What's your shortest training ride?
02-14-10, 10:42 PM
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What's your shortest training ride?
What's your shortest training ride?
I won't even put my bike shoes on for an outdoor ride of under 90 minutes. Not worth it for all the prep.
Although I'm totally ok with trainer rides of 30-40 minutes.
I won't even put my bike shoes on for an outdoor ride of under 90 minutes. Not worth it for all the prep.
Although I'm totally ok with trainer rides of 30-40 minutes.
02-14-10, 11:23 PM
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16.5.. either fast or for when it is cold.. or i feel like crap and don't want to keep going to do the 22 or 30 loop and i bail.
02-14-10, 11:31 PM
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1:20 hours/27miles. But 45 minutes/19 miles of that is at 23 to 25mph average and it's all on a TT bike. Acceptable ride length is inversely proportional to intensity. An hour ride should be pretty much all out.
Except when I am riding just to ride. But then again, I don't really get all decked out for that. If I am riding 10 minutes to get lunch, I won't even put on cycling shoes or helmet.
Except when I am riding just to ride. But then again, I don't really get all decked out for that. If I am riding 10 minutes to get lunch, I won't even put on cycling shoes or helmet.
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Well I ride every day... so some rides are short. Riding home from work tends to be about 5-7 minutes... so I would say that's the shortest ride I would do.
Most of my recovery type rides are 1 hour and my workouts tend to be 2-3 hours with warmup, cooldown, intervals, and rest periods.
Most of my recovery type rides are 1 hour and my workouts tend to be 2-3 hours with warmup, cooldown, intervals, and rest periods.
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The shortest ride I'll do this time of year is much shorter than when frostbite isn't an issue. Lately I've been doing a little route that is around 30k.
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What prep is there for putting on bike shoes anyway?
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What prep is there for putting on bike shoes anyway?
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During this time of year, my bike rides after school tend to be an hour to an hour and a half long.
I bike from 4-5:30ish. Usually I rack in 15-25 depending on the amount/intensity of the hills tomorrow.
Come Daylight Savings time, it stretches to about 2.5-3 hours, which will be my shortest throughout the DST period, and i'd get about 35-50 Miles.
I bike from 4-5:30ish. Usually I rack in 15-25 depending on the amount/intensity of the hills tomorrow.
Come Daylight Savings time, it stretches to about 2.5-3 hours, which will be my shortest throughout the DST period, and i'd get about 35-50 Miles.
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I thought this was going to be an "I double flatted at the end of the driveway and said 'Screw it'" thread...
I don't get decked out for anything under an hour, though sometimes I just wear running pants and toodle around for a half-hour/45 minutes of recovery.
In the Winter, I try to get at least two hours in, given how much time I invest in running around finding all the layers, getting dressed and cleaning the bike upon return.
I don't get decked out for anything under an hour, though sometimes I just wear running pants and toodle around for a half-hour/45 minutes of recovery.
In the Winter, I try to get at least two hours in, given how much time I invest in running around finding all the layers, getting dressed and cleaning the bike upon return.
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Back in September, when I was getting into cycling again, it was 6 km. Now it's usually at least an hour.
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well OP said he wouldn't put on bike shoes.... I can't imagine much prep to just put on bike shoes and ride. I'll ride my bike in regular clothes sometimes for just a casual ride, and I do it every day riding home. The OP lives in socal about an hour south/east of me, he doesn't get weather as an excuse.
I've timed myself - I definitely need at least 15 minutes to get out the door without forgetting stuff on my bike. There's simply too much crap that can get misplaced - helmet, shoes, shoe covers, jersey, bibs, leg warmers, arm warmers, gloves, bottles, GPS/HRM, flat kit, sunglasses. And then you have to check tire pressure, deal with unexpected mechanicals, etc. And I don't dilly dally - I'm all business and very organized with my gear. It's just a lot of it.
Then you get home and have to clean it or put it all back in order....
I'm serious when I won't even get my bike gear on for outdoor rides < 90 minutes. I'm sufficiently time crunched by work that I'd rather just go to my local gym where I can run, swim and/or bike without getting all that stuff together if I'm doing < 60 minutes of bike work.
Also talking training rides here. Short errands & commutes don't count. I've got a 3 mile bike commute to work on my beater bike and I wear work clothes on that one and am out the door in 30 seconds.
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I just leave most of my stuff (bicycle, waterbottles, helmet, gloves, handlebar bag, jackets, and sometimes shoes) in the van. All I have to do is to get into my cycling gear, braid my hair, get in the van and go.
And I'll do that for rides as short as 30-45 minutes.
And I'll do that for rides as short as 30-45 minutes.
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i like my single speed with platform pedals. hop on hop off. no prep. no expectation to ride any target distance or time.
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02-15-10, 06:14 AM
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15-30 min on trainer or rollers; normal is 1+ hour. Shortest possible ride to loosen legs for a race the next day.
30-45 min on road; normal is 1+ hour. Usually darkness and schedule limited. I have lights, but lights don't help with prior commitment stuff.
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30-45 min on road; normal is 1+ hour. Usually darkness and schedule limited. I have lights, but lights don't help with prior commitment stuff.
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02-15-10, 06:42 AM
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i often ride my single speed commuting to work or just tooling around on the weekend for rides well under 30-40 minutes.
anything over 40 minutes i'll put on bike specific clothing.
anything over 40 minutes i'll put on bike specific clothing.
