i usually only ride a few miles a day to commute to school/go to friends' places in the fan, unless i'm riding to my friend's place that is 6 miles from here, or barnes and noble (where i used to work) which is about five. those rides are really intense because they're through high traffic areas. i wish richmond had some places to ride long distances. i'm working on it though. since i got this bike at the beginning of december i've already dropped somewhere around 40 miles into it i think.