Quote Originally Posted by Jiffer View Post
The first metric I did was 57.4 per my Garmin. I came in the end going, "Wasn't this supposed to be 62 miles? I only rode 57." Some guys says, "Then ride five more miles." Of course, I was very happy to be done, but kind of bummed that I didn't finish what I expected to finish. (However, three weeks later I did a century. )
Garmins are notorious for measuring short on the bike, since they frequently cut turns short. EVERY time I ride with people who have wheel-based computers my Garmin measures short. I find it's about .5 mile for every 30 ridden. So you probably were closer to 59-60.