Originally Posted by OldTryGuy

...Labels matter to some. I have a 70+yo friend who bicycled 24,000+ miles in one year a couple of years ago. He likes to be considered an endurance cyclist.

Numerous times before my surgeries when being checked on by the attending doctors the nurses would mention that "he's an athlete" as the docs looked at my heart rate in the low 40's and then noticing that during the EKG it was 39bpm ONLY because I had to move around to raise it from the 32bpm after they hooked me up. ...

Latest surgery was less than a year ago when I was soon to be 68yo.

Originally Posted by Jim from Boston

What would you guess how far the AVERAGE cyclist rides in a day ?

I think you would have to ask this question individually for the various SUBSETS of cyclists for example as addressed to the various Forums on BF, i.e: Adaptive, Commuting, Recreational, Road/Long Distance, Racing, Touring, Utility.

Some of my personal benchmarks have been 5000 miles per year (never attained), and 10,000 miles per year to be a “hardcore” cyclist. When I toured years ago, including a cross-country ride, 50 miles a day was an average goal….

Originally Posted by Jim from Boston

…I have previously posted to this thread, ”Why didn’t I ride”