Taking it as it comes

TomOdell

Do any of you just go for a ride, take a turn here and there and just see where you end up ?
That's what I've always done when I fancied a decent ride (i say decent, i mean 30ish miles. working on getting to 50 without dying at the moment though)... i think it's a lot more fun than plotting a route out and sticking to it
wadda' you all think ??

Barrzy257

Have done this once or twice, but I prefer structured rides, and find it hard to put in intervals and watch numbers whilst also looking at road names and maps etc?

TomOdell

Barrzy257 wrote:

Have done this once or twice, but I prefer structured rides, and find it hard to put in intervals and watch numbers whilst also looking at road names and maps etc?

aye, that's true ! i've tended to just clear off and figure out where i went after. haha

zbiegu

TomOdell wrote:

Do any of you just go for a ride, take a turn here and there and just see where you end up ?
That's what I've always done when I fancied a decent ride (i say decent, i mean 30ish miles. working on getting to 50 without dying at the moment though)... i think it's a lot more fun than plotting a route out and sticking to it
wadda' you all think ??

I do that a lot riding about 30 miles as well then I turn my GPS and coming back home.

mrbrightside

Coming from the flat lands my ride route depend on the wind. Head out in which ever direction the winds blowing and cash in on the way home.

But to be fair, I struggle to get lost within 50 miles of my house let alone 15!

Grill

I do it all the time. Those who ride with me know if I'm setting the route to add 50% to whatever distance I quote.

TomOdell

haha, nice one guys !
i'm not the best with directions, but like what i'm doing now, i'm just having a peek at google maps to see the general direction. i'm going to try and get out to deal next sunday. that's 47 miles away. then get the train back... i think i best plan it to an extent since getting lost wouldn't be fun

Bozman

I do it a lot, last Thursday I set out and end up going up the Via Gellia to Buxton..ish, it was a now where? So headed down the A515, dropped down through Milldale, on to Ilam, Mayfield, Cubley and home.
The route wasn't planned and I ended up doing 62 miles in great countryside with a few hills thrown in for good measure, I'm just lucky that I live close to plenty of good countryside which helps.

sloppyschleckonds

I always have vague routes in mind, then change depending on how I struggle on the hills

keef66

Most of the time I'm doing shorter local loops because I have limited time and I like to know more or less when I'll be back. On those occasions when I have more than a couple of hours to spare I fit the Carradice saddle bag and go all tourist. Usually I look at the weather forecast and plan a vague circular route heading off into the wind. I'll take food and drink and OS maps, and go as far as my legs and inclination will take me. I frequently change my route if a different road looks more interesting / challenging or it has less traffic. Being self-sufficient and getting lost is half the fun.

gryfon23

Cycling is a great way to explore a new area, so I often do this when I move house.

ct8282

90% of my riding is just heading out and seeing where I end up. Plotting routes is boring. I like to randomly explore and then check the GPS track when I get home.

gubber12345

sometimes I plan my route if I am on a time limit but mostly I just get on and go with the flow,and because my job has me all over my county I know every pothole in the road and can work out very close to what mileage I am away from home so I very rarely just make it back,i always have a little in hand.

but I always like to head out into the wind if I can.