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06-08-2004, 03:53 PM

Tue, 08 Jun 2004 13:13:02 GMT, <yXixc.551$jw.82@attbi_s04>,
"Claire Petersky" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>I'm totaling about 8.5 hours here for you. I wouldn't do it straight from
>couch potato-dom, though -- it'll be much easier to handle if you work up to
>it.

uhh, yeah. Preparation is definitely important.

Considering the average fitness levels for the general population the
probability of successfully completing the ride without preparation is
extremely remote.

We've seen enough posters here to know that a ten whole miles all at
once is a significant accomplishment for plenty of them.

Even active non-cyclist wunderkids would be hard pressed to ride 70
miles their first time out. They burn themselves out too quick.

My legs were jelly after twenty miles (32km) when I started back. I'd
been riding a kick scooter for about 4 months and walking most
everywhere for about 3 years. I was hardly a couch potato but still
wanted to puke at the top of the first climb.
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06-09-2004, 02:11 PM

It depends on a variety of factors such as terrain, wind direction, how much of
a load you are carrying, your physical condition, etc.

On an unloaded bicycle over fairly level terrain with the wind not being a
factor, I typically can sustain a speed of about 13 mph for several hours (I'm
in my late 50's and moderately fit). Many years ago, when bicycle camping with
lots of gear (tent, sleeping bag, cooking utensils) in hilly southern Indiana,
I would typically ride 70 miles a day. But if I was going into a strong
headwind, sometimes 40-50 miles was a hard day's ride. Other times, with the
wind at my back, 100 miles was no big deal.

So, like I say, it depends.

06-09-2004, 02:11 PM

It depends on a variety of factors such as terrain, wind direction, how much of
a load you are carrying, your physical condition, etc.

On an unloaded bicycle over fairly level terrain with the wind not being a
factor, I typically can sustain a speed of about 13 mph for several hours (I'm
in my late 50's and moderately fit). Many years ago, when bicycle camping with
lots of gear (tent, sleeping bag, cooking utensils) in hilly southern Indiana,
I would typically ride 70 miles a day. But if I was going into a strong
headwind, sometimes 40-50 miles was a hard day's ride. Other times, with the
wind at my back, 100 miles was no big deal.

So, like I say, it depends.

06-09-2004, 02:11 PM

It depends on a variety of factors such as terrain, wind direction, how much of
a load you are carrying, your physical condition, etc.

On an unloaded bicycle over fairly level terrain with the wind not being a
factor, I typically can sustain a speed of about 13 mph for several hours (I'm
in my late 50's and moderately fit). Many years ago, when bicycle camping with
lots of gear (tent, sleeping bag, cooking utensils) in hilly southern Indiana,
I would typically ride 70 miles a day. But if I was going into a strong
headwind, sometimes 40-50 miles was a hard day's ride. Other times, with the
wind at my back, 100 miles was no big deal.

So, like I say, it depends.

06-09-2004, 02:11 PM

It depends on a variety of factors such as terrain, wind direction, how much of
a load you are carrying, your physical condition, etc.

On an unloaded bicycle over fairly level terrain with the wind not being a
factor, I typically can sustain a speed of about 13 mph for several hours (I'm
in my late 50's and moderately fit). Many years ago, when bicycle camping with
lots of gear (tent, sleeping bag, cooking utensils) in hilly southern Indiana,
I would typically ride 70 miles a day. But if I was going into a strong
headwind, sometimes 40-50 miles was a hard day's ride. Other times, with the
wind at my back, 100 miles was no big deal.

So, like I say, it depends.

06-09-2004, 02:11 PM

It depends on a variety of factors such as terrain, wind direction, how much of
a load you are carrying, your physical condition, etc.

On an unloaded bicycle over fairly level terrain with the wind not being a
factor, I typically can sustain a speed of about 13 mph for several hours (I'm
in my late 50's and moderately fit). Many years ago, when bicycle camping with
lots of gear (tent, sleeping bag, cooking utensils) in hilly southern Indiana,
I would typically ride 70 miles a day. But if I was going into a strong
headwind, sometimes 40-50 miles was a hard day's ride. Other times, with the
wind at my back, 100 miles was no big deal.

So, like I say, it depends.

06-10-2004, 08:27 PM

In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
Zoot Katz <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:

> Even active non-cyclist wunderkids would be hard pressed to ride 70
> miles their first time out. They burn themselves out too quick.

In my mid/late-teens I did rides out to Haney, Mission and even Hope
and back with friends & associates, often on borrowed Apollo 10-speeds,
and I wasn't seriously into training or anything like that, and it was
no big deal -- it was just something for a bunch of kids to do.

So I encourage the original poster to go for it, _with_other_people_.
Only, if [s]he can: take a camera. I wish I had pix to look back on
those wonderful trips.

cheers,
Tom

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06-10-2004, 08:27 PM

In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
Zoot Katz <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:

> Even active non-cyclist wunderkids would be hard pressed to ride 70
> miles their first time out. They burn themselves out too quick.

In my mid/late-teens I did rides out to Haney, Mission and even Hope
and back with friends & associates, often on borrowed Apollo 10-speeds,
and I wasn't seriously into training or anything like that, and it was
no big deal -- it was just something for a bunch of kids to do.

So I encourage the original poster to go for it, _with_other_people_.
Only, if [s]he can: take a camera. I wish I had pix to look back on
those wonderful trips.

cheers,
Tom

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06-10-2004, 08:27 PM

In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
Zoot Katz <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:

> Even active non-cyclist wunderkids would be hard pressed to ride 70
> miles their first time out. They burn themselves out too quick.

In my mid/late-teens I did rides out to Haney, Mission and even Hope
and back with friends & associates, often on borrowed Apollo 10-speeds,
and I wasn't seriously into training or anything like that, and it was
no big deal -- it was just something for a bunch of kids to do.

So I encourage the original poster to go for it, _with_other_people_.
Only, if [s]he can: take a camera. I wish I had pix to look back on
those wonderful trips.

cheers,
Tom

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06-10-2004, 08:27 PM

In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
Zoot Katz <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:

> Even active non-cyclist wunderkids would be hard pressed to ride 70
> miles their first time out. They burn themselves out too quick.

In my mid/late-teens I did rides out to Haney, Mission and even Hope
and back with friends & associates, often on borrowed Apollo 10-speeds,
and I wasn't seriously into training or anything like that, and it was
no big deal -- it was just something for a bunch of kids to do.

So I encourage the original poster to go for it, _with_other_people_.
Only, if [s]he can: take a camera. I wish I had pix to look back on
those wonderful trips.

cheers,
Tom

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