Originally Posted by
DrIsotope
When the question is simple, the answer is simple: don't stop riding. Twenty miles a day, every single day will put a rider over 7k miles for the year. I don't ride every day, so I make up by having a per-ride average of around 35 miles.
This. I averaged 4-5 rides a week, average ride distance around 42 miles. I don't do a lot of short rides, if I'm gonna get suited up, I'm usually on the bike for at least two hours, with minimal stops.