How many miles did you ride in 2008

itboffin
itboffin Posts: 20,064
edited February 2009 in Commuting chat
I just checked my training diary and i've done 3135 miles this year including over two months off the bike with a knee injury various colds and holidays.

2009 will be the start of my second full year cycling and my first real attempt at the metric century challenge http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtop ... =challenge
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Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Hmmm. Good question. Probably close to 6,000 miles. Will tot it all up and get back to you.
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    cjcp wrote:
    Hmmm. Good question. Probably close to 6,000 miles. Will tot it all up and get back to you.

    Either I've miss read your other posts or you too are fairly new to cycling, or is it just commuting?
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Only been cycling properly the last four years. But, atm (kids, work etc), over 90% of the miles are accrued on the commute.
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    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
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    "Exactly."
  • el_presidente
    el_presidente Posts: 1,963
    Just totted up the spreadsheet & assuming the ride home goes smoothly this afternoon 2752 miles. Been a good year including buildign my fixie for commuting, first ever imperial century and completing the metric century a month challenge.
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  • blackworx
    blackworx Posts: 123
    Not enough :lol:
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  • prj45
    prj45 Posts: 2,208
    edited December 2008
    3,402 since records began.

    That was 30 Mar 08, so averaging that milage out over nine months and extrapolating I get 4,536 miles.

    (oh, and I did set out on a 30 mile ride yestrday, but after 10 decided it was way to cold/I wasn't dressed properly, so I gave up and got the tube home).
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  • gb155
    gb155 Posts: 2,048
    1095 (If I manage to get out today I will brake the 1100 mark) I thought that was quite good for 6 months and 3 of those using the train, Then I read all your figures and realised I need to MTFU,


    Another 3000 miles by midnight then lol
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  • BUICK
    BUICK Posts: 362
    About 2500. I had an accident which kept me off the bike for a month and has led to some problems with my knee and shoulder, and so more time off the bike - but I'm happy with what I've done. I also visited the track several times and did a couple of little races that stand out as real cycling highlights for me
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  • prj45
    prj45 Posts: 2,208
    And here's my maintenance log for the year:

    Miles: 1078
    since last: n/a
    Date: Sat 21 Jun 08
    New back wheel (mavic) Left the old block on

    Miles 1728
    Since Last: 650
    Date: Sun 10 Aug 08
    Notes: Change to the Alex rims back wheel, other mavic wheel (purchased 21 Jun) was off true slighty and clicking.
    New back brake blocks.
    New Chain, left the old block on

    Miles: 2816
    Since Last: 1088
    Date: Sun 09 Nov 08
    Notes: Chain worn to 1/8 inch mark, left it on.

    Miles: 3353
    Since Last: 537
    Date: Sat 20 Dec 08
    Notes: Replaced chain with new SRAM chain, changed out alex rim's wheel for mavic that was last swapped out on 10 aug after having done 650 miles, brand new block, replaced both tyres with gator skins, new Kool stop brake blocks
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  • Bassjunkieuk
    Bassjunkieuk Posts: 4,232
    Well I noticed this morning that my cycle comp odomoeter has ticked over past 3000 and I got that a good few months into the year.

    My spreadsheet for tracking commute mileage shows just over 2200 since April, and I could probably add another 1200 miles to that for the first 3 months (average 100 miles a week on a 20 mile roundtrip commute) plus about 300-400 miles in "recreational" mode!

    As with CJCP family commitments mean most of my miles are laid down on the commute, if it wasn't for them I could see myself going out for rides each weekend and would probably (well certainly) have joined a local cycle club by now :-)
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  • gert_lush
    gert_lush Posts: 634
    will post my geek stats later....may try and get a cheeky ride in this arvo :D:D:D
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  • Jen J
    Jen J Posts: 1,054
    884 since I started cycling in September.

    In my defence, I do only have a 1 mile commute. :oops:
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  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    probably about 6000 miles mostly commuting

    I wasn't allowed out yesterday cause of the ice... luckily I was feeling a bit ropey :lol:
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  • linsen
    linsen Posts: 1,959
    I have done around 1050 on the roadie (326 of those in December) since I got it in April, 293 on the MTB in the last couple of months since I had it and countless "errand" miles on the BSO.

    Think 2009 may contain a few more miles for me unless the addiction wears off......
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  • Roubaix Rider
    Roubaix Rider Posts: 29
    edited January 2009
    8)
  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    Not as many as I should. ~4000miles on bike 1 and bike 2.

    I don't have a computer on my commuting bike, so that could easily be 1000-2000 miles this year.

    And my Langster, although 6months old, still has zero miles.

    I should have done loads and loads more, I had June, July and August free for cycling, but injury, broken bikes, and helping my sister renovate her house seemed to limit my mileage.
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  • dewei
    dewei Posts: 172
    Started commuting by bike for the first ever at the end of January. I am now taking a winter break of 2 months. I am rather chuffed with 4344 miles for my first year. I am not sure I can improve by much next year. Maybe I should aim for 5000 miles.
  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    Fewer than I would have liked...

    Comp on the crappy roadie is showing 2176, and I got that for xmas last year, so that's that one - I've done relatively well with my resolution to ride around 50 miles each weekend, but not well enough I tell you!

    Working it out for the commute, that's probably around 3000, based on 70 miles per week with travel days and holiday weeks/weeks spent broken in plaster subtracted. Really need to figure out a method for transporting my suitcase to work by bike.

    Less than I'd hoped! Must try harder.
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  • gert_lush
    gert_lush Posts: 634
    *****Geek alert*****Geek alert********

    about 4700 miles on all bikes :) but if I had not been out for 2 months with a snapped clavicle would have easily hit the 5000 mark...next year :D

    9 imperial centuries
    24 metric centuries (although jogle help this :) )
    I spent 4% of 2008 on a bike...which means i need to speed up :)
    I spent waaaay to long keeping a record of my rides :oops: :oops: :oops:
    no punctures 4400miles on road or touring bikes :D:D
    loooaads of punctures on MTB :(
    1 snapped chain
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  • prj45
    prj45 Posts: 2,208
    gert_lush wrote:
    lots of bananas

    Yup, I went banana mad in 2008, never ate so many in my life.
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  • chuckcork
    chuckcork Posts: 1,471
    Don't have my training log with me at the moment to be totally precise, but....

    for the year Start Nov.07 to end Oct 08, I logged just short of 13,000km. I did I think maybe 1800km in Nov + Dec 07, so up to October that would make about 11,200km for the year 08.

    Nov + December I think I can add in another 900km or so, to a total of about 12,100km for the year 08, around 7,520 miles or so for the non-metric.

    Most of it was commuting, I did every day to work from about the start of March to September when I was made redundant, doing 28 miles a day, with another 40-60 miles then each Sunday. Since then I've been obviously doing less :cry:
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  • Rich158
    Rich158 Posts: 2,348
    About 6000 since April when I started commuting. I'm aiming for about 10 000 next year :shock:
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  • iain_j
    iain_j Posts: 1,941
    Just like everyone else, not enough (did anyone do "enough" this year?)

    Commuting, roughly 1500 miles but i don't use my computer on commutes.

    Leisure rides, 1030 miles - 4 short of a new yearly record :P Did 2 imperial centuries (one was helped by a couple of laps of the local park to bump it up from 98 ). Most rides were at least metric centuries.

    Would have done more but i did my ribs in during the summer which meant 4 weeks of no commutes, a further 3 weeks of no long day rides, then several more weeks of building up my fitness and distance again. So, with that in mind, i'm quite pleased with the distance i did get in the end.

    Aiming for at least 100 miles per month next year, not including commutes.
  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    Over the year on the two bikes I've used a paltry 800 miles byt like Jen J I only do a 1 mile commute. I know I need to MTFU and get out more.
    I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.
  • benvickery
    benvickery Posts: 124
    Over the year I cycled 2167 miles, up from 680 in 2007. I did these miles in 127 hours which makes an average of 17 mph. Although I wish I could have done more, I still spent 1.5% of my year cycling!!

    Goals for 2009.

    1) Enter a sportive
    2) Commute more to work
    3) Buy a tourer
    4) Be fit enough to climb some hills in the Alps in the Summer.
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    Final score for 2008 = 3138
    So far in 2009 = 1.5 :wink:
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    itboffin wrote:
    Final score for 2008 = 3138
    So far in 2009 = 1.5 :wink:

    So, I guess you almost made it home last night.
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    Always Tyred wrote:
    itboffin wrote:
    Final score for 2008 = 3138
    So far in 2009 = 1.5 :wink:

    So, I guess you almost made it home last night.

    Nope, we had a very grown up dinner party at a friends house and stayed the night, the 1.5 miles is the distance between in-laws houses.

    No hangover today either :D
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • bluesacs
    bluesacs Posts: 95
    Just under 4200 for the year which started out on a rubbish trek and then involved a cartilage incident, but still not bad. Maybe 5000 this year.
  • karlmoreton
    karlmoreton Posts: 98
    13,000 miles, commute fifty miles a day plus couple of long rides at weekends. Reduced car mileage from 22,000 to around 7,000 also. Also completed Raid Pyrenean in July taking four and a half days for 520 miles.

    Has saved me a fortune in fuel and servicing costs which gives me more to spend on my fleet of bikes..
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