Originally Posted by
SurferCyclist
There's a couple of riders around here who do 3-4 mile "rides" just to get a KOM. You can see the start finish places of their rides so obviously went out purely for purpose of getting KOM. Whatever floats your boat I guess but seems a bit sad to me. I also find it's kind of funny they tend to label ride with something like "Quick spin after work" or similar rather than fessing up to real reason.
I've done this once. 4 or 5 mile loop simply to get the KOM on a hill. The person who held it before me set it on a 64 mile ride. In retrospect, not a very impressive feat by me. My record was beaten a year later and I didn't bother to try getting it back. I also moved, so there's that.