Was wondering how many miles would you class as average on a daily ride,obviously everyone is going to be different but be interesting to see the variations.
I come from lancashire in the uk so my county borders yorkshire and is quite hilly so you can get quite a workout on the bike,ive found it much easier riding the hybrid and seem to enjoy the ride more than when i had my mtb, im doing between 20 and 30 miles but occasionally i might stretch to 50 depending on how i feel, either way i just love being out on the bike,rain or shine it makes no odds to me.
If I am really strapped for time, I will go out for 1 hour and try to keep it consistant at 20mph+....but my goal average for each ride is 30 to 35 miles. On the weekends I try to push it to 50 to 60 miles. I find this works for me.
On work days my commute is 10 miles round trip, but I usually turn that into about 15. On my days off I usually average around 20 - 30 miles a day. I have been doing 100 miles a week for the last few months, using that as a goal it makes my last day off for the week a good reason to ride as much as life will permit.
I try to get in 25 miles every day 7 days a week some times it is less some times a little more. I have a Fuji Absolute 1.0 Fuji calls it a flat bar road bike, it is a Hybird with 700x28c tires disc brakes and a 3x10 gear set. O yea I am 65 years old so I have lots of time I am not verry fast 12 - 13 miles avg spd.
Our un-official goal is a hundred miles a week but that icludeds road bikes. One night is spin class that I count as 25 miles. Some weeks its more some less depending on weather and our running schedule. Adds up fast with three or four group rides a week plus my relaxation or kick butt rides on my crosstrail.
I'm with you there! I'm averaging 10 miles a ride, but it's only been a week and a half since I started riding again after about a 20 yr. layoff. I'm only 37 so I still have room to get fitter. I figure each week I'll aim a little higher and increase the mileage. Hopefully I'll be riding 20-30+ miles a ride in a month or two down the road.
I am a runner. A distance runner.
I use my bike as a cross trainer.
I need to get a hard workout twice a week from my bike. 20 miles at speed is what I try to do.
The issue is: most paths around here are speed limit capped and enforced, at 15mph.
So...that leaves the street, It is very hard to get a sustained high speed workout on the street, with the stop lights/signs and the cars.
Saying that...
I am VERY impressed at the workout you all give yourselves.
20 miles at 20mph is a heck of a workout.
I always aim to ride 30 miles minimum, 40 is a good average and I often manage 50 to 60.
My weekly target is 200 plus so the daily mileage depends on how many days I get out.
Like you I ride rain or shine, living in the UK if you only went out in the nice weather you would probably only get out a couple of times a week(a bit unfair perhaps).
My goal is to do 50 miles every week. That's about all I can do right now with my schedule the way it is. I usually get in a minimum of 20 miles on Sunday, which will be 30-35 miles in another 6 weeks or so.
I commute as often as I can - 7 miles one way if I go straight there, but we have a lot of bike trails around here, and a state park, so I usually increase that to 11-15 miles one way. If I have time, I'll take my time and a longer route home, increasing that leg to about 20-25 miles for a 30+ mile day. But work often requires me to drive in, so some weeks I don't get to commute like I want to.
I ride every Saturday morning, as I'm a group ride leader at the LBS, and those are typically 25-35 mile rides depending on the climbs I throw in.
I had a 300 mile goal for last month, and got 325. My goal this month is 400 miles, and I'm pretty much on target. This week was tough, and I only got 75 miles in. I'll make it up
Like others have said, just ride. Any time on a bike, is a good time for me, even if it's only 30 minutes. I'll ride to run errands just to ride.
I have been riding my bike 10-15 miles each trip, depending on the time...I am a complete beginner and I don't know what I am doing in terms of speed, etc but it takes me about an hour to ride 10 miles and about one hour and a half to ride the 15...this is on fairly flat trails. My goal in the next 6 months is to log 50-60 miles each week. I am walking and doing strength training on the days I don't bike...
I am working my way up, and at 50+ that takes more time than it did when I was in my 20s. My average ride is in the ten mile range right now, but the goal is a century. One lady in the bike shop I am in all the time did the century at the Hotter than Hell 100 in a little over 5 hours, and had a flat on the ride. Granted she is in her late 20s and I ain't, but I am long past caring what others do. The only way Id ever keep up with any of them is an engine, but that's ok. I do the best I can, have fun and that's enough.
I am working on getting back to were I was before I got moved out to the suburbs. longest I have gone lately was twenty five miles, but I cheated a bit(I took the light rail to the top of the hill) I wish I could get to the point were I am as confident as I was, but I think that horse has left the barn.
With the way my eyes are going lately I may be relegated to the back of a tandem.
One lady in the bike shop I am in all the time did the century at the Hotter than Hell 100 in a little over 5 hours, and had a flat on the ride. Granted she is in her late 20s and I ain't, but I am long past caring what others do.
That was probably the amount of time her wheels were actually moving, and it was probably 5 hours and 29 minutes. Flats, refueling/rest stops wouldn't count, of course. Even with that, it's still not a bad time.
Well I have been riding all summer now and my trip avg 10-40 miles. Its all depending on the type of ride and group I'm riding with!
Now I'm moving back to the motherland (good ole USA), I look forward to riding my bike more for not only the joy of riding, but saving some money on gas with the in and around mileage.
Hi.
I am new to cycling only having started 5 months ago. I took my car off the road as I only did 3000 miles a year.I seam to be doing around 200-250 miles a month.
I got a new bike this month and it looks like it is going to go up to around 300-350. I love riding, and ride with a friend. We have some set routes. one is around 15 miles, another 30 miles.
A problem I have found, being new to this is over training as I also do yoga and weight training. It is sometimes difficult when I have rest days as I just want to get out there.
I try to ride anywhere from 10 to 25 miles when I ride. Most rides seems to be in the 15 mile range as of late do to time and weather here in Western Pa.
One thing is for sure. If you do 15 to 25 mile rides in western PA, its almost always hilly. You might get a 100 yards of flat ground at the top of a hill, but that was usually created by a piece of heavy machinery.
One good thing about the hills is that if you go up you get to coast down to the bottom. Which give you a head start to get up the next hill.
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