Biking About (5)

    It is snowing today and I will not be doing any cycling. In fact, given that I am a fair weather cyclist, I am sure I won't be riding any more this year. So, I just ran through the wet snow to the garage to take that picture. I learned from it that I cycled 1547 km this year, since I put away the bike last year on Nov. 6. Although this 'series' represents my attempt to keep some statistics about my cycling, it is clear that I am not good at it. I didn't record when I started this 'spring', but it was likely sometime in April, maybe even March.  American readers are reminded that Canada has two 'seasons', July and winter, and that 1547km, is less that 1000 miles (960), I am sorry to learn. 
  While I am at it, I might as well document all of this, since I am as good at record keeping as I am in tabulating statistics. I do little jotting down of things, or keeping notes, so that is why you are learning these personal things here. If Google pulls the plug on "Blogger", however, we will lose all of the valuable posts in MM, and I probably won't even remember where I put my bike.
   It looks like I bought the bike on May 26, 2020, right about the time the plague hit. That means I have had the bike for five years and five months. I first recorded these valuable data on, May 1, 2023, after I had travelled 4574km. (Biking About).
   "Biking About (2)" does not mention me, but it does discuss how cycling affects one's sex life, so you might want to have a look. "Biking About (No.3)" contains the only known photo of the cyclist, so you may not want to have a look. "Biking About (No.4)", is here, and you are looking at #5. Now I will be able to find them next November if "Blogger" and I still exist.

The Bonus: It's Not About Me
   I am rather embarrassed about the pathetic data recorded above, particularly since this just happened: 
The French student, Oscar Delaite, pictured, just did a "Wheelie" for over six hours and travelled 93 miles. You won't believe me, so here is a note and a source:
  "Specifically, 150.4 kilometers (or 93.45 miles) over six hours and 31 minutes, completed in late September. The mark -- "Greatest Distance Covered While Performing a Continuous Bicycle Wheelie" -- is confirmed and in the books. Guinness World Records sent Oscar the congratulatory email on Monday."
"The College Student Who Did a Wheelie --for 93 Miles," Jason Gay, Wall Street Journal, Nov.14, 2025. Here is an article that is not behind a paywall: "Oscar Delaite Shatters Wheelie World Record with 150 km Ride," Matteo, The Cycling Week, Oct. 15, 2025.