Originally Posted by
big john
I don't think 12K miles per year is an outlandish claim, I have done 12K miles in a year while working full time,
Another thing, you can't do the math like that ( 34 miles per day every day ). Most of us don't ride every day, regardless of how many miles we do. I used to do 100 every Saturday, 50 on Sunday, 20 on Tuesday, 50 on Wednesday, etc., with at least 2 days off per week. Now I take 3 days off or just do 10 miles one day.
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I've had years where I rode every day, and other years where I only rode 350 days. It's really easy to do when you live in the Phoenix area. My highest mileage year is also the year I rode the least days. I was unable to ride for almost 2 months after being hit by a truck, but still got 14,383 miles. Not working for nearly nine months made it possible.