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jhoyle
jhoyle Posts: 39
edited May 2011 in Road beginners
just decided to properly get into road cycling after a year of bumbling around on an old raleigh magnum that was far too big for me.

i'm used to doing roughly 15-20 mile mtb routes, would anyone that cycles both types of bike know roughly how long that would equal on a road ride in terms of energy and time in the saddle? went for a 20 mile road run the other day and that seemed easy, but i don't want to catch myself out and get too tired as its pretty rural around here so not many places to stop and call a taxi :P

thanks for all your advice

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  • skyd0g
    skyd0g Posts: 2,540
    ...errrm, not sure what you're looking for here, but 15-20 miles would roughly take an hour or so depending on fitness, terrain ...and recently wind direction!

    If you're unsure of your range, plan to do a circular route of your base, so if you run out of energy, you have a short get-home route. :wink:
    Cycling weakly
  • Pigtail
    Pigtail Posts: 424
    I had an mtb and built up my mileage to 20 or so. I very quickly bought a roadbike, and my main practice / training route was just under 30.

    I found the 30 just as easy as 20 on a mtb. The trick then became to try and do it faster!
  • ForumNewbie
    ForumNewbie Posts: 1,664
    jhoyle wrote:
    just decided to properly get into road cycling after a year of bumbling around on an old raleigh magnum that was far too big for me.

    i'm used to doing roughly 15-20 mile mtb routes, would anyone that cycles both types of bike know roughly how long that would equal on a road ride in terms of energy and time in the saddle? went for a 20 mile road run the other day and that seemed easy, but i don't want to catch myself out and get too tired as its pretty rural around here so not many places to stop and call a taxi :P

    thanks for all your advice
    If you find yourself getting tired just slow down a bit - you'll still get home without a taxi. Plan say a 30 mile circuit and if that is fairly easy plan a 40 mile one next time, and so on.
  • jhoyle
    jhoyle Posts: 39
    thanks for all the advice folks, i went out for a 15 mile ride tonight and came back pretty unruffled, so i'll stretch to a 20 and go up from there. helpfully we've got the 70mph winds all this week so it should provide a challenge :)

    also, does anyone else have the problem of their toes going numb because of the cold air coming in the front of their shoes? would a decent pair of riding socks combat this problem or am i just going to have to bung a cork in the holes to stop the drafts?
  • Tonymufc
    Tonymufc Posts: 1,016
    jhoyle wrote:
    thanks for all the advice folks, i went out for a 15 mile ride tonight and came back pretty unruffled, so i'll stretch to a 20 and go up from there. helpfully we've got the 70mph winds all this week so it should provide a challenge :)

    also, does anyone else have the problem of their toes going numb because of the cold air coming in the front of their shoes? would a decent pair of riding socks combat this problem or am i just going to have to bung a cork in the holes to stop the drafts?

    Try a pair of summer/race overshoes that may sort it. I wouldn't buy winter ones as your feet will soon regret it. Its trail and error I'm afraid. What works for one won't necessarily work for another.
  • jhoyle
    jhoyle Posts: 39
    i think it may just be down to windchill factor, not a particularly warm day here today and with avge 54mph winds i think it's just down to being bloody cold outside :D

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