recneps345

I just saw where Machka had ridden 100,000 kilometers. Lets hear who else has impressive lifetime stats like this. I salute all of you on these amazing numbers.

ovoleg

Machka is just above that mark...

I doubt many people will be in this range

I think I read somewhere that Lance used to do around 30k miles a year. Anyone confirm this?

RockyMtnMerlin

Lets see, since 1979 at about 3,000 miles per year (average - with time off for a two year tour of duty in Korea) puts me at somewhere around 80,000 miles. But I know there are folks out there with a lot more than that!!!!!!!!

Machka 

As far as miles go, I'm at 62138 miles. My goal is to reach 100,000 miles.

Let's see, I've got 37,862 miles to go. I've been riding approx. 6000 miles a year. So, if I can keep that up, that should take me about 6-7 years.


BTW - if you want to take a look at some high mileage people, check out the standings at BigDogs: https://www.big-dogs.org/scripts/bdhome.asp
I'm on that list, but you've got to scroll down a ways to find me.

recneps345

I would like to hear even those that have 20K plus.

timmhaan

i'll revist this thread in a couple of years. have nothing to contribute right now... i'm below 10k.

zac

Not so amazing, just old. I haven't kept logs, but I easily ride 4k-7k (and in the 80s was probably closer to 10-12k) miles a year, and have been doing so for over 25 years. (Started seriously riding in 1979).

Now doing 100k in 10 years is amazing. I bet there are many of the old timers, or higher lever racers, especially the 35+ age groups, with seriously more miles than that even.

peace
zac

rufvelo

Similar story here Zac.

At an average of 5000/yr for 20yrs I'm over the 100,000 mile mark too, probably closer to 125,000 miles especially with the excess I did in my racing/hard training years. This not counting the scores of miles I've done for the last 10yrs in my basement in the winter on rollers/trainer for about 4 months/yr.

These days the miles/yr good ok, but the pace is embarassing

pedex

did 16554 last year, on pace for about 14k this year, around 58,000 currently since july of 2000

not a good comparison really though, I get paid to do it and I dont drive

meme

Can't confirm, but with the amount of training these pro riders do, I wouldn't be surprised at all.

chipcom 

Same here...just old. Started my 'serious' riding probably back in 74 or 75 when I was commuting to school and work, maybe a few lean years while in the military but even then I was commuting. If figure 3000 miles a year is a good average, times say 30 years - damn I am in sight of 100k.

Machka 

Did you used to go by a different name over on the Bicycling Mag forum?

-CM-

I'm no where near that figure, but here's a link to the California Triple Crown Hall of Fame that is interesting. In order to get into it, one must ride 50 of the double centuries recognized by the CTC. In order to do that, you gotta ride a lot of other miles!

patentcad

I have to be over 100K miles or approaching it. Averaged 7K miles per season for 11 years from '89-'99. Was sidelined for 5 seasons. I'll add 7-8000 miles this year. Add in the lifetime mileage prior to '89 and it's over 90,000 miles. If I didn't hit 100,000 miles this season it will be in 2006 or 2007. Not that it matters much. But after all those miles you do get some valuable experience - there aren't too many roadie situations that I haven't seen a few times before - or hazards.

Portis

I don't!

It is interesting that everyone uses miles or kilometers as a reference to how much you have ridden. I suppose there is no better method. HOwever, I can say that all miles are not created equal when it comes to riding.

I've only been riding for a little over two years and I've only had computers for a little under two years. (installed first one, Thanksgiving 2003) I normally ride my mountain bikes on unpaved gravel and dirt roads. I also got a road bike last summer and rode it some as well.

My computer shows a little over 6000 miles on one mountain bike and almost 5000 miles on the other. Then i look at my road bike and it has a hair under 3000 on it. The interesting thing is that I have spent relatively little time on the road bike. I've only owned it since April of this year and even then, i really don't feel like i ride it very often.

Conversely I have ridden the mountain bikes just about every day (1.5 to 2 hrs) and yet the mileage doesn't seem very high. Reason? It takes a lot more time and energy to ride a mile on the mountain bike on a rough gravel road then it does to ride one on a smooth paved road with the road bike. Of course everyone already knew that but the interesting thing is that it seldom gets mentioned.

The miles easily roll under the road bike tires. Not so, on the mountain bikes. Conclusion? A mile isn't a mile.

Trsnrtr

I started logging miles in April of 1982. As of this morning, I have 132,621 miles. Of course, I haven't ridden yet today so that mileage will go up.

-Denny

Machka 

True, but I think a lot of us who have cycled a lot of miles have done it on different bicycles, on different terrain, and in different weather conditions ... so it all balances out.

As I mentioned in my Milestone post, of my 100,000 kms, I've done approx. 15,000 of that on my mtn bike, and approx. 28,000 of that on my Venture - a heavy, old department store road bicycle ... the total of which accounts for nearly half of the riding I've done. The other half has mainly been on nicer road bicycles.

And I've ridden in pretty much every weather condition you could imagine ... on smoothly paved roads, on gravel, on trails, on snow and ice, and everything in between.

So my miles have been a good combination of easy to difficult miles.

elares

I have over 10,000 miles on my three year old bike and over 65,000 lifetime.

Dusk

Hmmm…. Riding 40 years and after 34 years of hard core riding …. At 14 doing my first double century - just a challenge - not hard core riding yet. ….. with the number of chains, cassettes, tires, tubes, BB, Chain rings, rims getting too thin from dirt and grime wear that I have gone through…Working a bike shop when I was younger… I never really counted tires, chains….etc..the five current bikes and the 16 before …not having a computer for the first 20 years…not tracking trainer miles…. having the Flight deck flip 10,000 miles three times in five years….. over a 100,000 miles easy ….could be closer to 150,000 don’t know .... what counts is riding…. All I know is I feel better and more in control on a bike than in a car…..It is over 60 degree in MN on November 11, 2005 and I have 53.7 miles in today …..now back to work…..dang!


Cheers

rufvelo

I agree, but only on a mile for mile comparison basis.

There's nothing like mileage, once you're over 100k miles no point in examining mile 33,928 and mile 97,938.

Besides don't I get any credit for doing (out of my 125k) say 10k in the pouring rain, 50k at temps over 100F, another 10K on a climb? Just a little credit perhaps?

edited: and I'll add 50k miles with no helmet, 20K with a leather 'hairnet'. Our govt used to lie to us back then too - "Wear this little leather strip thingy on your head and you'll be just fine!"

nova

30k life time easy. I use to put in 6 to 8k easy a year 94 season was 12k no work no need to work back then. I was building a comp or 2 a week to resale. Been doing that from mid 80s till around 99 or 2k. Split the diffrence on 6 to 8 and say 7k x 9 +12k total 75k life time miles estimated. Lets just say 65 to 75k life time miles. Thats not including the miles on bmx bikes just road and mtb.

rufvelo

No way I'm riding with you Machka, I refuse to go out when then temp drops below 45F

Portis

Agreed. I was just trying to point out the distinction that all miles are not created equal. Your points further illustrate that.

Machka 

Just roughly adding some numbers up . . . . out of my 100,000 kms (62,000 miles) probably somewhere around a fifth of that has been done in sub 45F temps, and probably about 5000 kms (3000 miles) of that have been done in sub-freezing (0C/32F) temps.

cyccommute 

I've been riding a pretty steady 3000 miles per year which gives me around 84000 mile (135,000 km). I have reliable data for only about 48000 mile (77,200 km). Of that 48000 miles roughly 37400 mile (60,200 km) has been riding back and forth to work (110 days per year @ 22 miles since 1988). I've actually been commuting back and forth to work or school since 1980 but I only have reliable data from 1988.