Unofficial 2018 Mileage Pissing Contest
01-02-19, 02:03 PM
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Also, to keep the sound down, I ride in the lowest gear possible (42/30) on erg mode. So, assuming we start counting "miles" as miles, can I start riding in my 42/11 gear and triple my "miles" for this thread?
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01-02-19, 02:51 PM
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A mile is a unit of distance, a linear measure which corresponds to 5,280 feet. In order to cycle one mile your bike needs to physically move away from one unique geolocation and travel an actual linear distance of 5,280 feet (visiting a number of other unique physical geolocations along the way). If your bike never visited any other location than the one where it started, then it has not traversed any linear distance.
Your use of scare quotes around the term mileage simply indicates that you cannot disagree with me without conceding that you are misusing the word. The only "miles" [sic] that are accrued during a stationary bike workout are "virtual miles", which are only "miles" in the loosest sense because they represent a similar amount of pedal/wheel rotation as one would encounter if one actually traveled real miles.
Virtual miles are not real actual miles no matter how many times you insist they are "the same".
Did that help? Would you like me to draw a picture?
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01-02-19, 02:55 PM
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Haha, and for the record, I do a lot of trainer work. got a 2 x 20 minute sweet spot workout in this morning before work. But the bike didn't move. Not one inch
Also, to keep the sound down, I ride in the lowest gear possible (42/30) on erg mode. So, assuming we start counting "miles" as miles, can I start riding in my 42/11 gear and triple my "miles" for this thread?
Also, to keep the sound down, I ride in the lowest gear possible (42/30) on erg mode. So, assuming we start counting "miles" as miles, can I start riding in my 42/11 gear and triple my "miles" for this thread?
That's the entire joke of this thread. No one gives a **** what other people are actually doing except for a couple of posters who have taken it upon themselves to be the arbiter of real riding or not, as if anything they say about the matter will affect anyone in any way. It's quite comical to see them stretch their flawed logic (did you ride in rain/snow?!) in an attempt to justify their vacuous and archaic position.
Which is kind of hilarious in 2019, and, I assert, a conversation that will eventually fade away in ensuing years with the inevitable takeover of virtual riding and racing.
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Which is why trolling posters like you with your outdated and nonsensical diatribes concerning stuff as banal as indoor mileage is so very simple and comical.
The entertainment value is quite high in these parts.
Now, time for my 20 mile trainer ride I mentioned earlier.
01-02-19, 04:00 PM
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You've clearly never ridden with my wife on a tandem. I deserve at least 1.5 x actual mileage.
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01-02-19, 04:01 PM
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01-02-19, 05:14 PM
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don't know. a fair fraction of them are MTB and track miles and those don't get logged. But a fair bit.
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01-02-19, 09:00 PM
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Zwift miles are on a trainer, and count toward many Strava challenges-- and if it's on Strava, it happened, so those miles must count.
I also found my time on Zwift more tiring than riding outdoors. Even with the video game aspect, it's just mentally draining.
I also found my time on Zwift more tiring than riding outdoors. Even with the video game aspect, it's just mentally draining.
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01-02-19, 11:46 PM
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My Garmin watch puts all cycling activities under cycling miles and does not separate trainer from road from gravel or from MTB. I really don’t care enough about my own miles to go through all 365 days to see what my actual distance traveled is for my own sake and I definitely don’t care about what other people are including or not. I think it’s just funny in a really pathetic way that anyone would care that much about other people’s mileage. And especially since we are all a bunch of amateurs anyhow. Nobody on this forum is setting any real records here. As impressive as 11,000 miles in a year sounds, it took Amanda Coker about six and a half weeks to pull that off.
01-03-19, 12:15 AM
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10,000+ is fairly commonplace in SoCal and other cycling hotbeds with year round good weather. Buddy of mine rode 26,000 miles this year.
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This makes perfect sense. Looking forward to seeing your adjusted total.
01-03-19, 02:33 AM
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In 2018, I logged about 3200 miles and 96,000’ elevation gain on public roads around Portland OR (as tracked with Strava.). Considering business schedule and travel, injuries, and getting hit by a car... I’m happy with that. My target for ‘18 was 3000 miles. In 2019, my goal is 200,000’ of elevation gain.
01-03-19, 08:04 AM
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Bro, I'm a third grade teacher with a Master's Degree in English Language Learning. My entire career is based around breaking down social and academic language in order to scaffold instruction so my students can obtain both content and language mastery in various subject areas.
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second year on the bike, total of 1792 miles, road gravel and mountain biking
started recording in march, and had to slow down in november december as I was so busy
hope this year I can spend more time and get out more
started recording in march, and had to slow down in november december as I was so busy
hope this year I can spend more time and get out more
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The proportion of productive posts has been steadily declining here. Closing this for a bit.
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