I agree its a bit different, but we don't need to turn it into a pissing match.
Personally I'm interested/curious how many miles people do each day on a longer tour and why or why not.
Personally I try to limit it to under 60 miles per day otherwise my butt starts screaming in agony. So whilst my head, heart, lungs and legs would be be happy doing longer days my butt says no way! I've just learnt to understand this is a limit of my body.
Originally Posted by
Brian25
Sort of a strange thread that you have started. I am a bit confused. Are other posters suppose to chime in on the high mileage tours that they have done as some sort of pissing mach???
Since you are finishing up on a tour, I do not see how you would not know about the factors that make up for average miles per day. I mean there is: A) how hilly. B) what sort of headwind/ tail wind? C) how early did you start D) how many hours willing to spend in the saddle. E) was it torrentialy raining, and after 20 miles you decided to call it a short day? F) did you sleep too close to railroad tracks, got no sleep, today will be short. maybe sprinklers went off, again no sleep. Or a whole bunch of possibilities that make up ones mileage averages. Everyone has their goals, I have lone some high mileage tours, but in the end, I wish that I did less riding, and more rose smelling, if you will.