View Poll Results: Is it best to:
Ride different distances, say 15km on Monday, 20 on Wednesday, 25 on Friday and 40 on Saturday
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100km is too far for us older folks.
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Ridiing a fixed distance per week.
03-15-10, 09:09 PM
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Ridiing a fixed distance per week.
Now that we don't have to put up with this ->
or this -> 
I posted this as a poll, figured out how....
Please choose and option and be prepared to defend your position (especially if you choose option 5
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or this -> I posted this as a poll, figured out how....
Please choose and option and be prepared to defend your position (especially if you choose option 5
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03-15-10, 09:15 PM
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Depends ENTIRELY upon one's riding goals.
Better for WHAT purpose?
Relaxation?
Training for a long ride?
Commuting?
General exercise and fitness
etc.
Better for WHAT purpose?
Relaxation?
Training for a long ride?
Commuting?
General exercise and fitness
etc.
03-15-10, 09:30 PM
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I said #3 because that is the least anal of the choices. Also, it's what I do. Sunday morning ride before church, commute 3 or 4 days a week (work 4 day weeks), ride with wife on Friday, ride solo (or with wife if I can tear her away from housework) on Saturday.
03-15-10, 09:42 PM
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retired, so when I don't want to work around the house, I ride, at least 4 times a week, shortest being 30 miles and the longest so far this year is 128 miles.
03-15-10, 09:45 PM
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The closest answer to what I would really say is #3. While I agree that variety spices up the ride, and differing distances make you body get used to different levels of exertion/output, it's a simpler matter than that.
Don't EVER get in rut.
Don't EVER get in rut.
03-15-10, 10:24 PM
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My perfect week:
- 3 or 4 commutes to work, 20 mile round trip.
- an easy 15 miles on Saturday
- something more challenging on Sunday - 30, 50, 75 miles, depending on the weather, how much time I have, etc.
- 3 or 4 commutes to work, 20 mile round trip.
- an easy 15 miles on Saturday
- something more challenging on Sunday - 30, 50, 75 miles, depending on the weather, how much time I have, etc.
03-15-10, 10:36 PM
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Even #3 is too anal for me. There is no "best".
Whatever floats your boat. Ride lots.
Whatever floats your boat. Ride lots.
03-16-10, 07:26 AM
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Maybe I need to clarify this a little, the distance travelled is the same in the first four cases, the total distance is immaterial, do it in one shot, split it evenly, split it unevenly, that is the real question, I'm asking for debate here...... I don't want to skew the results, so I will place my own vote closer to the poll closing.
03-16-10, 07:47 AM
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Here is a transportational cyclist's perspective. I picked 2. Other than shopping, the only riding that I do is commuting and that means riding about 20 km five days a week. For longer trips (more than 10 km each way), it's faster and more convenient to drive.
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03-16-10, 08:04 AM
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What's so important about riding the same distance every week?
03-16-10, 08:10 AM
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Pedaled too far.
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As long as I dependably arrive at my destination, I'm happy.
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Why ride a fixed distance every week? I don't get it. I commute (24mi rt) as often as possible, given other commitments and winter weather, throw in some extra miles in the evening once DST hits, and either a long training ride or event ride on the weekend. I could do as few as 50 mi in a week or as many as 400. As long as I'm doing enough to 1) maintain my fitness or 2) prep for an upcoming event ride, the exact total doesn't really matter.
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03-16-10, 10:15 AM
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goofy poll, makes no sense.
I will ride the 100km in two days with 5 days left to pad the totals. I ride similar distances during the week and more on each weekend day.
I will ride the 100km in two days with 5 days left to pad the totals. I ride similar distances during the week and more on each weekend day.
03-16-10, 10:24 AM
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I will ride when I can and do the milage that time allows at this time of year. When I have to get fit for the Summer I will up the milage and take in more hills but I never set myself a milage to do--- Unless it is an organised ride- and the the training comes on the ride- and the previous months rides that I have done.
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03-16-10, 10:48 AM
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I live car free, some weeks I travel more than others. My base is getting to work and back each day. Would someone who drives a car stop and think 'I haven't used my allotment of gas yet for this week, I better go for a drive'?
I live car free, some weeks I travel more than others. My base is getting to work and back each day. Would someone who drives a car stop and think 'I haven't used my allotment of gas yet for this week, I better go for a drive'?
03-16-10, 03:02 PM
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03-16-10, 03:16 PM
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#3 for me but it's in miles not KM's but it may not be in that "day order", it's still all due to WEATHER, weither or not I get in small or bigger miles for the day, (notice I didn't day BIG MILES, as I'm a WUSS to a LOT of you all!) 
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03-16-10, 05:08 PM
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If your doing it, say as part of an exercise program, and want to make sure you ride a certain amount, it's easy to track distance over a period then time over a period, to make sure you reach that goal. So the poll is to determine how to best accomplish that. The actual distance could be any number on any scale, I picked km because around here all road signs are in km, so it makes sense to use that scale, 100km per week is a decent amount for someone who is doing so for a little exercise, without requiring a huge time investment, in that it can be accomplished in about 5 hours a week. Of course there is no reason why you could not exceed that number.
03-16-10, 05:36 PM
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+1 When I'm was consistently averaging 100 miles a week, I feel much better than when I'm only getting in 50 or so. With all the variables in my life, miles per week is the easiest goal to work toward.
03-16-10, 07:07 PM
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IT'S NOT ABOUT THE DISTANCE!!!!!
It's not about the actual distance, it could be 100km, it could be 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,,000,000,000,000 km. It's how you split up that distance, do it all at once, do it in even parts, uneven parts, ride whatever you want, and if your short make it up at the end. The last option, that it's too far was considered a bit of a joke, but not really.
Take a casual rider, okay, very casual, like my SO, maybe rode a total of 150km last year, suggesting even 100km a week would have her calling the guys with white coats to bring a jacket with extra long sleeves to haul me off to the place with nice thick foam wallpaper, and flooring. She will not qualify for this group for over a decade. I sometimes find it hard myself to squeeze in even 100km a week, in fact I would like to average that much, unfortunately, life and work sometimes get in the way
I picked the uneven split, because those distances actually fit into my geography, here in one of the less cycle-able parts of Toronto, the 401 gets in the way, as I am North of it, and the crossing points don't always make sense.