any of you ride on the weekend?
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any of you ride on the weekend?
or do you get enough during the week?
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With four children playing basketball and visiting inlaws as much as we can while we are in this country, weekend rides are seldom.
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I train for some supported tours, so we usually get 20-40 miles in on one day
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I take care of the kiddo while the wife works weekend days, but now that the light is better I manage to squeeze in 30-50 miles here and there. I just try to keep in good enough shape to do the occasional multi-day tour. I probably wouldn't ride much more even if I had the time, i get plenty of riding during the week to keep me sane.
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As often as I can. Usually only ends up being 1 weekend a month. I work in another town one weekend a month, so that one gets nixed. My wife is bedridden with the baby, and with three other kids. Plus trying to keep up with grad school. Needles to say, long rides aren't usually in my agenda.
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I only get in 40 miles commuting so I do most of my riding on weekends.
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Being a utility rider, I use my bike to get around as needed 7 days a week. Today it was the library, the grocery store and a pizza joint.
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Nope, I ride zero point zero miles except to get to work and back. My weekends are 100% filled with chores, cleaning, gardening and trying on occasionally actually finish a job around the house. If I leave the house it's in a car to run errands that involve going farther than I can on my bike (or I would have done them on the way home from work during the week) or carrying large loads (like taking the recycling to the recycling center, or picking up a half ton of compost from there for the garden).
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Never enough riding! Rode in the Austin to Shiner 100-mile ride today. I do triathlons, ride MTB, and adventure race as well. Life is good before kids...so far.
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I do my centuries and brevets on the weekends, plus just fun riding when there's no events going on.
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Definitely! Usually get at least one really long training ride in (70-80 miles), and then try to get in as many centuries/hairshirts I can during the season!
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My commuting miles are 150ish and my target is 200 a week. I also have a minimum 5 mile rule, the only driving is usually for family gatherings. I did ride ride 35 miles for easter dinner at a chinese buffet I ride to the store , the gym and the dog needs his weekend rides. Everything I have to do is usually within five miles, I am working on being for the most part car free.
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This reminds me, my bike is still locked up outside a friends place from 2 weeks ago...
Here's hoping it's still there! going to go walk to pick it up then (hopefully) ride home
Here's hoping it's still there! going to go walk to pick it up then (hopefully) ride home
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About 30 miles this morning training for Tour de Cure, Nnormaly try to do 20 on Saturdays. I scope out garage sales looking for vintage bikes and bike gear on Saturdays. Scored a roller trainer for $5. New in the box Forte Countour saddle for my wifes beater for $5 and a single bike hitch carrier for $10.
On the way back after picking up my truck and goign aroudn and geting my bounty I swung by the local thrift store and picked up a neglected 1988 Trek 360 for $10 that after some TLC I will flip. Too small for me and too big for the wife.
On the way back after picking up my truck and goign aroudn and geting my bounty I swung by the local thrift store and picked up a neglected 1988 Trek 360 for $10 that after some TLC I will flip. Too small for me and too big for the wife.
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I usually ride about 60 mi/week during my commutes, and do another 0-100 on weekends, depending on what I'm doing. This weekend, it's closer to 0.
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I ride 40-50 a week for my commute. As soon as I get rid of my second job on the weekends I'll add a 40-60 mile ride to my weekly total. I really like to get about 100 miles for the week.
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I commute during the week. The bike club I belong to has rides during the week but I never do those. They do a Saturday morning breakfast ride, though, and I do that a few times a month 42 miles on my Schwinn Varsity this week). It's a good thing I rode this morning and not in the afternoon. Otherwise, I might have been caught out in this:
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My goal is 75 miles/week, 300 miles/month. I don't like to commute when it's windy, rainy, sub-freezing, .. and I like to alternate in some swim days with my Masters team during the week too (can't do both). And I do need recovery/rest days off the bike - my workdays I go short on sleep when I commute. I have a lot more time on the weekends.
This was a 4-day workweek for me and I only commuted 2x. So Friday late morning I did a club 34-mile hilly ride (1700 ft climbing) and Saturday (today) I did a club 34-mile easier ride. Tomorrow is a swim day partially to rest my legs and because severe weather is forecast.
I am hiring out as many chores as I can. Maid service, yard guys, pool dude. It gives me more time to do things I enjoy.
My swim team and bike club rides are pretty much my "social life" so they are important.
This was a 4-day workweek for me and I only commuted 2x. So Friday late morning I did a club 34-mile hilly ride (1700 ft climbing) and Saturday (today) I did a club 34-mile easier ride. Tomorrow is a swim day partially to rest my legs and because severe weather is forecast.
I am hiring out as many chores as I can. Maid service, yard guys, pool dude. It gives me more time to do things I enjoy.
My swim team and bike club rides are pretty much my "social life" so they are important.
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Yes I ride on the weekends. I get to do my half centuries and whatnot on weekends. It's when i have time to ride for the sake of the ride rather than riding for the sake of the destination.