It snowed again last night, I'm recovering from a cold picked up from one of my grand-babies, and I have a headache and am bored silly, so here we go.

This is an average ride for me.

We meet at the base of Mt. Washington where it's only 19 above, starting early as to avoid the really cold weather. The Boys and I agree that we'll have a leisurely ride but within two or three miles we lapse into testosterone storm and begin to pick up the pace. We cover 80 miles at roughly an 8% grade in just under 3 hours. This includes a quick stop at Grandma's Bakery where we stuff ourselves silly with the best rhubarb pie on three continents.

Did I mention that I did this while riding my single speed mountain bike?

It was a great recovery ride. Tomorrow I'm really going to hammer.

I guess that's it.

SUMMER-average ride

Down to the coast and the cafe for a warm up---Look at the weather for clouds and wind direction. I always ride into the wind from here on unless it is a southerly- South and next land fall is 30 miles away and I might get wet. Easterly and I am swearing. A flat exposed ride for 12 miles before heading inland to get in a few short sharp rises and about 40 to 50 miles. Westerly and I am swearing. 8% for about 1 mile then down about the same just to get cool then the 16% for .7 of a mile. Then how do I feel- 20 miles into Brighton along the coast road and then up inland to join the roadies out on their flat route for about another 20.

And then there are the other 10 or so rides I have worked out from Home. All involve a bit of climbing but if Energetic then from home it is a 6 mile warm up then 3,000ft of climbing in the next 30 miles before a flat ride home for about 20.

So many rides I do not have an average ride. The only average I have is the %age climb----unless I am feeling lazy and it is just a quick 20 miles across the marshes. At present I am liking the marshes.

40 mi +/- Tuesday include a 90% heart rate interval workout in the middle. Thursdays are often solos. Sat AM is a club ride. Usually it's the same route, but occasionally I like to mix it up.

None of my rides are average............... Bummer.

In 3 hours huh.

That's what i was thinking.

That's a fairly respectable pace - assuming your SS MTB has full knobbies. You should be able to get that down to 2 1/2 hrs with slicks.

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31.37 miles in 1:48:46 based on 179 rides last year.


...but half of that was downhill.

I didn't have any tires on the bike at the time, only naked hoops. I'm that good.

Little kids = disease factories, but we still love them

80 miles @ 8% in just under three hours... if that's the best I could do, I think I'd just take up knitting.

And then I woke up.

My average ride is easy to describe.

I start pedaling in the parking lot of my apartment and end pedaling in the parking lot of my employer. 9 hours later I start pedaling in the parking lot of my employer and end pedaling in the parking lot of my apartment.

The 2nd place average rides are that I go to the post office, the bank, the library and the grocery store.

I ride around the "Bayshore bikeway" mostly flat, about 30 miles. I stop at a bike shop that sells cool old road bikes, Ocean Bikes is the name, to check out the latest vintage junk, then ride up the strand, check out the ocean at Silver Strand beach, ride to Coronado, get a coffee and catch the ferry across the bay. By afternoon, the wind has increased, giving me a push south, back to Chula Vista where I started the ride. Some pics:

I avoid Mt Washington in the winter. It's not too bad on the climb, but I just get too cold when bombing the descent.
I guess you file the edges of your rims to grip the ice better? I'll have to try that.

Hmmm, so you maintain a pace of nearly 30MPH going uphill, on a single speed mountain bike? Anyone who believes this, I have a bridge in London that I am trying to sell for a friend of mine who is a Nigerian prince.

I haven't figured out, yet, if you're asking seriously or if you're looking for clever witticism.
I'll get back to you on it.

I didn't realize we had all those TDF candidates on the 50+ forum.

I could enjoy that average ride for sure! nice

Something whacky about this thread!

I've been suffering from sinus congestion all week, so I'm not quite up for my average ride today. Maybe I'll just head up to N. Georgia and do a few sprints up Brasstown Bald.

Don't let 'em tease ya too much, Weak Link... You can ride with me.

MY average ride this winter has been 2 hours, 18-20 miles 50% paved, 50% dirt. During the week I start a 6am, home by 8. Kenda Nevegal and Kross up front. Its usually @40 degrees in the am. Then again, I'm in the 50+Thread because I actually am that old.

Was thinking along the same lines
Actually, I've found 50+ (along with the Road Cycling board -- there, anyone making such claims is usually mocked into the void pretty quickly) to have the lowest number of (self-styled) elite-pro level cyclists. Perhaps the worst is the Commuting board, where there are many who can
'dial it up to 1,350 watts' (and 'drop' grans with walkers, someone towing a trailer), or ... get a new bike and suddenly cut 12 minutes off their 5 mile commute