19,800

[umd]

200 miles to go!

[merider1]

:beer:
You're insane but I salute you...and wish you continued safe riding! :D

[Cleave]

Hi,

I'm going to be just short of my goal of 6,000 miles. 19,800 miles!!! :eek: Not even when I was your age. ;)

[merider1]

Hi,

I'm going to be just short of my goal of 6,000 miles. 19,800 miles!!! :eek: Not even when I was your age. ;)

You still did just great, Cleave! :) And you're still a youngin - IMO! You look great and can beat most up a mountain any day.

Besides, Steve is nuts. :p ;)

J/K, Steve. :D

[VanceMac]

I hit my goal today. So I think I'll take the rest of the year off. :p

[merider1]

I hit my goal today. So I think I'll take the rest of the year off. :p

wuss

[Shprung]

200 miles to go!
a bit too much for you... let me explain:
2007 wasn't a leap year, so we are talking 364 days (so far, with 2 days left for the year we had 362 days); 19,800/362=54.7 miles per day
so you will need to double your average to get this 200 miles in the 2 days left in the year :roflmao:

Steve, you are amazing; 19800 is 380 miles per week avg!

I, I think, have close to 10,000 miles this year. On the 1st of 2008 I will reset and write my odometer so I can have a true number at the end of 2008.

[thomson]

Good going Steve, that is a bunch of miles.

[Gretzky]

Now that is awesome!!! :beer:

[bhchdh]

Damn, I was happy to get to 4000 mi. yesterday. WELL DONE !

[Barabus]

I salute you!!

[Happytime]

Great job Steve. I'm so proud of you! :)

[big john]

I think that's about what the pro riders do. My friend Mike used to do 20-25,000 every year, but he didn't have a job. How do you avoid burn-out? Is it still fun most of the time?

[umd]

I think that's about what the pro riders do. My friend Mike used to do 20-25,000 every year, but he didn't have a job. How do you avoid burn-out? Is it still fun most of the time?

Most of the time. At this moment it feels like a job.

[Nachoman]

That's fantastic!

[Garfield Cat]

20,000 miles is like a part time job, approx 1,000 to 1,200 hours a year. A typical work week is 40 hours x 50 weeks (2 weeks off for vacation) = 2,000 hours.

[umd]

103 miles today, 97 to go...

[roadfix]

Congratulations!!! :beer:

Do you work?

[VanceMac]

Do you work?

He seems to work quite a bit. ;)

[umd]

Do you work?

Yes, I have a regular office job, although the hours are somewhat flexible. I get most of my riding in before work and on weekends.

[dewaday]

So once you hit 20,000, you going to celebrate with a quick metric? ;)
Wow, congratulations.

[haimtoeg]

Yes, I have a regular office job, although the hours are somewhat flexible. I get most of my riding in before work and on weekends.

My hat's off to you, well done!

[ovoleg]

i hit about 6200 this year

i dont care to do more but grats man thats a sh*t load, i'd get burnout fast doing that much

[btographer]

103 miles today, 97 to go... Did you put in more miles on you car or bike?

[umd]

Did you put in more miles on you car or bike?

bike, by far

[Shprung]

what was the longest number of days off the bike (i.e any trip, sick, leave...)

[icon]

200 miles to go!

Are you an aspiring professional cyclist? That's awesome, I haven't even accumulated that many miles on my car, while cycling, or running combined this year.

Also with that many miles under your belt, do you have a set route you take regularly? Are these on road miles, or combined with trainer. Congrats though, that's heart!

[umd]

Are you an aspiring professional cyclist? That's awesome, I haven't even accumulated that many miles on my car, while cycling, or running combined this year.

Also with that many miles under your belt, do you have a set route you take regularly? Are these on road miles, or combined with trainer. Congrats though, that's heart!

Regular road miles. No trainer. I have several routes that I take fairly regularly... there's not many options directly in town.

[merider1]

Regular road miles. No trainer. I have several routes that I take fairly regularly... there's not many options directly in town.

Quit talking and get on your bike. You have less than 24 hours, Steve. Times a ticking..:rolleyes::p

[jsigone]

good luck on your century today, congrats on 20k!!!

[umd]

I'm leaving in about 20 minutes.

[alicestrong]

Wow!




That is all...

[umd]

Just got back. 100.26. 20,002.84 total

[Gretzky]

Just got back. 100.26. 20,002.84 total

:beer:

[roadfix]

Excellent! :beer:

[Scootcore]

wild......

[umd]

I picked a real ass-kicker route to finish it off too :p
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/4685433

[Happytime]

Awesome, Steve! :)

[cjbruin]

Terrific! Well done.

[merider1]

Just got back. 100.26. 20,002.84 total

:beer: Boy, your buns must be calcified by now. :p Great job, young man!!!! Woot! :)

[umd]

Kim shot a cute video of me doing my "victory lap"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5Zk0jmg_GQ

[Grumpy Pig]

Great video. Well, maybe not great.

Congratulations!

[merider1]

Kim shot a cute video of me doing my "victory lap"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5Zk0jmg_GQ

OMG...that is beyond cute, and no offense, but Kim is cuter than you! Tell her she cracked me up with all of her commentary. The whole "2,000" vs. "20,000" miles...classic! You two are the most adorable couple. :)

[VanceMac]

I sent that video link to my wife so she has a role model for becoming a supportive spouse of a biker.

[merider1]

I sent that video link to my wife so she has a role model for becoming a supportive spouse of a biker.

:roflmao:

I do not see Dorothy doing that, Vance. Besides, she's supportive enough! :p

[Socalcycling]

whats really impressive is A) rode 20,000 and didn't get paid and B) it was done on a TCR. nice upgrades!
ps not knocking the bike just the geo is a bit off for such long distance. looks like it works well for you..

[umd]

OMG...that is beyond cute, and no offense, but Kim is cuter than you! Tell her she cracked me up with all of her commentary. The whole "2,000" vs. "20,000" miles...classic! You two are the most adorable couple. :)

Hehe. We did a first "take" where she asked how many miles I did and I kept saying 2000, and she kept asking is that all? And then she realized she forgot to hit record... I know she's cuter than me though, that's her job :p

I sent that video link to my wife so she has a role model for becoming a supportive spouse of a biker.

She bikes too!

whats really impressive is A) rode 20,000 and didn't get paid and B) it was done on a TCR. nice upgrades!
ps not knocking the bike just the geo is a bit off for such long distance. looks like it works well for you..

I prefer agressive geometry... I'm very flexible and don't really have any discomfort after long rides. Would be nice to get paid though.

[umd]

what was the longest number of days off the bike (i.e any trip, sick, leave...)

I missed this post so I'm sorry I didn't answer your question. If you mean consecutive days off the bike, I doubt more than 1 or 2. Total can't be more than a dozen. Its hard to say for sure because I didn't keep very good ride/daily records before I got my Garmin. If it rained I went spinning. I missed a day when I was sick, and I think a few days that were exclusively travel.

[Sixty Fiver]

Very impressive !

[fokrow]

I did about half of that… in my car