Originally Posted by
droy45
Now that is reasonable and I have done more than that on a mountain bike on very hilly roads but was tired and sore afterwards. But some serious training will need to occur if this company expects all of them to succeed. In one day, No Way.
The thing is most of us on the ride weren't particularly tired and sore afterwards. Six of us did 110 miles back in one day, some (myself included) on mountain bikes, one guy with a bike that looked like he dragged it out of the dump and complete with a broken spoke.
Definitely some serious training will be required but to say it's just not do-able is not true. On the 110 mile ride I did we set off early but took leisurely stops for breakfast, lunch and a couple of breaks to have a coffee and enjoy the views. We took about 13 hours, including all the breaks (lunch alone was a good hour).