers, you're hurting some of them.

later...

Sir...we must insist that you not encourage your fellow passengers in spray painting your name in the main aisle with the words Vite!...Vite!...Vite! and adding that phallic symbol.

later...

No sir... we're not going to increase our altitude just so you can work on your hill repeats! And would you please stop badgering the grey bearded gentleman in seat 12a about wearing a devil suit. Sir, I’m sorry, but we must insist that all pitchforks be properly stored below in the main storage hold.

Later…

No sir… we won’t chase you with our beverage cart while filming you with your camcorder!

Later...

No sir...entry into the first class cabin does not constitute itself as the finish line!


Later...

Sir... it's against company policy to request the stewardesses to kiss you. And could you please return that stuffed animal back to the child in seat 26c.

Finally…

Sir…the pilots have requested that you please meet them in the cockpit. They’d like you to take the helm briefly so they might try your bike.

[Tom]

I hear he grabbed a champagne bottle out of first class and sprayed everybody back in coach.

[Kevin]

Kevan,

Why do I get the feeling that if you and I ever meet that we will cause a great deal of havoc and laughter. You are as sick as I am. You certainly took my airplane idea and ran with it. Very well done.

Kevin

[Kevin]

Tom,

While he was spraying the passengers with Champagne he was screaming that he just won the Tour de France covering the entire 2200 mile route in about 3 hours.

Kevin

[Spectrum Bob]

186’401 and still counting!!!

Kavan, Kavin and Tom I thought it was the three of you posing as stewardesses on that flight. I was hoping it wouldn’t come out. I am surprised none of you spotted Sandy; he was driving my team car.

Spectrum Bob

[Kevin]

Bob,

We prefer to be called flight attendants. As far as Sandy goes, we reported him to the air marshals.

Kevin

[LONE RIDER]

About 2500 on my Custom legend Ti - it is such a nice ride. This is about the right mileage for me as I tend to suffer from burn-out if I ride more and sacrifice other interests in my life. I admire those who put in the time to register such such massive miles. But for me, variety is the ... well, you know the rest. Everyone have a save and high mileage 2004.

[Max]

4000

[Spectrum Bob]

192,901 and still counting!!!

Spectrum Bob

[Kevin]

Bob,

What flight are you on? Does it ever stop to re-fuel?

Kevin

[Sandy]

Kevin,

Brighten up lad. The critter has gone 192,901 miles. He is deep into outer space and he does not need to refuel. He doesn't need any fuel, at least for now.

High Octane Sandy

[Jay Torborg]

My first full year of cycling as a serious cyclist. 8900 miles! More miles than I put on my car. Hope to beat that in 2004, barring serious injuries. Happy New Year.

[Orin]

6111 miles FWIW.

Orin.

[Spectrum Bob]

207,912 and still counting!!!!

I need to take a break for some soup. Good thing the soup ride is coming up on the 17th.

Spectrum Bob

[Dr. Doofus]

I go by hours, not miles, so here goes....


For the year, 300 hours on the bike, so about 6000 miles, and 150 hours of running, so about 1200 miles there...throw in 50 hours of cross training...and 104 weight workouts...jeesh I need something else to do with my time...but it allows me to do this:beer: while looking like this:banana: and making active racers do this :crap: on my good days.

[Stewball]

5593.4

Have fun,
A.J.

[Spectrum Bob]

219,512 and still counting!!!

Spectrum Bob

[terry b]

6555.56

31 on dirt, the rest on asphalt.

[David Berry]

6006 miles.

I had 12 rides of 100+ miles. That includes one double centrury (Seattle to Portland-206), 1 135 miler and 1 126 mile ride.

It was a good year.

David

[Spectrum Bob]

232,073 and still counting!!!

Spectrum Bob