I'm actually at 1100 now, but who's counting. Not me, now that I've reached 1000 miles. The only depressing part is that I have no mile stone (see what I did there?) again until, like, 5000 or something. Oh sure, you might say, "oh Eric, 2000 is great!" Yeah, 2000 is great if you're a little girl. I'm an adult, and in adult world, we go by the 1000, 5000, probably 10000 scale.
Also, here's some math for you (and me). The Chevy Lumina, HD DVD ready and the best car on earth, gets about 20 mpg. Let's say for argument sake, that I've traveled about 800 miles on my bike to places I have to go (the other 200 miles were pure recreation). Again, in order to make life easy, we're going to estimate the cost of gas at $3 per gallon. Okay, are you ready for some math?
For every $3 I spend in my car, I get to go 20 miles. So to go the full 800 miles I went on my bike, I would have had to spend $3, 40 times (40 times 20 equals 800). Ultimately, my bike riding has saved me $120, or between $30 to $40 per month.
While that doesn't sound like much, it does make a difference over time. Moreover, it's a great feeling to go to the gas station and really have no idea when the last time you filled up was.
Everyone, keep checking Two Wheel Observer. Even though I've slowed down my posts due to podcasts and law review articles, I still plan on updating when I get a chance.
