First 50 mile ride

[Freestyler]

Long time lurker first time poster. I completed my furthest ever ride today, 50 miles! My average speed was 14.5mph which I'm quite pleased with. Legs are aching quite a bit but that normally happens when I go further than normal. I ride on a trek hybrid bike and dream of getting a super lightweight road bike when I finally get a job but I am about to start uni so that will be a while off!

I ride around Cheshire which is a very nice place in the country and almost all drivers are excellent around here. The biggest problem are the quality of roads is poor especially around farms so you have to constantly watch out for pot holes! Anyway I've been riding for 2-3 years and it has drastically improved my fitness levels and I lost 3 stone in weight. Before I began cycling I couldn't do 10 minutes of exercise without feeling sick!

 

[boh67]

well done mate, I did my longest ride (30) last weekend. Looking forward to breaching the 50 miles

 

[wisdom]

Well done on the ride its a good distance and a nice average speed .
As for the roads they seem like that al around her.Keep up the good work

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Well done, likewise the roads, some good so very bad round here.

 

[paul04]

Well done on doing 50 miles. I did my 1st 25mile bike ride yesterday, and your right about the poor quality of the roads.

 

[NormanD]

Well done on the 50 miler .. Just think of the rough roads as cycle skill / handling training, you can do some nifty balance shifting to avoid most potholes.

 

[Saluki]

Well done on your 50 miler. I passed that milestone myself last week and I still feel chuffed to bits about it 8 days later.
Your average time is impressive too.
Hold on to the road bike dream, it will spur you on.
I reckon that there are going to be a lot of nice bikes on ebay over the winter as the summer wannabe's sell their expensive road bikes. You might pick up a bargain, even on student money.

 

[RWright]

I am still working up to my first 50 miler, hopefully in a few more months. Congrats on yours!

 

[SimonJKH]

Well done. I have the 50 in my sights for near future, so I love hearing of others hitting it for the first time.

 

[MattHB]

50 on a hybrid

 

[Cyclist33]

50 on a hybrid

+1, although the type of hybrid would make it all relative. Damn, I agree with mickle.

Stu

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Well done.

 

[StuChalmers]

Congrats on the 50 and a good avg speed, did my first a couple of months back next challenge is the 100k

 

[Freestyler]

Thanks guys my hybrid is a trek fx 7.3 so its quite decent. I have both tyres at 100psi which helps improve my overall speed. Think 50miles is my limit before having to take a snack break and also needing a new bottle of water.

 

[Licramite]

well done - I did my first 50 last month, on my hybred - aiming for 65miles next heytesbury to west bay - a few hills in the way but looks well do able