How many miles? I have no idea.
03-05-21, 09:03 PM
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How many miles? I have no idea.
I read many threads in this forum where people talk about how many miles they get out of their bikes. Or how many miles they rode in a year.
I have only the faintest notion how many miles I ride in a year. If I guessed 2K it could be anywhere from 1K to 4K. And I don't keep track of how much I ride which different bike (it changes all the time). So I haven't the slightest clue how many miles are on any of my bikes.
I have only the faintest notion how many miles I ride in a year. If I guessed 2K it could be anywhere from 1K to 4K. And I don't keep track of how much I ride which different bike (it changes all the time). So I haven't the slightest clue how many miles are on any of my bikes.
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I am only interested in two rides.
The one I am on and the one that is next.
The one I am on and the one that is next.
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Get a bike computer and it does all the work.
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I was in a Large Club that kept Track of Miles.
If one could ride a 100 a mile day in each Month of the year you would get a 100 Mile Jersey
Got Three of Them.
If one could ride a 100 a mile day in each Month of the year you would get a 100 Mile Jersey
Got Three of Them.
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WTF. Google sends me a monthly report, why it started I don't know.
So anyway, it tells me more or less all the places I went. How many miles with the car, bikes and walking.
I haven't figured out how accurate it is. I sure as hell wouldn't leave home without a speedometer on my bikes.
So anyway, it tells me more or less all the places I went. How many miles with the car, bikes and walking.
I haven't figured out how accurate it is. I sure as hell wouldn't leave home without a speedometer on my bikes.
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a lot of cyclists care about logging miles whether due to personal fitness, wear and tear on components/replacement frame or simply how one tire compares regarding
durability vs another. to each their own. if you don't care about logging miles or performance or maintenance, you're beyond the minutiae and more power to you.
durability vs another. to each their own. if you don't care about logging miles or performance or maintenance, you're beyond the minutiae and more power to you.
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Not caring about what was accomplished on a ride other than having enjoyed the ride (hopefully) is great. If one's goal is to get out and ride a ride, I think that is pure bliss. Not for mileage, not for elevation, not for speed, not for time spent on the saddle or standing, not for more than someone else did or what one's self had previously done.
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As for myself at age 70 I have every intension to ride my age in miles and/or more when I "KIT-Up."
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Is this thread about not knowing yearly miles, journaling, or about not knowing a current ride’s mileage as it is being ridden? Those are 2 very different things.
I’ve used a bike computer for decades so I know the number of miles I have ridden today, along with avg speed, etc. but I don’t keep a journal. The closet thing was writing daily mileage on a wall calendar for a few years way back in the 80’s. But I abandon that by the time 1990 rolled around.
I don’t have any problems with people keeping weekly/monthly/yearly track; it might be interesting. It is not something I do. And I’ve never thought of doing it with any other sport or activity. If someone skates, do they keep track of yearly stairs and grinds, or yearly waves caught surfing, tennis aces, guitar notes played, etc. Although golf is probably one where journaling, carrying a handicap, has value.
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I’ve used a bike computer for decades so I know the number of miles I have ridden today, along with avg speed, etc. but I don’t keep a journal. The closet thing was writing daily mileage on a wall calendar for a few years way back in the 80’s. But I abandon that by the time 1990 rolled around.
I don’t have any problems with people keeping weekly/monthly/yearly track; it might be interesting. It is not something I do. And I’ve never thought of doing it with any other sport or activity. If someone skates, do they keep track of yearly stairs and grinds, or yearly waves caught surfing, tennis aces, guitar notes played, etc. Although golf is probably one where journaling, carrying a handicap, has value.
John
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Quantifying an experience has a tendency to become more important than the experience itself.
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Is this thread about not knowing yearly miles, journaling, or about not knowing a current ride’s mileage as it is being ridden? Those are 2 very different things.
I’ve used a bike computer for decades so I know the number of miles I have ridden today, along with avg speed, etc. but I don’t keep a journal. The closet thing was writing daily mileage on a wall calendar for a few years way back in the 80’s. But I abandon that by the time 1990 rolled around.
I don’t have any problems with people keeping weekly/monthly/yearly track; it might be interesting. It is not something I do. And I’ve never thought of doing it with any other sport or activity. If someone skates, do they keep track of yearly stairs and grinds, or yearly waves caught surfing, tennis aces, guitar notes played, etc. Although golf is probably one where journaling, carrying a handicap, has value.
John
I’ve used a bike computer for decades so I know the number of miles I have ridden today, along with avg speed, etc. but I don’t keep a journal. The closet thing was writing daily mileage on a wall calendar for a few years way back in the 80’s. But I abandon that by the time 1990 rolled around.
I don’t have any problems with people keeping weekly/monthly/yearly track; it might be interesting. It is not something I do. And I’ve never thought of doing it with any other sport or activity. If someone skates, do they keep track of yearly stairs and grinds, or yearly waves caught surfing, tennis aces, guitar notes played, etc. Although golf is probably one where journaling, carrying a handicap, has value.
John
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I have an idea of my avg speed range. I don’t record it, but I know if I had a stronger or weaker day. It is funny that there are rides when I feel like cutting it short and I end up going longer at a good pace. That does encourage me at times when I start out feeling pretty feeble on other rides.
Bit like you, my yearly mileage is just a guess. I’m thankful for just being out there turning the peddles.
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I have no idea what my annual mileage is either. I track my individual rides. I guess mainly because if I have two free hours, that's enough time to get suited up for and get in a 25ish miler. If I am planning a new route, I pay attention to mileage to give me an idea of how long it might take and also to keep me from being more ambitious than my fitness will allow. For me, bicycling is much ore about the smiles than the miles.
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Actually, it does not do all the work. You have to remember/record the odometer reading at the beginning of each year. I’ve tried doing that but always end up losing the record because I just don’t care that much, if at all. Not knowing doesn’t leave a void in my life.
I only keep track of miles on longer tours because I usually share write ups and/or give presentations to my local club and mileage and climbing data are what most people want to know.
I write down the mileage at the end of each day and manage to save the record.
I only keep track of miles on longer tours because I usually share write ups and/or give presentations to my local club and mileage and climbing data are what most people want to know.
I write down the mileage at the end of each day and manage to save the record.
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