Originally Posted by
Darth Lefty
Well, we are wrapping up another one.
Check your entries in the mileage thread and think back on your year. How did you do? If you set goals (for mileage or budget or fitness), did you meet them?
I set a 5,000 mile goal, not realizing that meant ~ 100 mi / week. I can get that in summer if I stretch, but my commute is only 4 mi/day, so it means I'd need to take longer rides on the weekend. I love to do this, but I also have a family and rain/snow to deal with and I don't take the longer rides in our cold winters here. Here were my final numbers:
• Ride: 2,954 miles
• eBike Ride: 1,180 miles
• Gravel Ride: 198 miles
The eBike riding was mostly commuting, with some shopping errands thrown in.
Originally Posted by
Darth Lefty
Did you learn, were you happy? What does 2025 look like?
I'm happy. I learned that 3500 miles is a more realistic goal until my youngest daughter goes to college. I'm looking forward to retirement 12 years from now, when we will hopefully sell one car.
I'd like to do more
bike commuting this year and less
eBike commuting to take up the fitness a notch, but being able to control the sweating a bit more with an eBike is just too attractive of an option to ignore.