I don’t think one can call another cyclist’s miles “junk” miles. There are too many variables with respect to weather conditions, physical condition of the cyclist, physical disabilities the cyclist might have that are not apparent to others, the condition of the cyclist’s bicycle and other factors. A person can judge their own miles, but not the miles of others.

For example, on Sunday I cycled a metric century. Maybe another cyclist cycled 120 miles up a mountain chain. A friend of mine cycled 3 miles. I know my miles were not “junk” miles. Pedaling 120 miles up a mountain chain can’t be junk miles. And as for my friend, she is only a few months out of chemotherapy for breast cancer, and her 3 miles is an incredible achievement and are most certainly not junk miles for her.

Darcy