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OCD? Rounding out your mileage for a ride

Old 10-15-15, 04:00 AM
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OCD? Rounding out your mileage for a ride

So I've noticed lately that I have a habit of trying to finish my rides with either an even number of miles or a multiple of 5 (so 25 or 28 miles rather than 23, for example). I've ridden the same routes enough times to know exactly how much I can add on by a given detour on the way home. I did 77 miles last Saturday and that bothered the hell out of me because I had a slow leak, no more CO2, and had to go straight home so couldn't tack on 3 miles to get to 80.

Anyone else notice themselves doing something like this? I do something similar with time on the trainer, need to finish on a multiple of 10 minute increments.
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You are a sick puppy. On the first day of my first MS ride (years ago) the official route was about 98.5 miles. The guy I was with insisted we make the odometer turn over 100. Okay, whatever you say. Personally I could have just let it go. Machts nichts. I was ready for some vinous refreshment.
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Do it all the time, circles in a parking lot sometimes, hey, 64.9 is not 65 is it?
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Originally Posted by rpenmanparker
You are a sick puppy. On the first day of my first MS ride (years ago) the official route was about 98.5 miles. The guy I was with insisted we make the odometer turn over 100. Okay, whatever you say. Personally I could have just let it go. Machts nichts. I was ready for some vinous refreshment.
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only if i notice that one of my socks is shorter than the other. I have to "even number" the miles to compensate.
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I used to. Then I moved to a very hilly area. Now if I'm riding to and from home (halfway up a steep hill) or might be faced with yet another climb if I ride further from the van, I stop.

That said, last weekend, Rowan and I got to the van at about 39 km, and it was relatively flat where we were so we kept riding to get 40 km.
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Yeah, but what if you screw up and go a little too far trying to round out the ride. Whoops. Then you are really screwed. It could never end.
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I never do it with mileage, but I will hammer at the end to try to get my IF to a certain number. For me mileage is meaningless but power levels rule.
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I never do it with mileage, but I will hammer at the end to try to get my IF to a certain number. For me mileage is meaningless but power levels rule.
What's IF?

Hey I'm just foolin' with ya..

But really, what's IF?
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Not only do I not do this, I don't even count the starting and finishing portions of my ride that go through the neighborhood (stop signs and speed bumps), so I lose about 2 miles from each ride. But I'm OCD in other ways.
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The cure is to not track distance. Just ride.
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Originally Posted by rpenmanparker
Yeah, but what if you screw up and go a little too far trying to round out the ride. Whoops. Then you are really screwed. It could never end.
That's when you take off your wheel magnet and stop your GPS.
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I have this disease with TV or radio volume. If it's not on an even number, it's a problem.
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Originally Posted by rpenmanparker
What's IF?

Hey I'm just foolin' with ya..

But really, what's IF?
No problem.

Let me google that for you
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The cure is to not track distance. Just ride.
But then how would you know if your DI2 battery was giving you the promised charge lifetime? If the tires you were using were a good buy? When to change your chain and cassette? Or just lube your chain? If you were doing enough exercise to predict living forever? Come on, get real! This is a serious topic for serious cyclists.
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That's the reason I've haven't bought a cycle computer or GPS. I know what they lead to.
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Originally Posted by rpenmanparker
But then how would you know if your DI2 battery was giving you the promised charge lifetime? If the tires you were using were a good buy? When to change your chain and cassette? Or just lube your chain? If you were doing enough exercise to predict living forever? Come on, get real! This is a serious topic for serious cyclists.
Since I don't use a computer, I can't ride any more. I just cower in the corner, while my tires rot and my cassette and chain rust away.
How frequently should I lube my chain if I'm not riding it ?
Should I rotate the tires to avoid flat spots as it leans against the wall ?
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Originally Posted by rpenmanparker
But then how would you know if your DI2 battery was giving you the promised charge lifetime? If the tires you were using were a good buy? When to change your chain and cassette? Or just lube your chain?
Simple, recharge your battery, replace the tires, chain & cassette & apply lube every Monday. Why try to squeeze mileage out of the battery/tires/chain/cassette, lube other than vanity & the ability to say "My < fill in the blank > lasts longer than your < fill in the blank >?"
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That said, last weekend, Rowan and I got to the van at about 39 km, and it was relatively flat where we were so we kept riding to get 40 km.
You should have just ridden enough to get to 25 miles.
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Seems like time I go out to do a Metric, I end up on the home stretch at like 61.5 miles... and circle the neighborhood once or twice to make the number. I'll also add a turn or two if it looks like it's going to finish at X9.9 miles worse, say 1,999ft of climbing. Terrible.
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
+1. Crossing PA many years ago some dude rode a couple of miles around a parking lot at a campus of the university we were staying at one night so he get in a full century.

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I'm guilty of the same behavior, although I am not OCD in other ways. I have tracked all of my cycling miles and other fitness activities for many years, starting from my days as a runner. Although I no longer run, I track walking miles and other exercise as well. When cycling, I usually extend rides if I am close to 30, 40, 50 ... 100 miles, etc. No real reason for it, just makes me feel like I've accomplished more. I also often extend rides or other exercise to reach 5 minute increments, simply because my exercise-calorie tracker uses 5 minute increments. Thus, if I ride for 49 minutes, it only gives me credit for 45 minutes of exercise, which sucks!
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