Originally Posted by
Kedosto
OMG! I never would have guessed I was surrounded by so many OCD forum members. All the effort to keep track of miles?! Seriously? Spreadsheets, logs, Strava... sheesh. What comes of the info? Does it serve an actual purpose? Don't get me wrong, I keep track of my miles too, but only -- ONLY -- for maintenance purposes. And when I say "keep track," I mean VERY loosely. I make note of my yearly mileage around Dec 31, and note mileages for chains, tires, and brake pads. I just want to know when something is due, or how long a part lasted, etc.
Example; Two years ago I started using a dynamo hub and scribbled down my odo reading (wrote it on the box) at the start. Over the weekend I noticed what feels like a bit of bearing slop (wear) so I dug out the box and did the math (~12,200 miles). Not bad for a $55 dyno hub. That's the extent of my mileage tracking.
Wow. Compliments to the dedicated.
-Kedosto
Well it's an automated process for the past decade or so. I used Endomondo for a while, but the Garmin Connect/RWGPS system is slick and has greater uses. Thus even if I never looked at it, it's only a one-button push to save.
I do have a plethora of riding options locally, thus do look at the past ride logs to look for something I haven't done recently. I'm also the un-official "ride leader" of my group of 5-6 riding buddies. RWGPS is pretty good at displaying past rides and I use it frequently to map out new rides in areas where I'm not familiar with the roads (remote rides), so use the Garmin navigation function all the time. And today I used the map function as my ride went down a road that was closed for construction and I need to see where the detour took me.
And it keeps track of mileage per bike, gear data, etc.... Useful info. I wouldn't easily get off a written log and I don't have to do much typing to record this info.