It's the, End of the Year as We Know It...

And... Where will that 2,000 come from today?

 

Not sure just yet. The truck is getting new tires and alignment. So it’s gonna depend on when that gets done.

 

Not a great year according to Strava, but for some unexplained reason, I feel that I'm a stronger rider them ever (I might be delusional).
I'll try to find the time to ride 123 miles in the next few days. 4000 miles is a number I can hang my hat on.

365k (and 365 hours) will not happen this year.
Maybe next year......

 

499,832'. I need 168' today because I'm scheduled to work tomorrow.

 

Well, did you get it yet???

 

Being brand new, the most important bike goal for me in 19 is seat time, followed by learning my way around the bike, followed by seeing lots of different trails.

 

Barely.
503,684'

 

Very impressive especially for a mostly weekend warrior.

 

How many of these were dirt miles?

 

Thinking I'm probably done for the year.



https://2018.strava.com/en-us/video/1a667a7969320a2e7b4bbbf135346cd17a0c4ab7

Only goal was to try and match last year which I did in November. Going in to next year I’m not setting a goal and will just see what happens. Lots of uncertainty with my job so numbers could change drastically in either direction.

 

That's elevation not miles.

 

Very impressive numbers. Mind blowing in fact. I don't run Strava all the time (like almost my entire Whistler road trip) but I only had 110 rides, 152K vertical and 1500 miles. On the flip side, it's a big world out there and was able to ride in:

Sedona
Hurricane
Downieville
Quincy
Whistler
Squamish
Bellingham
Ashland
Durango
Montrose
Cortez
....and Aztec, NM

Now I need to figure out how to get to some new areas in 2019....Santa Cruz and Tahoe are the new areas on my agenda with return trip to Sedona, Hurricane and Downieville. Trying to figure out a way to get to Oregon in July but that may just be a DV trip instead.

 

Some of us have longer weekends than others.

 

What I'd like to know is how many miles you put on your vehicle to reach all of those destinations for 2018?!

I'll bet the elevation gain is equally impressive!

 

Not counting all the misc side trips, Whistler is 2880 round trip, Durango 1600, Hurricane 900 x2, Sedona 950 x2, Downieville 1150 so 9300+ miles of driving to ride 35 days on this destination trips. Beats riding the same stuff constantly or fire roads though. If I rode 10% of the fire roads that some people do, I'd just hang it up and find a new hobby.

 

Another fun year of riding. With the move to Carlsbad from OC I was able to hit some new riding areas this year. The highlight was riding Hurricane with @mtbMike and my buddy Andy. Need to get back there in 2019. Rode several of the North SD County areas for the first time as well as riding SART, Hurkey Creek and Big Laguna for the first time. Also completed the Counting Coup on my first try. Look forward to hitting more new areas in 2019.

 

Nice @pperrelle! I copied you and downloaded my stats from Velo Viewer.

 

Well I got my 6700' I needed today to bypass last year's elevation numbers and stop the slide.

Kind of a down year that started off strong.......but will still end up with 4550 miles / 657415' of climbing. Maybe I'll add a little bit to it tomorrow, maybe not.

 

I figured it was going to be more like 20-30K miles.

 

I'm done for the year... What a roller coaster. It started off really well with Vision Quest training, and then Vision Quest itself. I was glad to knock that one out on the single speed, as we probably won't get the chance for another year or two. I also managed to fit in the Pioneertown 50, which is always a lot of fun, and a great cause. And I didn't even leave any blood on the optional Jeep section this time around. True Grit with @mtnbikej was a riot... Zen, Bearclaw Poppy and Barrel Roll are three of the most fun trails around. And the Three Fingers of Death weren't all that bad... After I watched videos and had myself dreaming about disaster in my sleep. A detour on the way home for a night at the Bellagio wasn't half bad either... Rwanda with @UPSed was a blast, as was the group recovery ride the following day. The large group ride in Wrightwood was pretty cool... And hopefully we have some sort of repeat in the near future- hint, hint @Mikie . Oregon was a hoot- as always. I'm usually limited to a day of riding up there, but I wish it was more... Hellacious Ride is becoming a tradition. Big Bear to Redlands #3 in 2019! Wednesday nights in the mountains were always awesome, even when I felt like garbage. You can't beat Motorway in the dark. Thursday night social rides? Awesome.

I'm forgetting some of the memorable ones, I'm sure... I'll blame it on my taco euphoria.


It's not the result I predicted for the year when I started last January, but happens... Reassess, readjust and move on. It's 24,000 more feet than last year, and I topped 4,000 miles. I'm good. 2019 here we come!

 

But you can still answer the question. Just takes a calculator and an open strava page.

 

Are you guys paying for this veloviewer? Where do I get it?

 

Yes, you gotta pay for it:

https://veloviewer.com/

 

Only if you want to upgrade to PRO.

 

Ok forget it. My numbers are crazy close to @Faust29 ’s so it tells me what I want...

 

If you don't upgrade, it'll only show your last 25 rides. This is why I stopped using the free version.

 

Yeah. I saw that. Damn summer 3 month hiatus!

 

I misunderstood. I was only referring to the graph of stats.

 

I was hoping to get a ride in today but it ain't happening. I'm done. Can't complain.

 

OK I lied yesterday wasn't the last ride of the year but now I'm officially done.


https://2018.strava.com/en-us/video/1a667a7969320a2e7b4bbbf135346cd17a0c4ab7