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Old 05-15-13 | 12:59 PM
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Bikes: Early 1980's Ishiwata 022 steel sport/touring, 1986 Vitus 979, 1988 DiamondBack Apex, 1997 Softride PowerWing 700, 2001 Trek OCLV 110

Originally Posted by jppe
Great stuff there! I just can't imagine riding that distance.......but saying that I've done a 200 miler in a day's time. Is the thinking to simply ride "slower" or with less power you can sustain energy levels longer???
When I rode a brevet series of 200/300/400/600 km, I rode them at roughly the same effort and did not ride slower as they got longer. My 400 was the fastest for moving average but that's because my fitness was still improving and the weather was the best. The way you sustain energy in these rides is to eat and drink!
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