With an easy 21-mile ride today, I finished May with a grand total of 380 miles. I got 155 of those with 10.5 hours in the saddle this week, my best week of cycling since September 29 through October 5. Now, 380 miles is still pretty low for me historically, but it is a nice improvement on last year’s effort of only 270 miles. I rode all of those in Pennsylvania, where it was uncommonly rainy. By the end of May 2025, I had accumulated only 342 miles for the entire year! This year, I have 867, so I expect to surpass 1,000 in the week to come.
On Friday’s ride I surpassed 2,000 lifetime miles on my Scott Addict. That means I also have surpassed 2,000 lifetime miles on its original tires. I won’t get through this season without replacing them. The stock Schwalbe One tires have been better than I expected, but I will go with something else when it is time to replace them. My first impulse is to buy yet another pair of Continental Gatorskins, which for years I have used in different sizes on different bikes. I’ll replace the Addict’s original chain soon, too. However, I’m now just two weeks away from my next trip to Pennsylvania, and I hope to delay any equipment changes until I return to Wisconsin in July.
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