Hello my name is Jeremy, and I ride bikes.

This month I am trying for 31 days of riding. Even though I commute daily by bike/train/bike I usually only ride the whole thing to work about 2 or 3 times week. I also have a hard time fitting in extra rides on the weekends due to family obligations. Here is what I am going to do:

Ride the whole distance (12.5 miles) at least one way everyday during the week, then on the weekend I will use the singlespeed for short trips and toss in an occasional MTB ride for fun.

With the long ride in as my commute [Beaverton to Portland], I should be able to clear 275ish miles [22 workdays X 12.5 miles]

The extra rides are just gravy on the potatoes.

Why?

Because it is there, that is why. I don’t really need a reason.

August is usually a hot one all over the northern Hemisphere so everyone should be able to get at least 20 days in. It is a good prep for the Winter as you are drilling in your thick skull to ride more. At least for me it is.

If you need motivational help there is a Twitter hash tag #30daysofbiking that you can tweet to and follow along. Started by these guys. There is also a Reddit page to account for miles if you are on there.

YOU CAN DO THIS. I say to myself

Have fun, and be safe out there.

Jeremy

PS The 31st day of August is my eye surgery, so I may have to skip that day

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Today I made an attempt to ride to North Plains, Oregon from Beaverton. I made it to NW Jackson School Rd and had to turn back due to the rain starting to get a bit more than I like to ride in. I am not quite the rain rider yet. This ride shoots me out into the country fairly quickly and is mostly on country back roads which is nice.

Here are some highlights from this ride:

Nice rolling hills
In the big ring most of the time
There is a farm growing Basil and it smells AWESOME
While riding in the rain I could smell the Ocean

Where are you riding these days?

Jeremy