Bicycle 9Although I've had a bicycle since August 1981, when I was 24 years old, I didn't start riding in earnest until 26 May 1985. I rode that day (in Tucson) to take my mind off a failed romance and have never stopped. In the past 31 years, I've pedaled 84,048.2 miles, which is an average of 51.96 miles per week. I've pedaled 5,620 miles in the past year. I'm on track to have my second-best mileage year ever in 2016. Actually, I'm so far ahead of my pace that I may have my best mileage year ever. Stay tuned.