Originally Posted by
eithr
How true is this? I'm reading on several sites that your cumulative weekly mileage can be ridden in a single go up to 200-300 miles. As in, if I can regularly do 200 mile weeks, I should be able to do a single 200 mile ride. Anyone put this concept to the test?
I figure it's as much mental as anything else. I did my first 175-mile ride with only one century under my belt a month or two prior, and nowhere near 175 miles ridden in the previous week. But rules of thumb like yours help reassure the newer rider that they can do the big ride.
