Nice seeing you today Bill!
As I ease back into work...
For me, jettisoning the bike computer on my latest bike was a revelation -
no more worrying about miles and average speeds. Just pick a route and go,
no tracking. My goal is to do some of the epic Sonoma rides that I haven't
done, keep
So my goal was to be more present in my life outside of cycling while still
putting in miles. I will hit 6,000 miles in the next 1-2 rides but my goal
was to maintain 100 miles a week without putting a strain on my personal
life and I think I've done that. The last few years I've worked 40+
I've become motivated to track mileage and seat goals the easiest way
possible; my car's odometer. Twelve years old, 93k miles, 7750 annual for
that span which includes a good number of long road trips. I'm now going to
shoot for less miles on it this coming year by riding my bikes more.
Andy
I haven’t figured out a consistently easy way to track my mileage on the bikes.
Therefore, my goal was more like Pam’s... car related. A few years ago,
during a drought, I put less than 2500 miles on my truck. Since then I’ve
tried to keep all driving below 3000 per year and have succeeded
I do not set mileage goals but for the ones here I admire the totals. Wow. I
just ride places.
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I had pretty modest goals for 2018. The only quantitative goal was to ride
enough at Kindgom Trails in Vermont enough to justify the season pass that
I purchased, and I met that goal. Other than that it was to ride as much as
possible and enjoy every ride. I think I pretty much met that goal as
I agree this is a great thread. Very inspiring. I really like the idea of
throwing goals out there in front of where you are. This year has continued
a downward trajectory in overall mileage for me. I'm currently at 1,840+
miles on the year and I've given myself the goal of getting to 2k. I'm
I hit all my goals and then moved the post further away...
Full SF Randonneurs Super Rando series.
10,+ miles for the year.
R-12 achievement unlocked. [12 consecutive months of 200km or more RUSA event ]
Super 600k [RUSA 600KM with 10,000 m/34,000 ft elev.]
My end of year RUSA mileage
On 12/7/18 2:35 PM, Ted Shwartz wrote:
Bill
A) Get back on bicycle after resolving health issues
B) Complete my first 600k with a smile!
Success was achieved
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RESPECT
On Monday, November 26, 2018 at 5:49:05 PM UTC-5, Bill Lindsay wrote:
Steve Palincsar
Those are awesome goals, Ted. Good job achieving them! Good job everyone
who set a goal and achieved it. Good job everyone who set a goal and tried
to achieve it. Good job to those who enjoyed not setting goals!
BL
On Friday, December 7, 2018 at 11:35:49 AM UTC-8, Ted Shwartz wrote:
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Bill
A) Get back on bicycle after resolving health issues
B) Complete my first 600k with a smile!
Success was achieved
On Monday, November 26, 2018 at 5:49:05 PM UTC-5, Bill Lindsay wrote:
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> Steve Palincsar shared some info about himself that I think is awesome.
> Unfortunately that great
Just ride, and enjoy it. Kudos.
On Thu, Dec 6, 2018 at 11:52 PM LeRoy wrote:
> OK, I'll fess up: I'm a piker compared to most of those who've spoken up.
> My return to bicycling has been relatively recent, just three years ago.
> And my age and aspirations have more to do with retirement than
OK, I'll fess up: I'm a piker compared to most of those who've spoken up.
My return to bicycling has been relatively recent, just three years ago.
And my age and aspirations have more to do with retirement than mileage.
That being said, I was pleased to hit 1000 miles of recreational riding on
This is a very enjoyable thread. Thanks Bill for starting it.
I didn't ride as much as I could have but I met most of my goals this year. I
wanted to leverage my familiarity in the local scene to bring new riders into
cycling in general and RUSA in particular, and to increase rider diversity.
I've been tracking annual bike miles since 2007, and the last 3 or 4 years
I have averaged 5000 miles per year. That became my goal for 2018. I am
not into event rides, races or long distance rides. I usually like to ride
30 or 35 miles for a typical day trip.
I retired at the end of last
I'm still working towards my goal, but I am on track to meet it. My goal
is to ride 300 days this year, and I track them by posting a photo from
each day. I've been done this for a few years now, but I take a break for
a couple of years in between to keep it from getting to repetitive.
Great thread, great responses!
Mileage wise I didn't really have a hard goal but I am thrilled that I'm
already 500 miles over my total from last year which speaks to alot of good
times on the bike. The main thing has been continuing the trend I started
last fall of extending my morning
My goal is to ride my bike more than I drive. Last year I drove about 1986
miles on my car and rode 5000 miles. I'll hit 5,000 again as I'm just 100
miles away which I'll ride in a week.
On Monday, November 26, 2018 at 5:49:05 PM UTC-5, Bill Lindsay wrote:
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> Steve Palincsar shared some
No goals that were really made, just more like things I'd like to do on the
bike.
One was to get to the point where I could commute without feeling trashed
the next day. Did that.
One was a mileage I would have like to have achieved but got sidelined off
the bike since 9/30 for hernia
My goal for the past five years has been to ride more miles each year on my
singles and our tandem than my wife or I drive in our car (we only own
one). We've been lucky enough to take a multi-week tandem tour 4 of the
past 5 summers. I commute by bike (only live 2.5 miles from work, if I go
This is a great thread, it is fun to read about everyone's success over this
year! After 2 consecutive years of 3000 miles, I set a goal of 3500 for this
year. I should just make it by year's end. I also wanted to ride at least 90
days (next ride will hit that mark) and climb 200,000 feet
This year I was almost absolute in riding to work eery day, Steve's rain,
snow or shine, exceptions were mostly convenience to plans after work. That
was only a couple times, not really any loss of determination. The insights
of the group have helped develop this into a very reasonable
My evergreen goal is to ride every day. When I do that, everything else falls
into place.
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Great post and responses!
I met one of my goals, which was to complete a century. I did that in
August.
I'm in the process of completing another goal, which is to go car-free for
my personal life (commuting, shopping, etc). I'm over 30 days into that,
and am planning to sell my car soon.
All these stories/goals/non-goals are great to hear! Everyone living their
own, different lives and trying to cycle as much as possible. I'm 35, just
brought our second child into the world, and work full time.
This year my unspoken goal has been to ride whenever possible, likely
inspired by
Fine question Bill. My goal was to ride the Great Divide MBR and to take my
sweet time doing it. My friend and I spent 64 days meandering along,
swimming in every lake, pond, river and creek we could find. We brought our
Tenkara rods and fished some of the finest trout waters in N.America. We
10,000 only became a goal when it seemed within reach -- and,
unfortunately, thanks to an injury and recovery from surgery, I only
just failed to make it. This year, thanks to historic levels of rain,
10,000 is far out of reach. Right now, 9,000 is -- only barely --
within reach, but would
I went over 4000 miles last year so I upped my goal for this year to 4,500.
With all the rain this year I am sure I will not make it, but should at
least match last years total.
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And I change tires, change chain rings, change derailleurs, change cranks,
rotate bikes so on and so forth - then I need to test ride and change again and
test again...
I’m within striking distance of my goal for 2018.
Bill S
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Kudos to Steve. I know of only 1 other person who regularly set 10K as his
goal; Gary Blakeley, formerly of the boblist, who owned and drove a
semitruck around the state for Creamland Dairies (IIRC). He'd ride down to
So Broadway at 3 am, get his truck, pick up his load, make his deliveries,
Bill - I also rotate my bikes - it keeps my rides fresh even when it is the
same commute route, day after day. I never thought of the concept of ‘leveling
out the wear’. Reminds me of runners who rotate their shoes to extend their
life...
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There are some great goals (and goal-less goals) in this thread. Good on
all of y'all.
Jon, one of my methods I've used to make mini-goals inside my macro-goals
has been to 'wear level' my bikes. I put two or three bikes into the
active rotation and as soon as I hit 1000 miles on THAT bike
Bill,
Last year (mid-2017), I decided to up my Eroica California (EC) 2018 stakes
and signed up for the the 89-mile Coastal Route (89 miles, 7000' of
climbing) this April 15, after riding the EC 40-miler in 2016 and 2017.
This April, I was only able to complete 62 miles and about 5000' of the
I believe I did around 2,400 miles last year, which was mostly commuting. I
didn't really have "a goal" so, it was what it was.
Now having done that I decided to try and up my game in 2018!
My goal was 3,200 miles minimum with a hoped for target of 4,000.
Good news is I've already hit 3,500, but
I did. And I missed most of them. No 200k brevet, no 50 miles a week. It’s like
being a stay at home dad was more than I thought it would be!
BUT I accomplished my largest cycling goal. I too my daughter on several rides
and she enjoyed them very much.
So I’m good.
-J
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I don’t track mileage but still think I’m riding more than ever. I’m also doing
spin classes once or twice a week and at 56 feel like I’m a stronger cycler
than I’ve ever been. I doubt I’ll ever reach Steve’s numbers but hopefully
will still be on the bike at that age.
Bleriot season in
I had fun riding to more different places. Works for me.
Marc
On Monday, November 26, 2018 at 10:34:12 PM UTC-5, Kevin Mulcahy wrote:
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> Oh, thanks Patrick, I almost forgot another goal of mine - ride fixed!
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> On Monday, November 26, 2018 at 9:30:34 PM UTC-6, Kevin Mulcahy wrote:
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>> My
Oh, thanks Patrick, I almost forgot another goal of mine - ride fixed!
On Monday, November 26, 2018 at 9:30:34 PM UTC-6, Kevin Mulcahy wrote:
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> My goal for 2018 was to complete the Marji Gesick 50 mile mtb race. That's
> a pretty grueling race in the U.P. of Michigan with a ton of climbing
My goal for 2018 was to complete the Marji Gesick 50 mile mtb race. That's
a pretty grueling race in the U.P. of Michigan with a ton of climbing over
uber-technical old school trails. The race had DNF rate of 70% in 2017!
I signed up without having ever done any endurance mountain biking, and
Hey Bill -
Great question! I never really tracked annual mileage (I have been riding
for over 45 years) until I started using Strava in mid-2013 to formally
track mileage. I knew that I rode a fair amount annually (I have 3 sons and
a wife who all like to ride + commuting regularly) - I
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