How often do you stop when you're riding?

[walker]

Stopping is rarely an option for me unless its a club run.
If I do stop its to get some more fluid or food but thats only on rides of 80miles+

Any other time its for mechanicals

 

[Fnaar]

Typical weekend ride is about 35-40 miles... stop once during that for 5-10 mins; with friends, will often have caff stop, on own occasionally stop to take in view or wildlife etc

 

[llllllll]

At this time of year I stop about half way through my commute (12 miles) to strip off . Not completely obviously, it's too cold in the mornings to go out without a jacket, but by half way I'm roasting so stop to take it off and switch to fingerless gloves.

On a couple of occasions I've had a roadie pass me yelling insults about my level of fitness while I've been stopped , strangely no one on a MTB has ever commented and I'm on a road bike!?!?!?

 

[Keith Oates]

I mostly ride alone out here and so apart from lights, traffic etc. I don't stop on the rides up to 100Km. If it's very hot weather I will stop to top up the drinks from a shop but nothing else!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[buggi]

My commute is only 5.5 miles, but I stop twice on the way. After all I am on my way to work and don't really want to get there too early.
If you are ever down in Somerset and see a cyclist in high viz having a crafty cigarette in a farm gate, wave hello to me.

most of the time i don't even get started

 

[Crackle]

I only stopped once today. At the top of the third 8%, to have a minor arrest before I grovelled my way up the last 7% one

 

[stevenb]

Stopping is rarely an option for me unless its a club run.
If I do stop its to get some more fluid or food but thats only on rides of 80miles+

Any other time its for mechanicals

Ditto...I dislike stopping unless I have no ption....I like to keep the momentum.
When myself and a mate are out we might stop if one of us needs to. We stop and the end of the route before we go our seperate ways....just to have another chinwag......in winter its a nono with the cold.

 

[Cathryn]

Is his Turbo a bit slower than yours

Hahah.....

 

[Cycling Naturalist]

I only stopped once today. At the top of the third 8%, to have a minor arrest before I grovelled my way up the last 7% one

Nice for you to have so much flat riding.

 

[Crackle]

Nice for you to have so much flat riding.

Yes give me the flat Welsh A5 anyday

Let's see, I've been over Esclusham mtn by you but that's about it.

 

[arranandy]

On my commute (13 miles) I only stop at red lights. On a shortish run (25miles) I'll maybe stop once for a couple of minutes but on a longer run (50 - 80 miles) I'll maybe stop 2/3/4 times just depending on a variety of factors - food, drink,view, quick stretch, P, etc