13 miles in 48 minutes

[Garz]

My longest single ride so far has been a 132 mile trip from Manchester to Abersoch in Wales and on that hottish day, I drank about 3.5 litres of sports drinks and a few cups of coffee together with 4 ham sarnies, 2 flapjacks, 2 bananas, half a soreen loaf and a sausage and egg butty durring a lunch time stop.

Nice ride there Johnny!

Did you take a rucksack or do you have panniers?

 

[Johnny5]

Nice ride there Johnny!

Did you take a rucksack or do you have panniers?

There was 7 of us on the ride and one of the guys had a holiday home in Abersoch and we had our bags taken there a couple of weeks before hand. During the ride, I had 2x1 litre bottles on my road racer and carried all the food in my jersey pockets. We stopped off at garages to purchase more drinks and stop in Bala for lunch.

Great ride it was, with some nice steady climbs and some fast decends...I hit 48mph just rolling down a hill!

One tip though: don't eat sweets until you are close to your destination as it'll boost you energy for a bit, giving you a sugar high and then makes you feel really tired after a while once the sugar level dips again. I was munching on sweets after 60 miles and when I hit just over 100 miles, I felt really sleepy after that! Since then, I don't eat sweet during my rides now.

 

[Davidc]

That's about the speed I commute to work.
Mine's 14 miles in 55 minutes.

Nothing. No water, no energy drinks, no breakfast, no energy bars; nowt.

Appetite suppressant on arival at work and a cup of coffee. Two hours later, eggs and sausages.

www.northlan.gov.uk/leisure+and+tourism/sports+activities/cycling/nutrition+for+common+rides.html

Ahem.... Yours is <16mph. Darkfibre72's is 20mph!

 

[HLaB]

For the commute, which is only 3 or 5 miles I don't bother with water but on the roadbikes rides are usually a minimum of an hour and I tend to take a bottle or two (fillled with torq).

 

[amnesia]

I take only water on my commute to/from work, but then that's only 6 (hilly) miles each way. I hate riding alone with a dry mouth.

Ave speed this week is 13.9mph.

 

[I am Spartacus]

Ahem.... Yours is <16mph. Darkfibre72's is 20mph!

really makes little difference but not for me to rebuke

 

[Ben M]

On rides around twenty miles or so I usually take one bottle (750ml) of weak squash. I would take water, but I prefer having something nice to drink rather than plain old water.

Ahem.... Yours is <16mph. Darkfibre72's is 20mph!

Err no it isn't. 13 miles in 48 minutes is 16.25mph average.

 

[gaz]

14 mile ride to work, and i drink over 2l of water

 

[I am Spartacus]

14 mile ride to work, and i drink over 2l of water

is this now a competition?

 

[Davidc]

On rides around twenty miles or so I usually take one bottle 9750ml) of weak squash. I would take water, but I prefer having something nice to drink rather than plain old water.



Err no it isn't. 13 miles in 48 minutes is 16.25mph average.

Err yes

16.25's still lots less than 20 though!

Both are faster than I can go.

 

[tyred]

On rides around twenty miles or so I usually take one bottle 9750ml) of weak squash. I would take water, but I prefer having something nice to drink rather than plain old water.



Err no it isn't. 13 miles in 48 minutes is 16.25mph average.

You take over two gallon of squash on a ride of 20 miles

 

[Ant]

You take over two gallon of squash on a ride of 20 miles

That's probably an 'all-up' bike weight of around 45lbs I wonder what Jimbo's formula reckons his lowest gear should be.

 

[I am Spartacus]

Just before someone chimes in with a claim never to drink before during or after... it is fully recognized by all leading manufacturers of bottled water and sports drinks that fluid intake is perfectly normal especially during exercise.. ok thats the HSE placated.

 

[Sittingduck]

That's probably an 'all-up' bike weight of around 45lbs I wonder what Jimbo's formula reckons his lowest gear should be.

8" gear @ a cadence of 70 = 2mph up a 10%... didn't they teach you nuffink' at school!

 

[I am Spartacus]

8" gear @ a cadence of 70 = 2mph up a 10%... didn't they teach you nuffink' at school!

hmmmm I'm squinting here.. but I think the majority would have fallen off by now