Originally Posted by
Contour
Well I'll have more than 15 days before school starts back up I just plan of 15 days of riding, if I find myself going slower I'll cut it short. To be honest I haven't ridden really much more than 10 miles (back to back days). But I wasn't tired or sore at all or anything. I plan to start stepping up my riding a ton in the coming weeks to start preparing. I'm 20, 150lbs and reasonably fit so I don't think it will be a big problem.
While it depends on your fitness
and your being accustomed to spending long hours in the saddle, on a long tour 66 miles per day is very doable, but I'd advise 2 things:
- Allow more time than you need. Having a firm and impending deadline sucks.
- Start off with easy days the first 3-4 days at least. Build the daily mileage as you go.
I disagree with those who say you will have time for nothing but riding. 66 miles would be at most about 6.6 hours of riding and probably less. That allows lots of time for stopping for an hour or so here and an hour or so there through the day while still allowing you to stop fairly early in the day.
It is a beautiful ride. Have a great time.