Originally Posted by
Frankfast
I recently extended my daily ride (5 times a week) from 15 miles to 20 miles. I'm not sure that at my age (mid 60s) it would be beneficial to extend further except to prep for a 50 miler or century. Maybe subtle changes in gearing, cadence or speed would help but doing longer distances would probably require longer recovery periods. Do you agree?
What do you enjoy the most?
What are your cycling goals?
I don't see much of a difference between 15 to 20 mles, unless the extra 5 miles are straight uphill or something like that. I really don't se how age (60's) makes much of a difference.