Originally Posted by
mtb_addict
Hi,
When is the registration deadline for the Houston-Austin MS150?
I just got my first road bike. And will begin training this weekend. Hopefully, I'll be fit enough by two weeks.
I tested myself last week, by doing 50 miles on my MTB. I was totally dying...took 5 hrs. But with a skinny road bike...I can probably do 100 mi. now.
Reality check...50 miles over 5 hours is 10 mph average. You're not going to magically be 50% faster just because you have a road bike...plan on maybe 13-14 mph average at the most.
I've been riding road for 12 years and two years ago it took me 6 hours to ride 100 miles on Day 1...about a 17 mph average. If you're planning to do the 100 miler the first day, you'll be spending 7-8 hours on the road at least (don't forget...there are hills starting at Mile 40)...and that's just Day 1. I'd suggest the shortest of the Day 1 options, if that's possible, so you might have something in the tank for Day 2.
FYI...two weeks before the ride, I rode 80 miles on Saturday then 60 miles on Sunday, just so I was confident I could do long back-to-back rides. You might want to consider something like that next weekend...then give yourself time to recover prior to the event.
Good luck!