Those Commuter miles add up.

[Skipton]

Back in May I started to use the Strava app. http://www.strava.com/
Nice app. with lots of features

Check out the mileage.... over 1500 miles not bad in eight months for a old guy bent into a pretzel



My favorite part is the elevation gain.... It's a little flat here.

What my two most common rides look like...

The "long" ride


The "short" ride



The bikes I put the miles on...










Thanks for looking!

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Very cool! You do some miles!

Luke.

 

[heartlandcruisers]

dang skipton that's some serious communing i shall no longer quip bout my 8 miles a day commute i do
Sean

 

[The Renaissance Man]

My phone is so dumb.

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

commuting makes you strong, especially on a single speed bike.

 

[XC204]

We have a web site at work for us commuters to keep track of miles and days ridden . That's me in the #5 spot I was a little lazy this year.

 

[Bicycle808]

dang skipton that's some serious communing i shall no longer quip bout my 8 miles a day commute i do
Sean

Skipton is averaging 7.2 miles/day, on the days he rides. Which is still awesome.... but you're ahead of him.

 

[Bicycle808]

We have a web site at work for us commuters to keep track of miles and days ridden . That's me in the #5 spot I was a little lazy this year.

Nonsense. You've made the podium for total days; Gene and Maxwell just have longer commutes... hence, greater miles.

 

[TuckTuck]

Skipton is averaging 7.2 miles/day, on the days he rides. Which is still awesome.... but you're ahead of him.

I thought he did the 8.8 there, and 5.4 home? Roughly 14 a day.

And I really like this pic. Super cool.

 

[TuckTuck]

Whoops. I see now. Its past my bed time.

 

[Skipton]

Thanks Guys!

Gary I think you and I probably have within 200 miles of each others totals.
yours might be higher. (would be cool to get people at work to track miles)
The 1500 is since May... Sometimes I forget to record the ride

I thought he did the 8.8 there, and 5.4 home? Roughly 14 a day.

And I really like this pic. Super cool.

Thanks TuckTuck!
I like this pic also!

Its a little confusing.... I try to always ride the 8.8 route both ways.. but sometimes weather and the fact I just want to get home causes me to take the short way to work or home.

On a side note my mother grew up in Flint.... As a kid I always liked driving up from Ann Arbor and having a Halo Burger with my Grandparents.
Skip

 

[user 135]

Nice work in racking up the miles. My office is about 2 miles from my house so my commute miles don't rack up to much. I think the most important point is that we choose to leave the car at home and put the fun between our legs.

 

[XC204]

Cman that was my point we leave our cars at home. The web site is fun we have a lot of riders and many don't even track miles. Max and I ride together when his shifts line up with my day shifts.
Wayne hasent used a car for work in 6 solid years!
Dave plows the bike path with his bike pulling an 18" V shaped plow. He has several designs. Just yesterday I saw 6 bald eagles on the river path.
Skipton sees the beautiful lake and skyline every day. I turn 63 in a week and hope I can keep the riding up till I retire.
Hope every one has a wonderful Christmas .
Gary

 

[Skipton]

I do love the ride.... Here in the city it's a lot faster and less of a headache then driving.....
Plus I love riding bikes I have built. It works out great that I get to build them then ride them everyday.
By the time I get to work I'm energized and ready to work.This time of year I get the whole lakefront path to myself...... Plus I don't have to plow it like Gary and his hardcore friends.

 

[MplsCoaster]

Way cool that you put on >1500 miles!!
Put it on in a classy way too
Great pics along the way that have been great following

 

[Dadx2mj]

I've been using endomundo to track my rides, think I might have to give that app a try

 

[B607]

You guys are hard core dedicated, that's for sure. Keep up the good work. Gary, I noticed that there are no lady commuters on the list. Maybe none where you work, or??? Gary

 

[XC204]

Gary this is just some it, a screen shot of part of the list. Total riders are over 200 total I think.

 

[ZygoteLittle]

commuting makes you strong, especially on a single speed bike.

Absolutely!

 

[mikeeebikey]

Ok Skipton, I down loaded the app. and will start using it. I ride 8.4 miles each way to work. BUT NO SNOW! I don't do snow anymore. I ride daily, rain or shine, just short of hurricane winds.
Singles, fixie, and track bikes make your legs bigger! Currently at a 32" waist but needing 36" to fit.my legs in them....
What about time vs. Mph? Your rides are burdened by some heavy weather my friend, is this a race?!!!!
This should be interesting, I ride weekends also, about 30 miles.....