American Cyclist
New Member
I've only been cycling 6 weeks or so and the furthest I had cycled was about 16 miles. I had commuted a few times to work when I work in the mornings which is 8.6 miles each way. So needless to say I am very new at this.
I decided today to go for it and braved a 33 mile route in the country side that turned out to be hillier than I expected! I took a backpack with extra water, an energy bar, a towel, some tools, etc, my pack probably weighed 5-7lbs. It took me 2 hours to complete from start to finish including a few quick breaks which averages my speed to 16.5mph. I had a blast! It was fun and different, and I am hooked! I only ran into two problems, my water bottle cage fell off, so I just picked it up and threw it into my backpack, glad I brought it! And my cycle computer lost connection for about 5 miles(even though it IS a wired computer), I had an alternate program that was running on my cell phone in my backpack that picked up the extra mileage that my cycle computer missed though. My legs are wore out but not sore yet, and it might sound weird, but my lungs feel wore out, lol! The last 3 miles or so my pace slowed to about 13mph and my legs were really feeling it. But all in all, I feel great! I am looking forward to more rides like this, next time I will try for 40 miles!
I decided today to go for it and braved a 33 mile route in the country side that turned out to be hillier than I expected! I took a backpack with extra water, an energy bar, a towel, some tools, etc, my pack probably weighed 5-7lbs. It took me 2 hours to complete from start to finish including a few quick breaks which averages my speed to 16.5mph. I had a blast! It was fun and different, and I am hooked! I only ran into two problems, my water bottle cage fell off, so I just picked it up and threw it into my backpack, glad I brought it! And my cycle computer lost connection for about 5 miles(even though it IS a wired computer), I had an alternate program that was running on my cell phone in my backpack that picked up the extra mileage that my cycle computer missed though. My legs are wore out but not sore yet, and it might sound weird, but my lungs feel wore out, lol! The last 3 miles or so my pace slowed to about 13mph and my legs were really feeling it. But all in all, I feel great! I am looking forward to more rides like this, next time I will try for 40 miles!
