Originally Posted by
RMoudatir
I just came back from a 50 mile ride and surprisingly I didn't struggle all that much. I did not eat anything through out the whole ride. I averaged 15.4 mph which by my standards is an improvement from before. I'm not sure if it was the way I fueled up, In the morning for breakfast I ate a whole vegie pizza and for lunch I ate rice and vegetables along with two cans pop which is about 24oz. After the ride I was not even hungry at all, I could have went at least another 15-20 miles. I only felt my legs burning but I assume that is normal for the ride I did. The odd thing is that two days ago I attempted to do a 30 mile ride but was so weak and fatigued that i only managed to finish 19 miles of it at a very slow pace.
I mean it sounds like your condition is outside the range of being bike specific. I mean 50 miles vs barely able to complete a 19 mile ride?
One other thing I can think of is just if their is something wrong on your bike. My family used to take the front wheel off the bikes to put them in the car, when we put them back on sometimes we wouldn't notice the front brake rubbing. You'd go on a ride that was usually a breeze and end up huffing and puffing and exhausted halfway through. Eventually we you know...learned to check for that at the beginning of the ride lol.