Originally Posted by
FBinNY
Just curious, why would it matter? I assume you're commuting because you want to, so whatever's working for you should be fine. Why count or keep score? I've been 99% car free for 4-1/2 years, and happy with it. Sometimes I miss the car, sometimes I rent one for specific trips, and on days where I don't want to ride to or from work, for whatever reason, I take the bus. I don't worry about the 1% because I'm enjoying the 99% and as far as I'm concerned, that's what counts.
I really respect Tsl's streak, but I'd respect it equally if he had 5 streaks of 1/5th that length.
I think it matters because RubeRad wants to participate in the "game," and that means playing by the rules. It's also fine not to play if you don't enjoy the game, but many of us find having a goal and a community of accountability to help us reach that goal helpful and fun. I know I do. I've signed up for the bike journal and plan to join the commuter's century club for 2014. Should be fun and motivational!
I agree, by the way, that tsl's streak is admirable and that several smaller streaks would also have been admirable. I find 1756.5 rides out of 1757 just as impressive as 1757 out of 1757. But as much as I admire the streak, I admire tsl's integrity even more.