I bought Big Nellie, my Tour Easy recumbent, almost exactly 21 years ago. It was my go-to bike for about five years but, in recent years, it has become my summertime shorts-and-sandals bike and my wintertime reading-in-the-basement bike. The odometer on the bike records only outdoor miles. Nevertheless, I have been dutifully riding it nearly everyday for the last month so that, today, Big Nellie hit a milestone: 50,000 miles.
When I arrived home from my morning ride to Washington DC, I received a text from my daughter. In 2014, she became a resident assistant at her college. This job gave her free room and board. She had already scored a four-year partial tuition scholarship. As a reward for her hard work at lower the financial burden on her parents, we decided to buy her a car, a Subraru Impreza. Below is the photo from her text message.
What are the odds?
A Few Spokes Shy of a Wheel 
You’re 40 miles behind! Get out there!
I fear I am going to lose the race to 100,000.
Or I guess you could never ride that bike again and keep it at an even 50.
At 49,996 the rear shifter cable snapped. So it’s in dry dock for a while.
She’s had that car for nearly ten years, and only has 50k miles on it!? That’s impressive!!!
She spent the better part of 2 years abroad.