How many miles did you ride your tandem in 2006?

[gregm]

I did 3,403.5 miles on my tandem in 2006, through November 17. On November 18, I had a bit of a wreck at the Hellyer Park Velodrome in San Jose, CA:

http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=246294

Back on the bike a bit now (finally), but so much for my 4,000mile goal for the year.

At least I'm riding again...! Here's to a good 2007. I could sure use it.

-Greg

[Xanti Andia]

[QUOTE=gregm]I did 3,403.5 miles on my tandem in 2006, through November 17. On November 18, I had a bit of a wreck at the Hellyer Park Velodrome in San Jose, CA:

http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=246294

So you were the rooadie that wrecked?, the poster was a bystander.

[gregm]

So you were the rooadie that wrecked?, the poster was a bystander.

Yes, like I said, "I had a bit of a wreck", thought that was clear... see my response under user "gregm2" later down that page.

-Greg

[Redpath]

925 miles for 2006. But we didn't start until July 3. We also missed quite a few nice days in the last couple of months due to work interfering with life. Brand new stoker also new to cycling. We're aiming for 2000 miles in 2007.

[Red Rider]

Roughly 532, since Oct. 20 when we bought the tandem. Mostly weekend riding, with the occasional mid-week ride. I think our shortest ride thus far has been 32 miles.

We've already racked up 432 miles since Jan. 1. This is going to be a real kickin' year!

[zonatandem]

4,447 on our Zona tandem for all of 2006.

[Michel Gagnon]

Not that much. Probably only 2500 km. A good chunk of it was a 1600-km tour of which 500 km were ridden with my two daughters. The rest of my 7000 km were done on a single-place bike.

[D ranged]

Wow, I'm seeing a lot of distance being shown.

I had about 120 miles last year.

We had a local event of a set of endurance mountain bike races of 4 hours each. A gentleman on a local forum posted up he had a mountain tandem sitting in his garage doing nothing and offered it up for use. I had a momentary lapse of reason and said okay.

First race was in November. My stoker and I got in about 5 miles of training (we had never been on a tandem) before the first race. We were on the course almost 5 hours and I think 44 miles and it was a beating but we had a great time. I can't tell you how many of the racers on half bikes would pass us up and tell us how nuts we were to be riding a tandem on that course. They were all very gracious though. Came in third in tandem category.

Second race was in December tougher with the same stats. Almost 5 hours and about 40 miles on a trail with rock gardens from hades. We came in second.

The third race was unfortunately (ha) cancelled due to weather.

I just purchased the tandem and plan to do more races and get in a few more miles than last year.