What the farthest that you have ever ridden?
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What the farthest that you have ever ridden?
Just wondering what the farthest everyone here have ridden?
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I did 135 miles in a day. It was a fall season ride and we ended all getting home after dark. Long day but memorable. Could have done more except for the darkness and my neck ached. Rear and legs were OK. That was a few years ago. Don't know if I could do that now.
I have a friend that has done 24 hour challenge rides and done close to 300 miles in the allotted time. They do the night time part on a closed loop road for safety. He also is a major mileage junkie. Had 14,000 miles two years in a row. Yikes! That sounds like too much of a job.
I have a friend that has done 24 hour challenge rides and done close to 300 miles in the allotted time. They do the night time part on a closed loop road for safety. He also is a major mileage junkie. Had 14,000 miles two years in a row. Yikes! That sounds like too much of a job.
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Nice signature! Scared me a bit, "how did my name get on there?"
Ha ha ha.
Oh the longest I've ridden in a day....don't actually know but probably not very far, yet!
Brian
Nice signature! Scared me a bit, "how did my name get on there?"
Ha ha ha.
Oh the longest I've ridden in a day....don't actually know but probably not very far, yet!
Brian
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My tour last September was about 107 miles. Can't imagine a double century. Must be flat..
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155 mies in one day
290 in four days with 230 pounds of gear in the wintertime
Ride Farther
Pat
290 in four days with 230 pounds of gear in the wintertime
Ride Farther
Pat
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About 150 miles, but Scotland is hilly!
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1985 Sandy Gilchrist-Colin Laing built 531c Audax/fast tourer.
1964 Flying Scot Continental (531)
1995 Cinelli Supercorsa (Columbus SLX)
1980s Holdsworth Mistral fixed (531)
2005 Dahon Speed 6 (folder)
(YES I LIKE STEEL)
2008 Viking Saratoga tandem
2008 Micmo Sirocco Hybrid (aluminium!)
2012 BTwin Rockrider 8.1
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Hi All,
I rode 106 miles in around 6 hours. Feel I could do alot more but have never really tired.
Wow ljbike ! Thats really racking them up ...when and where and how long did that take you ?
Ride Safe....Dudley
I rode 106 miles in around 6 hours. Feel I could do alot more but have never really tired.
Wow ljbike ! Thats really racking them up ...when and where and how long did that take you ?
Ride Safe....Dudley
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1 day, group ride:
-206 miles in an "easy" organized double century (LA Wheelmen Double, lowland option)
1 day, solo:
-155 mile loop from home
1 day, tandem, on a tour with camping gear:
-125 miles, 7500' of climbing.
1 day, solo, on a tour with camping gear:
-145 miles flat with tailwind (actually an easy day)
Tour:
1500 miles over 3 weeks, all within California.
Hardest day:
60 miles through the Connemara(sp?) region in west Ireland, through a blinding, driving rainstorm, all headwind.
-206 miles in an "easy" organized double century (LA Wheelmen Double, lowland option)
1 day, solo:
-155 mile loop from home
1 day, tandem, on a tour with camping gear:
-125 miles, 7500' of climbing.
1 day, solo, on a tour with camping gear:
-145 miles flat with tailwind (actually an easy day)
Tour:
1500 miles over 3 weeks, all within California.
Hardest day:
60 miles through the Connemara(sp?) region in west Ireland, through a blinding, driving rainstorm, all headwind.
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I think my longest one day ride was 112 miles.
My longest week-long ride was something greater than 500 miles.
My highest yearly total was over 6000, I haven't really kept great records.
My lifetime best...well, I'm still working on that one.
My longest week-long ride was something greater than 500 miles.
My highest yearly total was over 6000, I haven't really kept great records.
My lifetime best...well, I'm still working on that one.
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71 miles on a full loaded (25 kg +) MTB, all into a head wind. and 600 mikes on a tour same bike/load
But just ordered my new Thorn Nomad, so should get to triple figures next time
But just ordered my new Thorn Nomad, so should get to triple figures next time
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one day longest ride was the Sacrborough to Niagara which is 200 k using all the side routes and the Scarborough to Port Hope which is another 200 k, but I did the Montreal to Scarborough its about a 1,000 k I did it is 7 days
On a clear beautiful summer I will hate it, if I will not be able to log at least 150k on my day ride, and if not I will be grumpy old man
On a clear beautiful summer I will hate it, if I will not be able to log at least 150k on my day ride, and if not I will be grumpy old man
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106 miles for me. I met up with a guy training for the iron man triathlon. We went out of town so far that I had no choice but to do a century just to get back home! my longest ride previous to that was only 65 miles.
My roommates were about to come looking for me when i pulled in the driveway. Well...at least I know they cared.
My roommates were about to come looking for me when i pulled in the driveway. Well...at least I know they cared.
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My cycle coach did a 24 hour ride on a trainer
My cycle coach did a 24 hour ride on a trainer
Max in a day is somewhere around 120 miles. Done it several times.
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Originally posted by roadbuzz
That's just twisted.
Max in a day is somewhere around 120 miles. Done it several times.
That's just twisted.
Max in a day is somewhere around 120 miles. Done it several times.
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Originally posted by D*Alex
Veni, Vidi, Veloce!
Veni, Vidi, Veloce!
My biggest day was 130km. It was on the Traditional Australia Day ride up to mount Glorious Village. I was planning on catching the train to the city, but I realised as I was sitting at the station that they were on a sunday schedule for the public holiday, so I hopped on the bike and sprinted the 25km or so to the meeting point. I got there with seconds to spare fortunately. After that it was pretty much all up hill to Mt. Glorious for a nice long rest at the cafe, and then rode all the way home. My legs felt fine but my left shoulder (the one I usually crash on) was aching really badly for the last 10km.
I also once rode from London to Pisa, via Amsterdam (trained it between Mainz and Munich) for a total of just over 2000km, but that took more than a day.
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Montreal to Scarborough its about a 1,000 k
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