Originally Posted by
Papa Tom
I get what the OP is trying to do - and I'm not judging it - but I have to agree with Steely Dan. Would we have this discussion about how many miles we drove our cars to work this past year?
No. That's not the same. This is a bike commuting forum. And besides, although it may seem like there a lot of us out there bike commuting, in reality we represent a very small percentage of the general population, whereas drivers, I would hazard to guess, represent a huge portion of the commuting traffic.
Originally Posted by
Papa Tom
Commuting, for me, is not about goals, mileage, and bragging rights. It's about being part of a bicycling culture and creating pleasure out of what would otherwise be one of life's most mundane daily routines.
It's never been about bragging rights, but goals, yes. I do set goals for myself before the start of the year that I will attempt to commute x number of days. And to me, it's never mundane. I enjoy and relish every moment on the bike, whether it's flying downwind/downhill at 50 km/h or wrestling that headwind and struggling to go 20 km/h, it's all good.