Metric this week, century next week
10-19-02, 08:12 AM
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Metric this week, century next week
I bought my first road bike on Oct 11th (friday before yesturday).
I rode ever minute I could, including some in the rain. A few days were about 50 degrees outside and raining, since I don't have rain gear that wasn't happening.
On the 28th there is a group ride with some of my friends that will be a 100 mile tour, lasting about 7-8 hours.
I've never ridden more than 40 miles at a time, until yesturday. I decided that since I'm ridinge 100 miles next weekend, I should try and ride a metric century this weekend.
turned out to be be a 4hr 56min ride over 72.56 miles
not bad i don't think... considering I just got my bike last friday, and had never ridden a road bike before then
that brings the total weeks mileage to: 241.91 miles
It's a drug I tell you!
I rode ever minute I could, including some in the rain. A few days were about 50 degrees outside and raining, since I don't have rain gear that wasn't happening.
On the 28th there is a group ride with some of my friends that will be a 100 mile tour, lasting about 7-8 hours.
I've never ridden more than 40 miles at a time, until yesturday. I decided that since I'm ridinge 100 miles next weekend, I should try and ride a metric century this weekend.
turned out to be be a 4hr 56min ride over 72.56 miles
not bad i don't think... considering I just got my bike last friday, and had never ridden a road bike before then
that brings the total weeks mileage to: 241.91 miles
It's a drug I tell you!
10-19-02, 08:19 AM
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Congrats!!! I also bought a new road bike a couple weeks ago and have been clocking the miles on it. But I'm not a newbie. Again congrats.. its not a drug.. it's just an addiction
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10-19-02, 08:22 AM
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It's a drug I tell you!
(jk)When I first bought my first road bike I found it relativly easy to ride longer distance then on my mtb. Alot faster too. Enjoy your up coming ride and have fun.
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10-19-02, 08:32 AM
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Originally posted by dirtbikedude
So which one did you use? (jk)
When I first bought my first road bike I found it relativly easy to ride longer distance then on my mtb. Alot faster too. Enjoy your up coming ride and have fun.
Slainte
So which one did you use?
(jk)When I first bought my first road bike I found it relativly easy to ride longer distance then on my mtb. Alot faster too. Enjoy your up coming ride and have fun.
Slainte
I've also noticed that I seem to be pushing a slightly higher gear all the time on the road bike, and it's *MUCH* smoother than the mtb
