Razors Edge ★ Posted January 4, 2022 Share #1 Posted January 4, 2022 ...and any other activity trends (running, hiking, etc)? For me, cycling mileage the past five years are: 2021: 4,701 2020: 5,004 2019: 3,740 (not including commuter miles) 2018: 3,430 (not including commuter miles) 2017: 2,931 (not including commuter miles) How about you, @TrentonMakes? @bikeman564™? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted January 4, 2022 Share #2 Posted January 4, 2022 2021: 6001 mi 2020: 7021 mi 2019: 1835 mi (tumor removal year) 2018: 6510 mi 2017: 5425 mi (the year of BCC) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share #3 Posted January 4, 2022 Just now, bikeman564™ said: 2021: 6001 mi 2020: 7021 mi 2019: 1835 mi (tumor removal year) 2018: 6510 mi 2017: 5425 mi Even with 2019, your average crushes mine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted January 4, 2022 Share #4 Posted January 4, 2022 ...I find this whole "keeping track of your annual bicycling mileage" completely incomprehensible. As a long time retrogrouch, I simply have other matters that are more pressing, and the presence of an odometer/speedometer very distracting. Some days I ride and some days I don't. Some days I just go for a walk. I have no trouble finding my boots, because I'm not distracted keeping track of my mileage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share #5 Posted January 4, 2022 3 minutes ago, Page Turner said: ...I find this whole "keeping track of your annual bicycling mileage" completely incomprehensible. As a long time retrogrouch, I simply have other matters that are more pressing, and the presence of an odometer/speedometer very distracting. Some days I ride and some days I don't. Some days I just go for a walk. I have no trouble finding my boots, because I'm not distracted keeping track of my mileage. Too distracted by shiny things that a Garmin/Wahoo would destroy your Zen? That's ADHD, I think. I have my boots, just not the ones appropriate for the conditions right now. These Sorels are for like 12"+ snow, so the more casual pair would be better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution donkpow Posted January 4, 2022 Solution Share #6 Posted January 4, 2022 I'm not an athletic type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share #7 Posted January 4, 2022 3 minutes ago, donkpow said: I'm not an athletic type. That was all Page had to say, and he would have had the solution! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted January 4, 2022 Share #8 Posted January 4, 2022 1 minute ago, Razors Edge said: That was all Page had to say, and he would have had the solution! So I win, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted January 4, 2022 Share #9 Posted January 4, 2022 16 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: Too distracted by shiny things that a Garmin/Wahoo would destroy your Zen? That's ADHD, I think. I have my boots, just not the ones appropriate for the conditions right now. These Sorels are for like 12"+ snow, so the more casual pair would be better. ...I have several pairs of boots, appropriate for different conditions. And I can easily find every damn pair of them. So which of us is "too distracted by shiny things" ? And which of us just wants to go out there and ride around on his bike, like god intended when he first gave us bicycles ? I will never apologize for simplicity in concept and practice, sir. Cast your aspersions in some other direction. I have god on my side. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share #10 Posted January 4, 2022 Just now, donkpow said: So I win, right? 99% of the time it's not even a contest! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share #11 Posted January 4, 2022 4 minutes ago, Page Turner said: And I can easily find every damn pair of them They're in my bedroom closet with all the other pairs of shoes that aren't in rotation. They need to be brought back into the rotation. The other boots were already at the ready as they didn't come to CA with us, so didn't get moved from their at-the-ready stations! So not really lost but rather out of place. The three other boots all work fine, but I particularly like that pair when it gets to this time of year, and they should be downstairs and not sitting on the sidelines. Likewise, just load something like the Strava or Garmin app on your phone/watch and then don't look at it while riding. All the benefits, none of the distraction! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted January 4, 2022 Share #12 Posted January 4, 2022 3 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: Likewise, just load something like the Strava or Garmin app on your phone/watch and then don't look at it while riding. All the benefits, none of the distraction! ...I guess the idea of someone wandering around, in the world of 2021, without a smart phone tracking his movement, is so foreign to you, that I might as well not exist. Which is fine. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted January 4, 2022 Share #13 Posted January 4, 2022 31 minutes ago, Page Turner said: ...I find this whole "keeping track of your annual bicycling mileage" completely incomprehensible. As a long time retrogrouch, I simply have other matters that are more pressing, and the presence of an odometer/speedometer very distracting. Some days I ride and some days I don't. Some days I just go for a walk. I have no trouble finding my boots, because I'm not distracted keeping track of my mileage. If you don’t track your miles how do you know when to bleed your hydraulic brakes??? 😁 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted January 4, 2022 Share #14 Posted January 4, 2022 ...Strava. Bwaa ha ha ha ha ha ha haha ha ha ha ha ha haha ha ha ha ha ha haha ha ha ha ha ha ha. Good one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share #15 Posted January 4, 2022 1 minute ago, ChrisL said: If you don’t track your miles how do you know when to bleed your hydraulic brakes??? 😁 Or charge the Di2 battery? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share #16 Posted January 4, 2022 6 minutes ago, Page Turner said: ...I guess the idea of someone wandering around, in the world of 2021, without a smart phone tracking his movement, is so foreign to you, that I might as well not exist. Which is fine. Truth be told, you're one fun dude to have around, and we love having you posting again It doesn't make you correct, but it is still great stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentonMakes Posted January 4, 2022 Share #17 Posted January 4, 2022 ...as it turns out I was mistaken about the trends... I thought 2020 was my bad year, but 2018 was worse. 2021: about 720 (I'll go through the thread when I can) 2020: about 300 2019: about 350 2018: 190! ugh 2017: 676 2016: 1,071 2015: 1,216 (my all time high) 2014: 516 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted January 4, 2022 Share #18 Posted January 4, 2022 11 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: Truth be told, you're one fun dude to have around, and we love having you posting again It doesn't make you correct, but it is still great stuff! True that. @Page Turner also please feel free to post your lust worthy vintage steeds anytime you wish. You have a welcome audience here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted January 4, 2022 Share #19 Posted January 4, 2022 20 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: Truth be told, you're one fun dude to have around, and we love having you posting again It doesn't make you correct, but it is still great stuff! 8 minutes ago, ChrisL said: True that. @Page Turner also please feel free to post your lust worthy vintage steeds anytime you wish. You have a welcome audience here! ...I can hear you wondering, "How in the world does he track his mileage on that ?" There is an answer, but it involves a slide rule and trig functions. Yes that sddle nose is way too high, which I discovered quickly without riding very many miles at all. I was distracted by something shiny. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share #20 Posted January 4, 2022 Just now, Page Turner said: GCN suggests "biggie - smalls" gears for proper photography. And all accessories removed. But the valve stems look right and the labels aligned with the valves, so not all deductions! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted January 4, 2022 Share #21 Posted January 4, 2022 ...if I had a phone and the Strava ap, I would now know how many miles you can ride with a saddle tilted too far backward, to give yourself sore nuts. That would have some practical value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted January 4, 2022 Share #22 Posted January 4, 2022 9 minutes ago, Page Turner said: ...I can hear you wondering, "How in the world does he track his mileage on that ?" There is an answer, but it involves a slide rule and trig functions. Yes that sddle nose is way too high, which I discovered quickly without riding very many miles at all. I was distracted by something shiny. Ohhhh nice!!! Lest you forget I started riding on a bike very similar to that in 1981. I have a Garmin and if I bothered to look would know my mileage but don’t track it. I currently ride a mix of old & new school. Steel frame set up with modern components including hydro disc! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 5, 2022 Share #23 Posted January 5, 2022 25 years. Too many to list. 1990's about 2,000 per year. 2000's...increase to 4k high of 7k in 05, some 5 and 6k. 2010's....4k mostly 2017 Era, dropped down to 2k with all the serious problems with Gina's sons and kidney problems. One died. Then my father. 10 family members in one year, cousins etc. Bad years for cycling. 2020 4k, 2021 5k. Hoping to keep it up again. In 2005, 23 centuries. After that, a century was no longer a big deal so I really have no motivation to do more. I have about 35 total centuries all together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted January 5, 2022 Share #24 Posted January 5, 2022 6 hours ago, donkpow said: I'm not an athletic type. John? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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