I took a week off the bike in August and still put in comparable mileage to June & July.
I spent a lot of time on the Pocket Rocket in preparation for the upcoming National Triathlon Championship race in Portland (less than three weeks away). I was skeptical whether this bike would be race worthy, but I laid those doubts to rest in the time trial last Tuesday when I was only three seconds slower on the Pocket Rocket than I was on my Litespeed time trial bike the previous month. In fairness, the weather conditions were better on the day I rode the Pocket Rocket, but it was still in the same ballpark. Since I can pack it into a suitcase and check it on the plane it will save around $250 getting a big wheeled bike to Oregon and back for the race.
Also of note, 2008 just surpassed my previous yearly mileage record from 2005… and it’s only Labor day.
August 2008
| Bike | Distance | # Rides | Avg per Ride |
| Bianchi | 43.5 Mile | 7 | 6.21429 Mile |
| Big Red | 37.1 Mile | 3 | 12.3667 Mile |
| El Fuego | 23.02 Mile | 2 | 11.51 Mile |
| Pocket Rocket | 270.97 Mile | 8 | 33.8713 Mile |
| Thundercougarfalconbird | 340.42 Mile | 6 | 56.7367 Mile |
| Total | 715.01 Mile | 26 | 27.5004 Mile |
January – August 2008
| Bike | Distance | # Rides | Avg per Ride |
| Bianchi | 473.73 Mile | 73 | 6.48945 Mile |
| Big Red | 220.82 Mile | 16 | 13.8013 Mile |
| Dahon | 158.13 Mile | 28 | 5.6475 Mile |
| El Fuego | 23.02 Mile | 2 | 11.51 Mile |
| Litespeed | 334.465 Mile | 13 | 25.7281 Mile |
| Pocket Rocket | 637.13 Mile | 28 | 22.7546 Mile |
| Thundercougarfalconbird | 2757.94 Mile | 77 | 35.8174 Mile |
| Total | 4605.23 Mile | 237 | 19.4314 Mile |
your mileage is probably higher in 2008 because you’ve doubled your number of bikes and halved the amount of time you spend with me.