mileage or kilometers

[lee1980sim]

So I'm in a couple of challenges on endo' and even though I don't expect to be high in the rankings I was quite shocked when looking at what some of the top people do, averages of up to 300 miles a day

What do most people do, or is there some cheating going on...

 

[User16625]

The most miles I have ever done in 1 day is about 330 miles. With a bike that comes with a 1250cc engine, speeds would often exceed 90mph. Even so it would take a good chunk of my waking hours to cover this kind of distance. 300miles in 1 day....imo thats bollocks. Maybe a world record 24 hour endurance ride or something but not your average joe.

Im somewhat average but a keen cyclist. After work I will typically go for a 20 miler. Dont know what my average is but typical flat speed on a good surface is about 20mph on a good day. Most Ive done in 1 ride is just over 50 miles, far short of many on these forums.

 

[MrJamie]

Hard to say without seeing the rides, but it could be people cheating, or people with big gps errors, or gps recording their driving etc.

300 miles a day average is pretty crazy to imagine, 20mph for 15 hours a day on average

 

[Rob3rt]

The most miles I have ever done in 1 day is about 330 miles. With a bike that comes with a 1250cc engine, speeds would often exceed 90mph. Even so it would take a good chunk of my waking hours to cover this kind of distance. 300miles in 1 day....imo thats bollocks. Maybe a world record 24 hour endurance ride or something but not your average joe.

Im somewhat average but a keen cyclist. After work I will typically go for a 20 miler. Dont know what my average is but typical flat speed on a good surface is about 20mph on a good day. Most Ive done in 1 ride is just over 50 miles, far short of many on these forums.

LMFAO!

 

[martint235]

There are some people on here who can do over 300 miles in a day. The ones I know personally don't strike me as the ones who post on Endo though. I've done well over 200 a few times (including on consecutive days on the recent LEL) but I wouldn't be able to call it an average.

IIRC the 24hr endurance record is around 524 miles or something like that.

 

[Rob3rt]

Amateur TT riders cover near 300 miles in 12 hours.

 

[martint235]

Amateur TT riders cover near 300 miles in 12 hours.

Record appears to be just over 305 miles. It would suggest someone is cheating on endo though if it appears to be an "average"

 

[Rob3rt]

Record appears to be just over 305 miles. It would suggest someone is cheating on endo though if it appears to be an "average"

Depends on the challenge. It could be the average mileage per day for a couple of days, i.e. covering some mileage challenge in as little time as possible. Also note that is a 12 hour record, there are more than 12 hours in a day The 24 hour record is 541 miles.

 

[screenman]

Depends on wind direction and hours ridden, well feasible distance. Not for me I hasten to add.

 

[lee1980sim]

Were talking 253 miles in just under 13 hours yet in another workout its 8miles in 35mins there's just no sense in it

 

[Rob3rt]

Were talking 253 miles in just under 13 hours yet in another workout its 8miles in 35mins there's just no sense in it

Maybe did an event one day then just a light spin the next!

 

[Hip Priest]

Maybe did an event one day then just a light spin the next!

Or an event, followed by a commute.

The best cyclist I know races all around the country at weekends, then trundles the few miles into work on a hybrid.

 

[ayceejay]

An average of 300 miles would be 300 miles one day and the rest of your life as recovery or BS, my guess is BS.

 

[Cuchilo]

I noticed that the new leader on the Strava challenge has cycled into the middle of the Atlantic ocean and back again . Last week someone was clearly on a plane

 

[vickster]

Does it matter? Surely, these tools are to measure your progress. If you want to complete, TTs, races are the only way to do it on a levelish playing field. If you want big miles, get audaxing