Go Back  Bike Forums > Bike Forums > Fifty Plus (50+)
Reload this Page >

Bike mileage

Notices
Fifty Plus (50+) Share the victories, challenges, successes and special concerns of bicyclists 50 and older. Especially useful for those entering or reentering bicycling.

Bike mileage

Old 09-28-21, 09:50 AM
  #1  
rydabent
Banned
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Lincoln Ne
Posts: 9,924

Bikes: RANS Stratus TerraTrike Tour II

Mentioned: 46 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3352 Post(s)
Liked 1,054 Times in 634 Posts
Bike mileage

I got my first recumbent a RANS Tailwind in 2005, retired in 2008 at 70. According to my records I have now ridden the distance around the world at the equator on my bents, both the bike and the trike. Now at almost 83 I am still riding approx 25 miles every other day. Some like me are blessed with good health, probably some of it due to cycling.
rydabent is offline  
Old 09-28-21, 10:45 AM
  #2  
Iride01 
I'm good to go!
 
Iride01's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Mississippi
Posts: 14,810

Bikes: Tarmac Disc Comp Di2 - 2020

Mentioned: 50 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 6100 Post(s)
Liked 4,732 Times in 3,262 Posts
Now you can work on doing that pole to pole. Since you are older now, you won't have as far to go! <grin>

Congrats on your achievement and good health.
Iride01 is online now  
Old 09-28-21, 10:46 AM
  #3  
ARider2
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 585
Mentioned: 2 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 93 Post(s)
Liked 151 Times in 105 Posts
It's great to read about folks like you who are still active and regularly riding a good amount of miles at over 80 years old. Congratulations on your good health and keep up the riding!
ARider2 is offline  
Likes For ARider2:
Old 09-28-21, 12:05 PM
  #4  
Flip Flop Rider
Senior Member
 
Flip Flop Rider's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: South Carolina Upstate
Posts: 2,104

Bikes: 2010 Fuji Absolute 3.0 1994 Trek 850

Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 761 Post(s)
Liked 554 Times in 321 Posts
you mean device mileage, because we all know bents are not bikes!

KIDDING!!!!
Flip Flop Rider is offline  
Old 09-28-21, 12:06 PM
  #5  
Flip Flop Rider
Senior Member
 
Flip Flop Rider's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: South Carolina Upstate
Posts: 2,104

Bikes: 2010 Fuji Absolute 3.0 1994 Trek 850

Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 761 Post(s)
Liked 554 Times in 321 Posts
impressive riding
Flip Flop Rider is offline  
Old 09-28-21, 12:57 PM
  #6  
pdlamb
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: northern Deep South
Posts: 8,844

Bikes: Fuji Touring, Novara Randonee

Mentioned: 36 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2575 Post(s)
Liked 1,900 Times in 1,192 Posts
Bike mileage? about 35 miles per pancake breakfast.

Interesting anecdote: Most of the way across my cross country tour, one of my co-workers commented on my blog that I'd ridden the equivalent of the mean distance from the center of the earth to the equator. 12 years later, I wonder if I can keep riding long enough and far enough to go from the earth to the moon!
pdlamb is online now  
Old 09-28-21, 07:56 PM
  #7  
Random11
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2020
Location: North Florida
Posts: 510

Bikes: 2019 Specialized Diverge, 2021 Cervelo Caledonia

Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 257 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 378 Times in 197 Posts
Congratulations on your cycling accomplishments. You're an inspiration for us younger riders. (I'm 71, and hoping I can keep going into my 80s and beyond.)
Random11 is offline  
Old 09-29-21, 05:55 AM
  #8  
Jumpski
Full Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Thailand
Posts: 279

Bikes: Bianchi Infinito CV disk, and rim brake

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 29 Post(s)
Liked 89 Times in 60 Posts
Congratulations, cycling is an investment in our health. Have fun and take care.
Jumpski is offline  
Old 09-29-21, 06:22 AM
  #9  
Artmo 
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: SW Florida
Posts: 1,668

Bikes: '06 Bianchi Pista; '57 Maclean; '10 Scott CR1 Pro; 2005 Trek 2000 Tandem; '09 Comotion Macchiato Tandem; 199? Novara Road; '17 Circe Helios e-tandem:1994 Trek 2300

Mentioned: 5 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 146 Post(s)
Liked 92 Times in 60 Posts
Originally Posted by rydabent
I got my first recumbent a RANS Tailwind in 2005, retired in 2008 at 70. According to my records I have now ridden the distance around the world at the equator on my bents, both the bike and the trike. Now at almost 83 I am still riding approx 25 miles every other day. Some like me are blessed with good health, probably some of it due to cycling.
impressive! I’m a couple of years behind you and do similar mileage per week mainly on our tandem with e-assist (no throttle). The e-assist is used to keep up with the younger, faster riders, at 16-19 mph, so I wonder what your average speeds are. Just curious
Artmo is offline  
Old 09-29-21, 04:12 PM
  #10  
Chickenwings
Junior Member
 
Chickenwings's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2021
Posts: 117
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 36 Post(s)
Liked 89 Times in 56 Posts
Very cool! I'm no where near that kind of mileage but you're good inspiration.

Congrats!
Chickenwings is offline  
Old 09-29-21, 04:16 PM
  #11  
Trsnrtr
Super Modest
 
Trsnrtr's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Central Illinois
Posts: 23,393

Bikes: Trek Emonda, Giant Propel, Colnago V3, Co-Motion Supremo, ICE VTX WC

Mentioned: 107 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 10894 Post(s)
Liked 4,559 Times in 2,089 Posts
First off, good for the OP. Keep riding!

My wife and I ride 40-45 miles twice a week with a group of mostly retired racers and our average age is well over70. When people ask how fast we ride, I tell them that we have a speed limit of 80. That’s because our group leader is 80 years old and we never drop him… never.
__________________
Keep the chain tight!







Trsnrtr is offline  
Likes For Trsnrtr:
Old 09-30-21, 11:26 AM
  #12  
John E
feros ferio
 
John E's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: www.ci.encinitas.ca.us
Posts: 21,765

Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;

Mentioned: 44 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1384 Post(s)
Liked 1,294 Times in 819 Posts
Someone on my local NextDoor website just mentioned a chap whose goal is to go "around the world," i.e., to accumulate 40K km, by riding every day in his neighborhood. After 10 years, he is just about to hit his goal, and the neighbors are planning a surprise party for him to commemorate.

As I look back on almost 60 years of bicycling, I estimate I am more than halfway into my fifth equivalent circumnavigation, and I know people who put that to shame.
__________________
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
John E is offline  
Likes For John E:
Old 09-30-21, 11:29 AM
  #13  
Chickenwings
Junior Member
 
Chickenwings's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2021
Posts: 117
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 36 Post(s)
Liked 89 Times in 56 Posts
You guys amaze me. But I'm NOT a 'real' cyclist...I'm riding for fitness mostly. I could probably see the appeal for youse who really like riding.

Either way though, the accomplishment is amazing and you long haulers are doubly amazing.
Chickenwings is offline  
Old 09-30-21, 04:32 PM
  #14  
delbiker1 
Mother Nature's Son
 
delbiker1's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Sussex County, Delaware
Posts: 3,111

Bikes: 2014 Orbea Avant MD30, 2004 Airborne Zeppelin TI, 2003 Lemond Poprad, 2001 Lemond Tourmalet, 2014? Soma Smoothie

Mentioned: 14 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 838 Post(s)
Liked 1,414 Times in 801 Posts
I turned 69 earlier this month. I am on a 5000 mile pace this year, that will give me a bit over 41,000 since the start of 2014. Before that year, I had probably done 3000 in a year at some point, but never 4,000. 2020 Covid year was my highest mileage at 8000. For a long time, I have said that if I get into the 80's, I would like to still be pedaling regularly.
delbiker1 is offline  
Likes For delbiker1:
Old 09-30-21, 05:57 PM
  #15  
OldRailfan
Old enough, hmmm?
 
OldRailfan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2021
Location: Coldstream, BC Canada
Posts: 287

Bikes: DeVinci, Bianchi, Nishiki, RBSM Mud Adder

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 70 Post(s)
Liked 113 Times in 82 Posts
[QUOTE=delbiker1;22251902......................................... I have said that if I get into the 80's, I would like to still be pedaling regularly.[/QUOTE]

You will, just need to keep it up.
BTW we all die one day, the one advantage active people have ...... dying in almost perfect condition.
OldRailfan is offline  
Likes For OldRailfan:
Old 09-30-21, 07:57 PM
  #16  
Cougrrcj
Senior Member
 
Cougrrcj's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: NE Ohio
Posts: 3,891

Bikes: A few...

Mentioned: 16 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 620 Post(s)
Liked 370 Times in 256 Posts
Impressive mileage numbers for your age!

I did the bulk of my riding back in my late teens/early twenties. Lately, I'm doing good to get 1.5-2.5k miles/year, when at my prime I was doing that in a month! Nowadays I won't ride in the dark, or in the rain or snow...
Cougrrcj is offline  
Likes For Cougrrcj:
Old 09-30-21, 10:58 PM
  #17  
OldRailfan
Old enough, hmmm?
 
OldRailfan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2021
Location: Coldstream, BC Canada
Posts: 287

Bikes: DeVinci, Bianchi, Nishiki, RBSM Mud Adder

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 70 Post(s)
Liked 113 Times in 82 Posts
Originally Posted by delbiker1
I turned 69 earlier this month. I am on a 5000 mile pace this year, that will give me a bit over 41,000 since the start of 2014. Before that year, I had probably done 3000 in a year at some point, but never 4,000. 2020 Covid year was my highest mileage at 8000. For a long time, I have said that if I get into the 80's, I would like to still be pedaling regularly.
The most I used to do was in my Tri phase, 2000+ K a season in addition to the running and swimming. Since I'm a lousy swimmer running and cycling had to make up for that ... and they did.
Fast forward by 35 years; when Covid-19 raised it's ugly head our XC skiing venue shut down early. Two weeks of rest and I was on the bike and started on the 3120 K total for last season.
The driving factor apart from the virus was the skiing season. I swore that there would be no lax start up to the '20 -'21 Winter. Total distance on snow 1035 K..

Scuttle-butt on the street is that the season (enough snow) could be unofficially under way by the 3rd week of October, the official season start is Nov. 5th.
How many more K on the bikes? I should get close to last season's score.

When people ask "How are you?" my quip is "Not bad for a guy my age, my size and my disposition". The age 76, size 173 cm (5ft 8") disposition wellll...

Last edited by OldRailfan; 09-30-21 at 11:02 PM.
OldRailfan is offline  
Old 10-01-21, 04:39 AM
  #18  
Fendertele
Junior Member
 
Fendertele's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2019
Posts: 142

Bikes: Trek Domane SL5

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 25 Post(s)
Liked 41 Times in 28 Posts
Congratulations. Keep on rolling.
Fendertele is offline  
Old 10-02-21, 05:31 PM
  #19  
Calsun
Banned
 
Join Date: Mar 2021
Posts: 1,280
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 608 Post(s)
Liked 382 Times in 288 Posts
Choosing the right parents is critical and after that it is what you eat and drink and also what you do not eat and do not drink (or smoke). Seventh Day Adventists live on average 10 years longer than other people in their area and it is mostly due to their vegan diet and partially the result of better stress management.
Calsun is offline  
Old 10-02-21, 05:39 PM
  #20  
10 Wheels
Galveston County Texas
 
10 Wheels's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: In The Wind
Posts: 33,221

Bikes: 02 GTO, 2011 Magnum

Mentioned: 18 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1346 Post(s)
Liked 1,236 Times in 617 Posts
Any Mileage after 80 is something to brag about.
Keep it Fun
__________________
Fred "The Real Fred"

10 Wheels is offline  
Likes For 10 Wheels:
Old 10-03-21, 06:49 AM
  #21  
gobicycling
Made it to 84 WHOOPIE
 
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 399
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 181 Post(s)
Liked 492 Times in 153 Posts
I'll be 82 shortly. Still cycling, walking, and swimming, sometimes all three in one day, plus I throw in resistive exercises and stretching.
gobicycling is offline  
Likes For gobicycling:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off


Thread Tools
Search this Thread

Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.