What do you think are short, average and long rides?
05-22-07, 09:37 PM
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Short-Library, Post Office, Taco Stand, Bank
Average- Grocery Store, Friends Across Town, Special Events, The Bike Goes on the Bus
Long- I have a whole day/weekend to ride!
Really Long- I'm touring cross country...
Average- Grocery Store, Friends Across Town, Special Events, The Bike Goes on the Bus
Long- I have a whole day/weekend to ride!
Really Long- I'm touring cross country...
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05-22-07, 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by BluesDawg
I've been thinking about that and it just doesn't work for me because it ranks intensity backwards. I have a 14 mile loop I do sometimes when I want to get in a ride but don't have time for a longer ride. I consider it a short ride. It is mostly gently rolling with one hard hill about 1/2 mile long.
If I ride it hard, it takes me about 50 to 55 minutes. If I take it easy it takes a little over an hour. So it would be a medium ride if I rode it easy and a short ride if I rode it hard. So I consider difficulty seperately from distance. Short is short. No matter how fast or how hilly.
Not that it matters worth a hill of beans.
If I ride it hard, it takes me about 50 to 55 minutes. If I take it easy it takes a little over an hour. So it would be a medium ride if I rode it easy and a short ride if I rode it hard. So I consider difficulty seperately from distance. Short is short. No matter how fast or how hilly.
Not that it matters worth a hill of beans.
05-22-07, 10:53 PM
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Short: Less than 25 mi.
Medium: More than 25, less than 60
Long: 70+ At least once a month.
When pressed for time:
Short: Less than an hour
Medium: 3 hours, give or take
Long: 5 or more hours
Medium: More than 25, less than 60
Long: 70+ At least once a month.
When pressed for time:
Short: Less than an hour
Medium: 3 hours, give or take
Long: 5 or more hours
