2019 was a good riding year for me. I enjoy riding at least as much at this juncture as I ever have.
- 4100 total miles (3200 miles in 2018), mostly commuting on the Hunqapillar. I also explored more of the country roads in Napa on my Romulus (the only bike I have without fenders or racks). - Lost 30 lbs and feel like I'm in my 20's again! - Eroica CA was a blast last last April. It's great meeting up with crusty oldsters (like me!) from the Peninsula I've known since "back in the day" - Met a bunch of like-minded folks during the Riv XXV campout in Sam Taylor Park. Lamentably, this was my only bike camping trip of 2019. I need to spend more time in Marin County in 2020.... - Went to Spain on vacation in May and re-connected with friends from the venerable shop where I worked in 1991, Bicicletas Otero. Heading back there in September 2020 to help as a volunteer with their annual ride, La Clásica Otero. Happy 2020, everybody! -br On Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at 8:34:48 AM UTC-8, masmojo wrote: > > I realize there a few hours left, but I am unlikely to move the needle > any before the end of the day so I'll go first. > > First 2018 was a highwater mark for me so I was unlikely to match the > 2,700+ miles I did last year. > > I had some challenges at the beginning of the year which likely killed my > totals, but overall I feel positive going into the next decade. > > Total 2,400 miles > 1,045 of that was on my Radwagon E-bike. I am hesitant to include those > miles at all, except that those are miles that I would have had to > otherwise use my car. So you can put an Asterisk next to them if you like, > but I'll call it a win. 😉 > > That still leaves a fairly respectable 1,355 miles. Split amongst a dozen > or so different bikes. > > Next to my e-bike the next highest mileage total was on the Eastern > Growler, 26" BMX Cruiser I call Big Baby, because she's pink. 226 miles > 3rd surprisingly is my Clementine @ 223 miles! I say surprisingly, > because I just don't feel like I ride it that much and less than I > otherwise would because it's too awkwardly big to take on the train. > 4th. Crust Bombora, well honestly when you consider I've only been riding > this a few months this year it really should be like #2 I ride it ALL THE > TIME! I ride it so much that I make a concerted effort to ride other bikes, > just so they get ridden. > > Of note the next in mileage is my stainless steel SOMA Triple Cross. > Notable, because even though I don't ride it as often as I'd like when I do > ride it, it's typically on the more epic range. 20+ miles per trip. > > The down side of having quite a few bikes, is that some don't get ridden > more. My Atlantis would probably be up near the top, except it spent a > considerable time with a rear flat thats resisted fixing. > > Oddly my mileage has dropped for reasons that seem somewhat contradictory; > I got laid off from my job that was 13.4 miles from my house and the new > job is 16.3 miles from the house. The rub is that this additional 3 miles > each way adds considerable time & effort to a commute that was already > challenging. This was one reason I got the E-bike and why it's chocked up > so many miles. I just couldn't spend the time to ride to work as much.😥 > > Anywayz, what's your story? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/b8e7bf4d-fe69-4fe6-b4fb-b46e46dea6dc%40googlegroups.com.
