I took my Dutch bike in for servicing today (to get my brake pads replaced) and calculated some usage statistics.
Indeed, on the ride from home to the bike store, I crossed 7,000 km of total distance on the bike.
One interesting element of that is how it has nearly all been done at a modest pace. 90% of all my travel is at less than 19.3 km/h and 50% was under 12.2 km/h.
It’s a hauler, not a racer, and I am often occupied with tasks more complex than just getting from Point A to Point B.
Author: Milan
In the spring of 2005, I graduated from the University of British Columbia with a degree in International Relations and a general focus in the area of environmental politics. Between 2005 and 2007 I completed an M.Phil in IR at Wadham College, Oxford. I worked for five years for the Canadian federal government, including completing the Accelerated Economist Training Program, and then completed a PhD in Political Science at the University of Toronto in 2023.
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