2010 total milage

[veloboy]

Today is ride number 200, and will hit the 5,000 mile mark. Injury free and feeling good at 52 years old. Personal best in rides and mileage. How did this year treat you?

[Bob Ross]

Nearly 4 more weeks of riding left in 2010 according to my calendar! I'll get back to you on January 1st.

[false_Aest]

today is ride . . . . eh... uhm . . .

how bout this:

~340 hours on the bike
~6750 miles

Dec 19th is the last ride of the year. Aiming for 7k

[RADaines]

Not done yet. I am still hoping to get close to 4500 miles. I am already at a personal best at about 4250 miles.

[vqdriver]

how in the world do you guys find time to ride that much? especially in the winter. is everyone commuting?

[ahumblecycler]

I was on track to beat last year's 14,845 miles mark before the "unattentive" driver took me out on 16 SEP. I am over the 10k mark but unsure how much.

I commute as much as possible on my road bike in full gear (one file cabinet drawl is full of work clothes). What is by car 24-mile round trip I turned into 50-70 miles daily. Great stress reliever!

[tuxbailey]

I have only about 1600 miles but it is easily twice as much as any years in the past. So it is a big improvement personally. The Ti bike helped a lot in the motivation dept. :D

[gone]

As of yesterday 10,267 miles, probably 10,500+ by the end of the year - weather in SW Wisconsin permitting!

[45K10]

My training year ended back on the 18th of Nov

7575 miles and 432 hours

[rugbysecondrow]

how in the world do you guys find time to ride that much? especially in the winter. is everyone commuting?

How do you guys track all of this? Do you keep a log, use a Garmin?

I am horrible at tracking things so I don't even try. It is all I can do to get out the door for a ride.

[Idris Icabod]

I've probably got about 2K miles for the year, mostly commuting. I've had more than 10K miles per year for the last 5 or 6 years but a 20 month old and a second on the way in the next couple of weeks has eaten in to bike time but I wouldn't have it any other way. I'll ride again when the don't want to hang around with me anymore.

[CNY rider]

How do you guys track all of this? Do you keep a log, use a Garmin?

I am horrible at tracking things so I don't even try. It is all I can do to get out the door for a ride.

My cycling experience got even better when I took the computers off all my bikes.
I don't even ride with a watch.
Having said that, I am going to guess about 2500 miles this year which is a little less than usual but having 3 kids under age 3 will do that, or so I have heard!

[snah]

I was on track to beat last year's 14,845 miles mark before the "unattentive" driver took me out on 16 SEP. I am over the 10k mark but unsure how much.

I commute as much as possible on my road bike in full gear (one file cabinet drawl is full of work clothes). What is by car 24-mile round trip I turned into 50-70 miles daily. Great stress reliever!

A tad under 6k currently using the same commuting/longer ride home method. Not much for riding in single digits, like we're having currently, wimpy I know....

[fiamme red]

I ride without a computer most of the time, so I don't know. And I don't really care.

[jblande]

4,500 miles.

was aiming for 6,000, but finishing dissertation, starting new job, getting engaged and weather all got in the way.

[maximus]

3000 miles - 2600 due to the commute.

2011 resolution - ride more for the fun of it.

[sg8357]

How do you guys track all of this?

Change the Cateye battery and zero the odometer at the end of the year.
My vintage bikes are computer free, but I don't lead rides on those.

Annual mileage 4500 or so since I stopped commuting.

[skijoring]

Right around 5K, not bad for VT. :beer:

[tele]

Approaching 4000, maybe a little more if I can htfu with current weather or I don't start skiing more.

[John M]

In December 2009, I removed all computers and measurement devices from my bikes. This, year, I commuted more than 200 days by bike, raced a cross season, and did a variety of other organized and non-organized rides. I have no idea how far or how fast I rode, how many watts were generated, or feet of altitude gained. I must say it was probably my most enjoyable year of riding yet.

[ahumblecycler]

Approaching 4000, maybe a little more if I can htfu with current weather or I don't start skiing more.

I know I will give you a pass ;) if you substitute skiing for cycling time :cool:

[rickbb]

Only 1700 this year due to an encounter with the pavement in the heart of the riding season here. I hope to do twice that next year, mostly on my new-to-me Serotta!

[Ti Designs]

How do you guys track all of this? Do you keep a log, use a Garmin?


I count ice cream stops, not mileage. 46 in 2010.

[tele]

I know I will give you a pass ;) if you substitute skiing for cycling time :cool:
I appreciate that, do beer sessions count too? Then I really would be making some hay! :beer:

[rugbysecondrow]

I count ice cream stops, not mileage. 46 in 2010.


Awesome. I need something measurable like that.

[fiamme red]

I count ice cream stops, not mileage. 46 in 2010.Now you're talking! :banana:

[nahtnoj]

I ride without a computer most of the time, so I don't know. And I don't really care.

I ride without a computer...uh...always. Haven't had one for at least 5 years.

I wore out 2 sets of tires and 4 chains across 3 bikes. So, whatever that is?

[FlashUNC]

I too went computer less. Without hard data to back it up, I rode a good bit less this year than years prior given additional work commitments, but I probably had more fun doing it this year than year's past.

[sg8357]

Right around 5K, not bad for VT. :beer:

You get 40% bonus for VT, since I remember very very few flat roads,
actually only one.

Vermont, flattened out is just as big as Texas.

[tiretrax]

You get 40% bonus for VT, since I remember very very few flat roads,
actually only one.

Vermont, flattened out is just as big as Texas.

Texas is not as flat as you think once you get away from the coast; however, it's nothing compared to Colorado.

so far this year: in Texas, over 3,000
in Colorado, approx 400

I may have ridden over 4,000; often, I leave the computer off, including yesterday (at least 30).

The wind should account for at least an extra 10%.

[Johny]

No computer for me either. Daily bike commutes between 12 and 50 miles.

In 2010,

The best ride: Dirtphalt http://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=77762

The longest ride: 200km http://www.highlandercycletour.com/rides.htm

The most difficult 100km: D2R2

[Steve in SLO]

5000 miles, give or take.

4500 miles of it were uphill.
4950 miles of it were against a headwind.

[Bruce K]

Down about 1000 from last year but still trying.

5150 and counting with The Ice Weasels Cometh cyclocross race this Saturday.

I'm doing the Open SS race on my Zanconato SS crosser and going to get my butt kicked by all the younger (those under the 55+ category)riders.

I can't wait to see what kind of hand-ups there will be this year!

BK

[bob the nailer]

6220 through end of november so likely about 6500 for the year

[Erik.Lazdins]

I stopped measuring mileage in 06 when I finished with 7,200+ I'm confident I'm over 5K probably 6K but don't really know except its not as much as I wanted!

How many rides is enough?

A few more.

[Tim]

Turned 60 and rode 7000KM this year- I'm feeling OK about that.

[PaulE]

4,321 as of today, a new annual record for me, beating last year's 4,265. Trying for a total of 4,500 this year. Of course this year's total includes 732 miles on the trainer and last year's total included 794 trainer miles. Some would argue trainer miles don't count since I didn't go anywhere, but that's the case with almost all my rides which end at the same place they begin!

I didn't count the coffee and danish stops, which were plentiful, but can definitely say there were no ice cream stops. Will have to set a goal for some of those for next year.

I write the odo settings down on each of my bikes at the beginning/end of each year and keep an Excel file as a log with mileage by ride by bike throughout the year.

[rustychain]

I feel kind of guilty. 11350 so far (not counting the cross bike) is actually down from last year (12381 road miles according to my computer). I'm a fencing coach and have most mornings free. I am 55 years old and did my first race in the 70's. Still race a few times a year, well truth is not every year but still trying. I would guess that 65% of those miles are fairly flat. The rest are on the Blue Ridge parkway or in Vermont. I may not be the smartest guy out there but I did marry well. She puts up with way to much

[regularguy412]

Nothing official yet. At last check, approx. a month ago -- coming up on 6,000 miles. Will likely end up close to 7,000 miles by end of December. Only riding about 4 days a week, and fewer miles per day, since I'm also lifting weight 3 days per week.

Mike in AR:beer:

[BengeBoy]

5600 or so.

My informal goal was 5200, but am pretty close to 6,000 and still riding in the winter rain (commuting and weekends).

I tell myself that mileage goals are stupid but last year I was at 5,980 after my last ride of the year....went home, ate dinner, charged up the batteries on my lights and did a quick 20 miles at midnight just to "round it off" at 6,000.

[Dekonick]

My cycling experience got even better when I took the computers off all my bikes.
I don't even ride with a watch.
Having said that, I am going to guess about 2500 miles this year which is a little less than usual but having 3 kids under age 3 will do that, or so I have heard!

That is worthy of admiration. Enough to make you feel good, not enough to get social services concerned...

:)

I guess I am somewhere in the 2k+ range. It is hard with little tykes... but I also have been lifting 1-2 hours 4-5 days a week, and running as well. Time is the limiting factor. :crap:

[forrestw]

5200, expect to finish the season out at about 5600, my plan was to break 5k so I'm happy with it. Happily lastnight 29 deg and a stiff headwind felt fine and I was under-dressed, so feeling ok about this winter.

[russ46]

I'm on a fiscal year for mileage that began 10/1/09. Fiscal because that's when I spent what I thought was a lot of money for a used bike & began riding. I racked up around 4,200 miles during the first year and felt pretty good doing it. Turned 64 during the year & got in good enough shape to handle most of the hills where I live. Have to say I don't regret buying the bike....it was a great year!

[Jack Brunk]

2800 road miles and 4200 mountain bike miles. Big races starting in Jan. FYI mountain miles sure feel a lot different than road miles.

[rdparadise]

Hey Russ:

Congrats on the bike and getting into riding! 4600 is a good year no matter how long you've been riding. For year #1 it is outstanding.

That said, I committed to riding 1,000 more miles then my 2300 in 2009 and I am right now at 3325 or so. I have a few weeks left and would expect another 150-200 depending on the weather. No commuting for me. The 3 miles to work is too short to make it worth it. Okay, tar and feather me already! :)

Bob

[jlwdm]

A little over 5500 heading to 6000 by year end.

Had a tough summer - let the heat get to me this summer. Five months May to September only 1368 miles.

Did a great job night riding and riding in colder weather (for me) in the winter.

Jeff

[Bob Loblaw]

I am currently 430 miles away from my goal of 6k for the year. For me, that's a lot of riding to do in the last three weeks of December in Connecticut, especially since my winter bike is a single speed, but I haven't given up yet.

BL

[tv_vt]

"You get 40% bonus for VT, since I remember very very few flat roads,
actually only one."

Hey, I like that! Actual miles at end of year are 4424, and 132 rides. Five centuries. Split between 4 bikes, with my one-year-old-to-me Serotta Fierte IT getting the nod for about 1900 miles and a Look 481 seeing about 1300 miles on the road.

Rode about 1800 of those miles with my wife, including three centuries with her. :)

[Bob Ross]

Some would argue trainer miles don't count since I didn't go anywhere

I think most folks who make that arguement say trainer miles don't count because they don't cover any distance, not because you didn't go anywhere.

It's a semantic quibble, really: "Miles" (or "kilometers") are a unit of measurement for quantifying distances. If everyone was comparing their Yearend Total Revolutions Of The Crankset, or Yearend Total Hours On The Bike, there probably wouldn't be any "Trainers don't count!" arguements.

[Ti Designs]

If everyone was comparing their Yearend Total Revolutions Of The Crankset, or Yearend Total Hours On The Bike, there probably wouldn't be any "Trainers don't count!" arguements.

As someone who rides a fixed gear all winter and keeps going lower in gearing, I think we need to change how we quantify how much we ride. In winter riding I think we should go by number of holes worn in the seat of your tights.

[TBLS]

1800 Serotta, 1700 Litespeed, 600 Cross bike, 200 MTB, 300 Singlespeed

4600 miles is a record for me.


Current goal is to XC ski 400km this winter!

[endosch2]

Can everyone identify the state they live in and are they all road miles vs trainer? I am just being selfish thinking of the fact that here in NH it is 19 degrees and the sun sets so early I cant think of any more possibility of riding this year. I can clock in for 2400 miles from late March to early November....

At least over 70,000 flight miles.... 80-90 hotel nights.....

[PaulE]

I think most folks who make that arguement say trainer miles don't count because they don't cover any distance, not because you didn't go anywhere.

It's a semantic quibble, really: "Miles" (or "kilometers") are a unit of measurement for quantifying distances. If everyone was comparing their Yearend Total Revolutions Of The Crankset, or Yearend Total Hours On The Bike, there probably wouldn't be any "Trainers don't count!" arguements.

It's virtual distance, and I count it! :banana: :banana: :banana:

[chuckroast]

Um...slacker checking in here.

2016.5 miles as of today. Looks like I'll be able to get out Friday afternoon (temps in the low 50's in the forecast). Probably finish out the year at 2100 or so.

My sweet spot (based on past history) seems to be around 2200 to 2500 annual. That seems to fit my work and real life requirements and other committments.

[Hard Fit]

You guys put in a lot of mileage. I did around 3300 miles for the year. It was just shy of my goal of 3500 miles. Maybe next year.

[jeffreyt]

Between road, cross, and city bikes... I should end up with just over 7000 miles for the year. That's inline with my usual yearly milage.

[thwart]

No computers on several of my bikes, but I kinda keep track.

Riding season, which was mid-March through most of the month of November here this year, was good for just under 5K. About the same as last year.

Who knows (or cares) how many roller miles... let's just say lots... :rolleyes:

[sjbraun]

Unless I decide to go crazy, I'll not break my record of 6,210 set last year.

Barring illness or injury, I should hit 6,000 miles by the end of the year. Given that I missed a full six weeks of commuting due to work related travel, I'm okay with my 2010 riding.

My miles are divided among several bikes.

Look 585 1580 miles
Waterford (fixed) 1730 miles
Pegoretti 1613 miles
The tandem 752 miles

Dang, I like riding a bike!!

Steve-who does have the advantage of living and riding (year round) in Tucson

[kramnnim]

Last year, I rode a few hundred miles on the mountain bike...this spring I started riding on the road...got around 4,200 miles in since May, with a few hundred more on rollers. It's going to be a long winter on those rollers...I hate them already :(

Probably have only 150 miles on the MTB this year...too much trouble to drive the 35 miles to the trails.

Oh, and I'm in NC...winters aren't bad, but I'm a wimp when it comes to riding in 45 degrees or colder...guess I need to invest in cold weather gear.

[endosch2]

I am humbled by the 4000+ mile riders per year here... perhaps the people who have lower numbers arent fessin' up or in fact I am no where near the volume all of you are. This is all really impressive.

[Mike126]

I am humbled by the 4000+ mile riders per year here... perhaps the people who have lower numbers arent fessin' up or in fact I am no where near the volume all of you are. This is all really impressive.

I'll fess up.... After taking 5+ years off the bike due to a chunky bone spur in my C6 that makes my arm go numb after a longer ride, I reconfigured my handle bar/stem setup and can now ride for an hour! The Dr's said I would never be able to ride pain free. HA!

Since getting back on the bike in October, I've racked up about 350 miles. Not much for most of the gear mashers here (what you guys do over a short weekend) but for me it was a rebirth! And yes I do count trainer mileage. Afterall I have a day job and can usually only get time on the bike in the evenings.

[ahumblecycler]

To everyone ... regardless of the miles, small or large, as long as you enjoy the ride I applaud each and everyone one of you! :hello:

[Nooch]

I've got just shy of 2000 miles since mid-June when I got my current computer. If you count my other bike and other computer, I'd have to say I'm around 2500-2700 for the year.

Being my first year on a bike, I'm going to say I'm happy with it. Looking for 5200 next year.

[PaulE]

I've got just shy of 2000 miles since mid-June when I got my current computer. If you count my other bike and other computer, I'd have to say I'm around 2500-2700 for the year.

Being my first year on a bike, I'm going to say I'm happy with it. Looking for 5200 next year.
........

Unfortunately not. I went to get out of bed at 8, felt the air temp, looked back at my fiance, and crawled back under the sheets. I only had a brief window of opportunity to get out before we started cooking a pre-thanksgiving feast, and my desire to be warm and comfortable took over.

Next time I'm down, though, I'll try and plan this more in advance...



You'd have gotten a few more miles in if you got out of bed that weekend in Alburtis and climbed Centennial and Tower Roads. Just sayin' (and just kidding)! Nice job for a first year, way to go!

[54ny77]

egads...am somewhere in the mid hundreds for '10, compared to many thousands last year... :crap:

eh, life happens. :cool:

[dlflemingos]

[QUOTE=endosch2]Can everyone identify the state they live in and are they all road miles vs trainer? I am just being selfish thinking of the fact that here in NH it is 19 degrees and the sun sets so early I cant think of any more possibility of riding this year. I can clock in for 2400 miles from late March to early November....

Good point. Beside the above, it would also be nice to know if you have a job, how many hours you work, travel?, family, married?, happily married?, # of kids, age of kids, # of cars, home maintenance?, yard work?, relatives in town, etc.

Or we could establish some common units. Can everyone please provide the number of watts burned in the 2010 calendar year?

[Sevenrider]

5500 mi 1600 on a bike friday including all of ragbrai.
Retired wife still working no kids
Nov was a good mo here in NY Dec brought an abrupt end to riding

[richpur]

rode 18 miles today, 18 degrees and windy. 5500-6000 for year to date. exercise bike didn't sound as bad as usual today. keep pedaling :beer:

[onekgguy]

Thanks to some tips I gleaned from TiDesigns on the forum I was able to ride with significantly less knee pain that the last two years and I'm very grateful for that.

6800 on the road plus 1000 on my TruTrainer rollers.

Winter snows hit us kind of hard here in the Twin Cities a month ago.

Kevin g

[ahumblecycler]

While we are at it, can I have additional personal identifying information ... strictly for forum purposes of course :p

Wattage, what's that? Trainer, what's that?

I think the initial tone of the thread has shifted from one of celebrating the ride to the usual competitiveness that seems to manifest when two or more cyclist get together ... :bike:

[dlflemingos]

I'm impressed with the numbers listed here. I suspect that normal people like me are too embarrassed to list their totals and we are only seeing the exceptional riders. For me, I'm looking for excuses to make me feel better about my paltry amount.

I'm 51 and did 2,000 miles in 2010. I live in Missouri and basically little to no riding in Nov-Feb so most (95%) of the riding is in 8 months. This is the first year I kept track and it wasn't a great year (travel?) which would be more like 2,500. In MO we have rolling hills (not much drafting) and the summer is hot and excessively humid. A typical ride average is 15.5 mph unless we ride in the floodplains where it is flat and can average closer to 20mph but I had no such rides this year. The avg ride is about 40miles. So 2010 was about ~50 (2000/40) rides and ~130hrs (2000/15.5) of exercise & fun.

[soulspinner]

3059. Typical, working when the weather is nice in a bike shop the best 8 months of the year. Goal is usually 3000 per year.

[ultraman6970]

maybe 150 miles TOPS! hehehehe

[ahumblecycler]

I'm 51 and did 2,000 miles in 2010. I live in Missouri

Me too ... I mean the MO living part. My unit is at Ft Leavenworth; I live on the MO side (crossing the centennial bridge via bike is a nightmare [especially twice a day]).

If you are in the KC area, we should meet up for a ride sometime.

[19wisconsin64]

Live in NYC, so the math is a little NYC specific. Let's see....a few hundred times around Central Park, plus a whole lot of laps of Prospect Park, add a hundred or so really long bridge crossings, then throw in a few trips to Nyack, plus a whole lotta Kissena Velodrome ovals..... A few thousand? Don't follow mileage, but know it's not enough!

Hey wait, I'm a track rider...can't I convert to metric and multiply by 1.6?

Cheers

[DarkStar]

Stayed injury free this year and rode just over 10,000km. Mostly commuting to work and training, plus one 1300km loaded tour over a ten day period, Montreal-Hamilton-Montreal. :)

[onekgguy]

Live in NYC, so the math is a little NYC specific. Let's see....a few hundred times around Central Park, plus a whole lot of laps of Prospect Park, add a hundred or so really long bridge crossings, then throw in a few trips to Nyack, plus a whole lotta Kissena Velodrome ovals..... A few thousand? Don't follow mileage, but know it's not enough!

Hey wait, I'm a track rider...can't I convert to metric and multiply by 1.6?

Cheers

I'm curious...from somebody who rides 2 lane highways out in the country most of the time, what's it like riding in Central Park? How many miles around the park is it? Are there lots of other cyclists...walkers...runners? I would guess it's the best riding around considering where you're at but how does it compare with being out among the corn fields or rolling hills?

Kevin g

[19wisconsin64]

hi, nyc is a great cycling scene, thousands of riders and racers. central park is one continuous 6.1 mile rolling hill, with one flat section .25 mile and that's it. it's beautiful. prospect park is about 3.1 miles around, same thing, all rolling hills.

the big thing in nyc is to avoid the one million tourists...so you try to ride when and where they are not.

i'm originally from wisconsin-- southeast wisconsin (milwaukee and madison). in the early 80's to the late 80's i rode the rolling hills. you could go a few miles out of town and then ride for an hour and see 3 cars, 4 tractors, and 2 trucks in that 60 minutes.

funny thing, i was just speaking tonite with a racer who(who used to race back then) and he mentioned the same thing about how easy it was back then with so many fewer cars!

[etu]

Somewhere around 4500 mi.
Still have a couple of weeks left, but probably will not make the 5000 goal.
But then I think my cyclocomputer was messed up for a month.
Yeah, yeah, that's what happened, my cyclocomputer kept turning off... :rolleyes:

[Bob Ross]

Nearly 4 more weeks of riding left in 2010 according to my calendar! I'll get back to you on January 1st.

...of course, now this blizzard may have succeeded in cutting my month short by a week. But I'm determined to get at least one more ride in before 2011, even if it kills me!

[Don]

Reached the annual goal of 5,000 last Sunday. With cooperation from the weather gods, 5,200 should be attainable. Skipped this AM due to high winds. Temperature drop into the low 30's is forecasted tomorrow and as one might imagine, no one goes outside when this happens in Southeastern Florida except for our Canadian snowbirds!
Don

[rockdude]

I was thinking I would hit 10,000 this year but I will be a little short at about 9,600 miles. About 85% of riding was in the Mountains and gaining 2,000 feet + per ride. Although, I have not added them all up, my hours are well over 800.

[BumbleBeeDave]

. . . absolutely pitiful. 2297 miles after doing just over 5000 in 2009.

I worked at the gym till the end of June and working that crazy schedule (in M-W-F at 5am), leading three spin classes a week, and doing weight workouts for gym PR purposes absolutely killed me--I had nothing left to go ride outside and get in proper riding shape. :crap:

Then after working like a madman to get my form, crashed August 26, broke my neck, and was back off the bike for almost a month. Spent the rest of the season just trying to keep any kind of fitness for distance riding. :crap: :crap:

I know for some people 2300 miles would be good, but I'm just sitting here kicking myself, doing spin classes, and making plans for this next year when I have a regular job with a regular schedule and am older and wiser and just grateful to be alive and not paralyzed. Sigh . . .

BBD

[Bruce K]

I hear you Dave.

I've logged 4500 outdoor and 700 indoor after riding 6500 last year.

Life, accidents, etc. all sometimes get in the way. Hopefully, we've all enjoyed the miles we've done (well, maybe not the neck-breaking ride....).

Here's wishing everyone a happy, healthy, safe, New Year with wishes for more miles next season (if that's your goal).

:banana: :beer: :banana:

BK

[roydyates]

I was aiming for 8000 but fell short with 7869. In 2009, I aimed for 7000 and also fell short with 6901. Frankly, I don't mind falling short and I suppose I could aim for 9000 in 2011 and fall a little short again. Frankly, I'm not sure 9000 will be more fun than 8000.

[Fixed]

almost 100
cheers

[Uncle Jam's Army]

This was my first year riding again since 1990. Put somewhere around 4,500. Hard to say as one bike I use occasionally doesn't have a computer.

Going to ride with a good friend of mine tomorrow who is a local legend in the So Cal racing scene. I used to put in three times the miles he did when I raced, but I could never come close to beating him. He stopped riding for about 5 years and gained about 30 pounds. I took him out for a ride on his first week back riding in mid October and he was very out of shape. He hasn't wanted to ride with me since then and has been training consistently since then doing long base miles. We'll see what's what tomorrow.

Happy New Year every one!

[Chief]

5,970 miles for someone who will be 73 in a few weeks. :cool:

[572cv]

but of good quality! They included the Cols: Azet, Menthe, Aspin, Horquette d'Ancizan, Solour, Aubisque and Peyresourde, among other fabulous rides. I'll try for more next year, but 2010 was great.

[Bob Ross]

Okay, now it's the end of the year! Just came back from a nice (well, relatively speaking; tons of slush & ice all over the roads, boo!) ride to celebrate the last day of December and to tack on a few gratuitous miles to my yearend total.

7,854 miles. All on the road. Apparently that included >200,000' of climbing (my wife only got the altimeter in May, and we didn't do every ride together, so it may well be closer to 300,000'). No idea how many hours.

Or how many beers. Let's just say lots.

[Ti Designs]

2,954.2 miles, most of them were just getting to work and back.

[BlackTiBob]

Did about 6,000 miles this season BUT that's in Minny-Snowta where the season is about 7 months long.
Envious of you folks that can ride year round.

Waiting for the club Texas trip Jan 14-21. Marble Falls. Anyone on here from Marble Falls or nearby???

Current conditions: about 40" of Dec snow so far, 10 degrees, rain to sleet to snow in the forecast.
Bike---parked.
Bob

[RADaines]

I ended up with 4380 miles which beat 2009 by 1220 miles. The recent snow kept me from getting to 4500; the roads have been a mess. 2011 goal: 5000 miles.

[Bob Loblaw]

6005. That's riding year round in Connecticut. Next year, 7k!

BL :bike:

[rupnok]

6002. Glad to be back riding and hope for 8k this coming year. Happy new year to everyone!

[gone]

I ended up with a year end total of 10,423. I usually start the year with a loose goal of 10,400 (200 mile/week average) so I just made it :D

Happy New Year all! May 2011 bring you lots of safe miles.

[goboyle]

I ended up at 3560, up nearly 500 from last year.

[Fixed]

hi, nyc is a great cycling scene, thousands of riders and racers. central park is one continuous 6.1 mile rolling hill, with one flat section .25 mile and that's it. it's beautiful. prospect park is about 3.1 miles around, same thing, all rolling hills.

the big thing in nyc is to avoid the one million tourists...so you try to ride when and where they are not.

i'm originally from wisconsin-- southeast wisconsin (milwaukee and madison). in the early 80's to the late 80's i rode the rolling hills. you could go a few miles out of town and then ride for an hour and see 3 cars, 4 tractors, and 2 trucks in that 60 minutes.

funny thing, i was just speaking tonite with a racer who(who used to race back then) and he mentioned the same thing about how easy it was back then with so many fewer cars!
nyc is great for almost anything
imho
cheers

[dimsy]

I'm curious...from somebody who rides 2 lane highways out in the country most of the time, what's it like riding in Central Park? How many miles around the park is it? Are there lots of other cyclists...walkers...runners? I would guess it's the best riding around considering where you're at but how does it compare with being out among the corn fields or rolling hills?

Kevin g

living here my whole life, CP gets boring, PP gets boring even faster. the two notable rides I do are from my place in brooklyn (near coney island) to nyack, that's a good 80 miles round trip or so. and my place to point lookout on long beach island, about 60 miles round trip depending on the path. but having done those routes so many times, they're starting to get boring too. there aren't too many SAFE riding options in NYC. I work with what I have.

i stopped logging miles in June, but i'd say i put in about 2000 this year. a few bad crashes sidelined me for a while.

[thwart]

I ended up with a year end total of 10,423. I usually start the year with a loose goal of 10,400 (200 mile/week average) so I just made it :D

Happy New Year all! May 2011 bring you lots of safe miles.


Wow, Greg!

Up here in the North woods, that is a very, very impressive number, given our short 7 or 8 month 'biking season'. I'm assuming you don't get anything close to 200 miles/wk in January... :D

Maybe trainer + road miles?

[jlwdm]

I ended up with a year end total of 10,423. I usually start the year with a loose goal of 10,400 (200 mile/week average) so I just made it :D

Happy New Year all! May 2011 bring you lots of safe miles.


Very impressive. Where did those extra 23 miles come from?

Jeff

[Johnny P]

total mileage for 2010 is 3874. A typical year for me.

[PaMtbRider]

3688 for the year. Two knee surgeries kept me well short of my 5000 mile per year average.

[paulh]

I forget. Is everybody including indoor trainer miles?

[shoe]

i think i got close to 400 this year...thinkin maybe some more for next year..i did do a century with only about 80 miles in my legs over a 3 month period so that was a hard day...always wondered what it would be like to do one with almost no conditioning...now i know...it sucks...

[PaulE]

I forget. Is everybody including indoor trainer miles?

I think most of us are. A nasty head and sinus cold kept me off the bike for a few days, but I managed to hit my target of 4,500,000,999 miles with 4,505, of which 867 were logged on the trainer. This could be my high water mark for a few years, we'll see what 2011 brings.

Happy New Year all.

[PSC]

Did 1400 miles from Jan-June with a 2 1/2 month deployment to the Middle East with no bike. Got back on 4th of July and was able to log an extra 3800 miles, to bring my total to 5200 miles. I am always happy when I can reach my 5k yearly goal. This year I may shot for 7k.

[Bob Ross]

I forget. Is everybody including indoor trainer miles?


"Trainer miles"? A "mile" is a measure of distance, trainer's don't go anywhere!

:)

(Pet peeve of mine, sorry. That's actually the polite version of my dogmatic stance; over on BikeForums.net I can be a complete asshat with the "trainer miles aren't miles!" mantra.)

[BryanE]

3164 miles but spent the first 4 months last year training for a
1/2 marathon that didn't happen.
Northern Meechegun winters aren't really good for riding.
Having said that I did get in a 35 miler yesterday.
Before the 3 inches of snow and 30 MPH winds came back.
Bryan

[sjbraun]

Wouldn't trainer hours be the more appropriate measure for those unfortunate enough to have to use them?

And as we say on Thursday, beer miles (ie those distances ridden to and from an establishment that serves malted beverages) count double.

[sjbraun]

I didn't equal 2009's total, but still managed my second best riding year in 2010, 6,060 miles for the year.

Waterford-fixed gear- 1,828
Look 585- 1,822
Pegoretti Marcelo- 1.658
Santana-752

I also track miles where I used a bike instead of a car, (i.e. commuting, running to the video store, or Walgreens, etc.) Last year, I decreased my car use by 1,452 miles.

[Bob Ross]

Wouldn't trainer hours be the more appropriate measure for those unfortunate enough to have to use them?

Exactly. It's a semantic issue, really: If you keep track of hours, or effort, or revolutions of the crank, then time on the trainer absolutely does count. It's only when counting miles or kilometers that it doesn't.

And as we say on Thursday, beer miles (ie those distances ridden to and from an establishment that serves malted beverages) count double.

Now there's an idea I can get behind!

[Pete Serotta]

I think most of us are. A nasty head and sinus cold kept me off the bike for a few days, but I managed to hit my target of 4,505, of which 867 were logged on the trainer. This could be my high water mark for a few years, we'll see what 2011 brings.

Happy New Year all.


He is a HILL monster and has no slow speeds. His training this year has really been beneficial and those miles were mostly HARD training miles. HE is magnitudes better than 2009 and I can not wait to see him in PASO ROBLES shooting up the hill with me and a bungee cord attached to his seat (and him not knowing it) :o

[BumbleBeeDave]

I think most of us are. A nasty head and sinus cold kept me off the bike for a few days, but I managed to hit my target of 4,500,000,999 miles with 4,505, of which 867 were logged on the trainer. This could be my high water mark for a few years, we'll see what 2011 brings.

Happy New Year all.

Should trainer miles count? I have never counted trainer miles toward my total. It just doesn't seem like it's real mileage unless I'm riding outside . . .

BBD

[Pete Serotta]

Should trainer miles count? I have never counted trainer miles toward my total. It just doesn't seem like it's real mileage unless I'm riding outside . . .

BBD
:D

ONe of SPOKES customers wears the trainer in winter and bad weather here. IN good weather he is actually a CAT 2 racer and VERY fast. :bike:


In your weather/climate use them all :beer: :beer: PAULE must have had a finger check in his first note looking at the planned miles. )

[onekgguy]

I'm all for hearing how many trainer miles somebody puts in but I tend to think they shouldn't be lumped in with road miles. Just my opinion.

6759 on the road and 1128 on my rollers.

Kevin g

[gauvink]

Turning the crank is turning the crank.. Trainer miles should count as double because they are no fun.

293 hours

4892 miles

I will crack 5k this year..

[terrytnt]

Had my best year ever at 6875 miles at roughly 340 hours (with approximately 1200 on rollers)

God willing, I have another good cycling year!

[PaulE]

:D

PAULE must have had a finger check in his first note looking at the planned miles. )

Nice Edit there Pete! What am I, the McDonalds of bike riding? Over 4.5 billion miles ridden? Why, I oughta report you to the moderators! Hey, wait a minute, you are a moderator! :)

[Pete Serotta]

Nice Edit there Pete! What am I, the McDonalds of bike riding? Over 4.5 billion miles ridden? Why, I oughta report you to the moderators! Hey, wait a minute, you are a moderator! :)



Have a good skiing week. :beer: PETE

[guylimey]

Only managed 10870 miles this year which was slightly less than 2009 but well short of my 2010 target of 12000 miles.

[climbgdh]

Missed the target of 10,000 km but still reasonably happy with 8706 km. That included several double metric centuries plus a 10 hour 25 minute LOTOJA (206 miles / 330 km). Goal for 2011 is 11,000 km. Happy riding everyone.

[cnighbor1]

I was on my way to my finest year for milege. 25,000 miles
However I got a flat around 4500 miles and than the year was up
2011 my new goal is 50,000 miles and using no flat tubes and tires
Charles

[Ti Designs]

2,954.2 miles, most of them were just getting to work and back.

That's mileage on my car - it's the only thing I own with an odometer. I ride about 5 times as much as I drive.

[regularguy412]

OK. I under estimated earlier in this thread,, but here's the final:

6,018 miles for the year.

I ended up riding way less in December than I had anticipated. Had one week of really frigid temps and my indoor trainer blew up. I did get a new trainer for Christmas :D

Have ridden every day this year, except one. Lovin' the new Kurt Kinetic Road Machine.

Hopefully, my work schedule will cooperate better this coming year than it did last year. OH ! And I got my NEW EC90 SL rear (replacement) wheel from Easton -- so I'm ready to go when the weather gets a little better.

Good luck to all, this year.

Mike in AR:beer: