23 August 2008

1,400 miles


I'm at 1,400 miles on the bike this year in Pittsburgh. For an idea of the scale, the name "Pittsburgh" is about 1.25 miles. I tread the same paths a lot. The Google Earth map doesn't do a great job of showing that. I've had to reduce my mileage the past few weeks, of course, but I'm easily on a path to reach 2,500 miles for the year on the bike. I offset driving for 25 miles of work commuting a week and probably another 10 or more miles on average of errands. With work and vacation trips out of town, I'd guess it works out that it's maybe a 1,000 mile offset of driving the car. Using the federal mileage rate of 50.5 cents per mile, that's $500 in approximate savings. I can replace my bike every three years or so at that rate. :)

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