Month: January 2011

2010 Riding Year In Review

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Jack recently dubbed me “Geek-1,” and I’ve got some stats to prove it.  Riding stats aren’t very important, but are fun and provide a yardstick, and I’ve been keeping them since 2004.  Here is, statistically, how my 2010 cycling year measured up: Total distance:  5,134 miles – a personal record by 1,311 miles (next best year 2008 at 3,823 miles). Total number of rides:  123 – a personal record by 11 rides (next best year 2008 at 112 rides).  This stat is not particularly meaningful when you consider that it includes short errands. Average distance per ride:  41.7 miles/ride –

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Respect

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I recently visited Granada Spain. Our family had just hailed a taxi to the train station. As we rolled along city streets, I noticed a girl on a mountain bike turn into our lane up ahead. With less than 3 inches of shoulder, it was by necessity that she took the lane for a few hundred yards. I admired her grit if not her selection of roads. It wasn’t more than 5C outside and morning traffic was peppy. Granada city roads are uniformly poor for cycling and they’re hilly, too. I imagined this cyclist had resolved to continue her cycling

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