Originally Posted by
Heathpack
What is your goal?
Do you just like to ride your bike, want to ride it every day? You can probably commute at low intensity 5 days per week and do one longer ride on the weekend and be fine.
Do you actually want to improve performance? You'd be better off riding at greater intensity 2-3 days, lower intensity 2-3 days, with 1-2 days off per week and building some rest weeks in every 3-4 weeks.
There is a huge temptation to equate "more" with "better". Big volume works well for some people. For others it just leaves them tired & slow. You have to find what works for you, but don't just go chasing big miles or riding every day because that's what other people do. That's never a good reason to do anything.
This. I never got any faster till I learned that my hard days were too easy and my easy days were too hard. But, if you don't care about getting fitter and just want to cover the distance, then just ride at the pace that's comfortable.