AntonioGG Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 44 minutes ago, AustinBike said: Yeah, the only column on my spreadsheet tied to biking is bike miles. This ensures that I get on a bike almost every day 😉 I have my wife finally understanding that bike time = meditation time so now she wants me on the bike every day. Didn't you use to track climbing feet and flying miles way back when? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 24 minutes ago, AntonioGG said: Didn't you use to track climbing feet and flying miles way back when? Yep, every year I have a set of goals that I track. One year, for biking, it was to climb more feet than I flew in miles on American. Blew that one out 350K vs 150K. This year’s bike goal is average miles, target is 15 per day. Catching up this year from the surgery. Rest of the goals are mind and body. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notyal Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 A wise man once told me "I don't race. I've ruined too many hobbies by getting competitive." Spreadsheet fall into that same category. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 That is why I don’t race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bamwa Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 (edited) I'm so cheap my cost per mile is like that 9/10 cent like pumping gas. I take care of my chit and it still rolls like the day I brought it back from Monkeywrench. My Voodoo Canzo is from 10/21/11 and all I've had to change is a few tires and brake pads. $2500 for 9 years. Not too shabby. I do have a Monarch seal kit for the future. Same chain too. It's stretched like a hooker's anus but still has never broken. xtr 3x9, stans crest, eten, wellgo wam d10s, craigslist reba, craigslist carbon bars, analog bb7s, ergon wings. It must be my squeeky horn, incredibell, and feather mojo protecting me. Oh and always ride through hub deep water to give a good rinse. Edited September 24, 2020 by Bamwa 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree Magnet Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 12 hours ago, Bamwa said: I'm so cheap my cost per mile is like that 9/10 cent like pumping gas. I take care of my chit and it still rolls like the day I brought it back from Monkeywrench. My Voodoo Canzo is from 10/21/11 and all I've had to change is a few tires and brake pads. $2500 for 9 years. Not too shabby. I do have a Monarch seal kit for the future. Same chain too. It's stretched like a hooker's anus but still has never broken. xtr 3x9, stans crest, eten, wellgo wam d10s, craigslist reba, craigslist carbon bars, analog bb7s, ergon wings. It must be my squeeky horn, incredibell, and feather mojo protecting me. Oh and always ride through hub deep water to give a good rinse. I think it's the combination of hooker's anus and hub deep water that keep things running smoothly. Well played! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATXZJ Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 is that 1980s south congress hooker anus we're talking about here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notyal Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Hookers. Talk about an expensive hobby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 12 minutes ago, notyal said: Hookers. Talk about an expensive hobby. Right. It's basically the same argument. Should you pay to go to the shop, or just do the maintenance yourself? 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamsloan Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 On 9/23/2020 at 9:21 AM, mack_turtle said: I think this is if you take it to a shop and have your suspension serviced and pivot bits replaced by the manufacturers' service schedule. no one does this, and it's probably over-zealous to do so. however, most people let their suspension parts go to crap until it's too late. there's probably a healthy middle ground, and you can do most of the work at home. if you spent NOTHING on servicing your suspension over the course of a year on a bike that is ridden regularly, you're probably doing it wrong. My fork is a Cane Creek Helm and the service schedule is a lower seal service every 50hrs followed by a full service (which needs to be sent in) every 100hrs. No way I'm shipping my fork off every 100hrs. They'd have to set up a loaner program like the car dealership for me to even consider sending mine in. I take good care of my fork, I clean the stanchions after every ride and I actually service the lowers close to every 100hrs because new seal kits are easy to order and install. My shock is probably due for a new seal service, which I'll do myself. If I neglect anything, I'm not very good at replacing linkage bearings when I should. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tip Posted September 24, 2020 Author Share Posted September 24, 2020 54 minutes ago, notyal said: Hookers. Talk about an expensive hobby. And that's going to be using a spread sheet of a different sort. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack_turtle Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 every so often, I look up my last few rides on my mtb and record about how many hours I've spent on that bike. when I get to a certain point, I know it's time to service my fork. I have other bike spreadsheets to record the dimensions I use to fit one bike or another, but I try not to let it get much nerdier than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree Magnet Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 2 hours ago, The Tip said: And that's going to be using a spread sheet of a different sort. This is gold right here. Mojo is back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bamwa Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 19 hours ago, notyal said: Hookers. Talk about an expensive hobby. No shit without AAA it's like $300 to tow a vehicle 60 miles. Or did you mean for the boat, lures and the hat with hooks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 i like simple goals ... Mrs_Bear and I agreed long ago that i needed to ride a mile for every $ spent on the bike, original purchase only. Replacement parts and upgrades after the fact not included (although there's been years that still would have been ok). But I'm only authorized one bike setup as "as Bear requires" ... the rest have just need be "good enough" to not insult the primary bike. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 I have ridden too many miles with you (and nando and I just talked about how you were missing from Sunday’s ride...) you get more out of every mile than the rest of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpomtb Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Cost per mile, pfft!  Cost per smile! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAF Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 3 hours ago, bear said: i needed to ride a mile for every $ spent on the bike, original purchase only. Man, I guess I'm still only partway along, and I've owned my two Ti frames for a few years now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinerider Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 (edited) On 9/24/2020 at 10:58 AM, ATXZJ said: is that 1980s south congress hooker anus we're talking about here? This kinda stretch Stretch.bmp Edited October 27, 2020 by Shinerider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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