13. How many miles do you ride?

1. Hermes:
" 40. . . . . no, seriously around 40. But the kind of riding we do is difficult to compare with other kinds of riding, because we're always stopping and sprinting, and slowing and accelerating. Plus it's broken up by periods of waiting for elevators."

2. TONE:
"From what I hear the average rider does about 30-35 miles a day. Of course like Hermes says it's completely broken up by the multitude of deliveries you have to pick up and drop off. A New York City messenger probably spends just as much time on the phone/radio, in elevators, at messenger centers, and by receptionists' desks as they do on the bike. All I know is I have no problem biking 50-80 miles in a day full of camping gear on my rack up hills while touring on my mountain bike, and I still can almost keep up with all the yuppy weekend warriors on their titanium ultra light road racers and ultra tight biking shorts and jerseys while I wear my grungy baggy clothes and have a three foot chain around my waist. Does that explain it?"