Originally Posted by
ka0use
"We've got a few members who've ridden their bikes just 10 miles in a day and a few members who've even ridden 300 miles in a day, but the majority of us have managed to ride a Century---an annual tradition in cycling where thousands ride 100 miles in a day."
from bicycle mobile hams of america's website.
the above quote is from the group's now-deceased founder.
DO folks ride 300/day?
is this tdf or gdi riding?
apparently i only LIKE to died just thinking of 100/day. with 300 staring at me now i AM dead.
Have a look at the records on the UMCA website for 12 and 24 hour events ...
http://www.ultracycling.com/sections...s/stats/timed/
You'll notice that the
shortest distance on the records list for a 24-hour event is 427 miles. 300 miles doesn't rate.
In fact, if you scroll down, some of the 12 hour records come close to 300 miles.