Do you stop on a long ride ?
doog442
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Ive got a tricross so will never be a proper roadie despite sticking road tyres on it,wearing lycra and using it for long rides...which brings me to the question did i buy the wrong bike?
no seriously....
When you set out on a decent ride (50 miles plus whatever )is your intention to do it non stop or do any of you stop halfway look at cows / rolling fields etc and have a cuppa. (and recover
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You read posts on 'my first 50 / 100 miler etc ' however there must be a hell of a difference between someone who does 20 miles stops, 10 then stops and 10 then another stops etc, compared to a ride from A to B without stopping. The former can virtually be done by most people the latter by far fewer I expect.
The reason im asking is that im a runner and like most runners I would never consider stopping on a 10 miler for example and I find that im taking that mentality into my road riding...is that what everyone does?? am I doing the right thing or should I be a wuss , stop after 20 miles for a 2 min break etc or just hammer on at a steady pace where I can.
Go easy on me Im quite new on the road thing (and loving it by the way)
Ive got a tricross so will never be a proper roadie despite sticking road tyres on it,wearing lycra and using it for long rides...which brings me to the question did i buy the wrong bike?
no seriously....
When you set out on a decent ride (50 miles plus whatever )is your intention to do it non stop or do any of you stop halfway look at cows / rolling fields etc and have a cuppa. (and recover
)You read posts on 'my first 50 / 100 miler etc ' however there must be a hell of a difference between someone who does 20 miles stops, 10 then stops and 10 then another stops etc, compared to a ride from A to B without stopping. The former can virtually be done by most people the latter by far fewer I expect.
The reason im asking is that im a runner and like most runners I would never consider stopping on a 10 miler for example and I find that im taking that mentality into my road riding...is that what everyone does?? am I doing the right thing or should I be a wuss , stop after 20 miles for a 2 min break etc or just hammer on at a steady pace where I can.
Go easy on me Im quite new on the road thing (and loving it by the way)
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On longer Solo training rides, in general, it seems sensible to briefly stop when your body tells you to - in a similar vein, on the recent Manchester 100 miler I had a small number of literally 30-90 second stops at the road-side - that's standing over the bike, quick shake/stretch of the legs/arms, lift your head up, quick swig, and then back on it. For a moderately trained individual I'd doubt you'd "need" anything longer than that.
If it’s any guide, most organised rides of the sportive/etape type have feeding stops at separation distances of 25-50 km, and so the organisers of these events clearly think many riders like a pause after intervals of 16-32 miles. At these, for how long riders stop varies, depending on how they feel and how competitive they are - it might be anything from just seconds, to 10-15 mins.
I find, when club members train together, depending on their mood and the distance intended to be achieved, the stops turn out to be also at about these intervals, and their duration usually 5 mins.
When alone I often ride 50-70 km without any stop, not because my intention is to do it non-stop but because I don’t feel the need. However, 'no stop' isn’t always the case - occasionally, especially evening rides after work, I find I need a brief 1-2 min stop after just 10 km in order to get ‘into things’ properly, maybe having a quick bite of an energy bar I have with me. So there’s no set rule.
As a runner, your already-developed mental endurance should pay dividends, but I’m not so sure you’re right in saying most runners would never consider stopping on a 10 miler, unless you’re talking about a race or about those who can manage 10 miles in less than about 1-20. When training, slower and inexperienced runners will usually occasionally briefy stop (i.e. they walk) if trying to do this distance.
Still manage to hit the shoes, too :oops:
i seem to spend more time behind hedges in fields than on the saddle on some rides!!
To spondonchris: I shouldn't worry, I reckon I'm the weirdo for not stopping at cafes when out and about! On one of my typical rides out into the Dales I'll see more bikes outside cafes than on the road, and I'm sure many of the area's tea shops would go bust if it weren't for the lycra brigade!
That's what I do to be honest. If I'm doing a 3-4hour+ ride I make sure i'm stopping in the middle for a good feed. I can't survive on nibbles, bananas and lucozade. I need cake at some point
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The longest I've gone (virtually) non stop is 82 miles.
Jim
whatever. And as long as I'm off the bike I'll do a power bar or something of that nature.
It's not like I must not get off the bike under any circumstances. Usually anything over 50
and I start needing food of some sort and eating energy bars while riding is kind of a
pain so I stop for a bit. No big deal.
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If I'm on my own, I'll occasionally stop for a coffee somewhere, but otherwise, eating drinking and peeing are all done on the move..
... however it is encouraged to pause to take photographs whenever you want