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Originally Posted by Six jours
(Post 13454811)
300k. I hate people. Especially cyclists.
I also hate electronics. At most I'll bring a map. A few months back I went out about 1am, got back in around 10am..my full moon ride. Miles, not sure; but it was very solo. I will admit is was damn eerie about 3:30 in the morning and I was a very pissed with the espresso joint that didn't open promptly at 6am. Riding hours without seeing even a car's headlights is very zombie apocalypse. |
53mi.
I pushed way too hard towards the end and bonked about 4mi from home. That sucked. |
Originally Posted by fishymamba
(Post 13455096)
What about your computer?
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Originally Posted by FrenchFit
(Post 13455401)
+1.
A few months back I went out about 1am, got back in around 10am..my full moon ride. Miles, not sure; but it was very solo. I will admit is was damn eerie about 3:30 in the morning and I was a very pissed with the espresso joint that didn't open promptly at 6am. Riding hours without seeing even a car's headlights is very zombie apocalypse. |
My only "group ride" this year was a race. I sometimes ride with a friend, but most of my rides are solo. When it's summer, I usually do 100-140km for my weekend ride. But now that it's cold and I'm lazy, my long rides are 70-90km now.
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Originally Posted by seypat
(Post 13449226)
Most all of my riding is solo including centuries and the 60-80 milers leading up to them. All of the organized rides I do are solo. All you need is a watch and your route and you can compete with yourself. I have a blast on the centuries competing against time goals for the ride.
If you plan well, unsupported long rides are easy to set up and attempt. Route yourself an initial loop, say 30-50 miles out and back to your initial starting point. Your starting point then becomes your rest station/ending point also. Use it to refill bottles and access snacks/fuel. After that plan 10-20 mile loops that go around your starting point/rest station. If you plan them right, you will never stray more than 3-5 miles from your starting point. So if you bonk, or have problems you can get back to your starting point easily or help is close by. You can go as far as you choose and cut off your ride when you need to. If you are really trying to find your limit, route yourself a "Champs Elyesse" around your starting point/resting station. Then when you start to tire, move to it and just keep doing the loop until you bonk and troll/coast back to the rest station. On these rides my house is the rest station/ starting point. prefer an out and back or a big loop. |
My friends and I use to race, ride, eat, sleep bikes all the time. Time passes, we get older, married, kids, job, responsibilities.
All = solo rides. |
Originally Posted by sharp
(Post 13456761)
Problem with that plan is that it makes it too easy to quit early...that's why I'd
prefer an out and back or a big loop. And I've never been tempted to quit early. I'm out there to do an untimed, personal century ... why would I stop? |
Multiple solo centuries, but I may try and increase that to about 125 miles this summer by pedaling from San Diego to Los Angeles.
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Originally Posted by seypat
(Post 13453144)
Somewhat.
I have never been a sport team uniform type because if I didn't play for the team I can't wear their jersey.(that's just me) But the rest of the stuff, yes. I've ridden but never owned a CF bike. But I started out with a MTB/comfort bike. Then as the riding got longer I acquired a "racing" bike. Then the riding kept getting longer and I acquired another road bike. This one I converted to a light tourer complete with rack, triple and 32mm tires. On any ride above 50 miles I usually pack a meal because I enjoy finding a scenic place and eating instead of hitting fast food. So a soft cooler goes on the rack packed with the meal and extra fluids. What i have found out is that 2 or 3 extra lbs does not make a difference on longer rides. The "racer" has 23mm tires. I have ridden centuries on all 3 bikes. I'll take 28-32mm tires over the 23's day in and day out. When the 23's are replaced 25's will go on. Did I mention that the roadie pants gave way to MTB baggies? I have been a basketball player most of my life so a tight compression short with loose baggy shorts over the top is more comfortable to me. One more piece of fabric to cut down on the friction between the saddle and the leg. Also keeps my upper legs warm. Next came the Power Grips so I can wear whatever footwear I desire. So to answer your question, yes I am a full blown Old School Fred now. Now my cycling friends are embarrassed to be seen with me. Maybe that is why I ride solo. |
55mi. but it was through downtown manhattan towards the end...that felt like another 10 right there, about the scariest thing i've ever done.
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i dont mind riding with other people sometimes as long as they keep quiet for the most part and not talk about their thoughts on bike equipment that i don't care about at all. im kinda tired of pretending i care about the latest wheels you are "running". mhm. yeah? oh, really? that's interesting.
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My Saturday solo ride is about 81 km which I think is about 50 miles. Had to take a taxi home once
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Originally Posted by DropDeadFred
(Post 13448378)
What's the farthest you've ridden solo? As of now 33 miles for me....going to try to do 40-50. I just hate the idea of having an issue by myself.
HTFU time. |
Every ride of mine is solo; I've just gotten back into it after a 21-year hiatus, and - while not always enjoying being a Lone Wolf - find it easier to ride on my own schedule, in my own time. My farthest ride so far is 43 miles, but that's round trip. I always carry the charged cell phone, just in case...
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Originally Posted by ThinLine
(Post 13457034)
My friends and I use to race, ride, eat, sleep bikes all the time. Time passes, we get older, married, kids, job, responsibilities.
All = solo rides. |
Originally Posted by hyhuu
(Post 13458340)
Great story.
Back in August, I was doing longer rides in prep for a September Century. Around 60 miles I walked into this convenience store in BF Egypt to use the bathroom. They had a "2 for deal" going on 64oz Gatorades or Powerades. So I bought 4 of them. I extended the cooler out, strapped them on and headed for home. I still had 25 miles left. Up until that time I had been feeling good but suddenly I was feeling sluggish. I could not figure out why until it I realized I had strapped 16lbs worth of Gatorade on behind me! I am a 200lber so it did not have as much effect on me as it would on a 140lb flyweight, but it was very noticeable. |
Originally Posted by sharp
(Post 13456761)
Problem with that plan is that it makes it too easy to quit early...that's why I'd
prefer an out and back or a big loop. |
I did a 35 miles with a friend on Saturday and an extra 20 miles for the fun of it.
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Someone just started a thread on the real reason most have to ride solo.
Here it is: http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...mily-w-cycling |
175 km in the northern Quebec. Started my ride at 5 dregrees with normal bibs, no leg warmers. Had 5 bucks on me, managed to buy 2 gatorades at 110 km at the first local store I found. Got back home at dawn when the weather dropped to around zero and I couldn't go over 20 kph because I had no energy left. It was during October 2 years ago.
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My longest solo rides this year has been around 60-70 mile range, and do it weekly to go bar hopping with family on the other side of the cities. Plan on doing a couple tours next spring/summer when I can get the time off work.
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Originally Posted by seypat
(Post 13459240)
Post of the thread so far. And, it goes hand in hand with the "For all you married cyclists thread!"
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Originally Posted by pallen
(Post 13468519)
most of my miles are from commuting - also a good way to get in miles without more complication to the rest of life.
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Most all of my rides are solo except for organized centuries. I have ridden lots of spur of the moment centuries as well as planed non organized ones. All rides are loops, and I try to be well prepared for any malfunctions that may occur.
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