High Mileage Bike
11-20-14, 03:51 PM
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11-20-14, 03:51 PM
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I probably did about five thousand kilometers this year.
11-20-14, 04:50 PM
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Im going to assume that is 5400 kilometers and I think that is a very respectable amount for a commuter. It's not extreme, but like anything it depends on your frame of reference. To a non rider it's off the hook crazy extreme. To a daily rider it's respectable. To a pro racer it's nothing.
11-20-14, 05:55 PM
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Sorry, it's 5,400 miles per year. I ride 5-6 days a week. Mostly to work but shopping/other trips can be add up to 100+ miles per week.
11-20-14, 06:47 PM
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11-20-14, 07:49 PM
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That is a pretty solid amount of mileage for sure, it is not unheard of to hear of people riding 10,000 miles a year or so but the majority of cyclists I have met are between the 1,000-2,000 mile a year range.
11-20-14, 07:57 PM
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That averages out to about 20km per day for a 50-week work year. That's quite decent. Not sure why it matters. Great for you for doing it though.
11-21-14, 12:31 AM
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My last commute was 20 miles a day round trip, or about 5,200 miles a year. The commute before that was about 1,500 miles a year or 6 miles round trip.
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