Submitted by fossilfool on Mon, 09/01/2008 - 01:13.
One of the nice things about bike commuting 19 miles a day is that you develop a base of strength in your legs that allows you to bang out 50-80 mile days when you're touring. Integrating this workout into your daily life means you'll be able to do multi-day charity rides or self-planned tours without specific preparation.
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So when it came time to bike to Burning Man, I basically just threw some bags in my Xtracycle and took to the road. The ride started in Quincy, California, where I was off-road touring on Xtracycles with friends. Then I took off from there to Nevada for the festival. It was 180 miles in two days. The second day was about 95-100 miles, and included 80 miles on dirt through the Nevada desert. During those 80 miles I encountered 5-10 vehicles, many toads, a snake, cows, and some dogs who couldn't decide whether to be aggressive or friendly.
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So when it came time to bike to Burning Man, I basically just threw some bags in my Xtracycle and took to the road. The ride started in Quincy, California, where I was off-road touring on Xtracycles with friends. Then I took off from there to Nevada for the festival. It was 180 miles in two days. The second day was about 95-100 miles, and included 80 miles on dirt through the Nevada desert. During those 80 miles I encountered 5-10 vehicles, many toads, a snake, cows, and some dogs who couldn't decide whether to be aggressive or friendly.
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commuting
really?
i don't drive a car ever
I'll bet if i wanted to i could really tour some distance
i ride about 150 miles a week on my bike
work, groceries, social life, alanon meetings, etc
yep that adds up
quads are proud to know they could make some distance
the longest ride i have done was to a canyon
27 miles it took 2 hours and 5 minutes
thanks for the encouraging info
vonnie
Sounds like a great weekly routine
Vonnie,
Sounds like a solid week of cycling you got there. Surprised to hear your longest ride is under 30 miles. You really represent the new breed of everyday-life cyclists. Keep it up.
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Fossil Fool, the Bike Rapper
endurance
happy to announce
i attended my first 10 hour race event
omg
during the 1st lap (10 miles) i thought, "i literally could do this all day"
and so i did
i was honored when an amazing cyclist asked me to be on his team for the 24 hour coming up in may 09
i know i could do that in my sleep
and so i may need to
:)
thanks for the encouragement
45 beats a minute cardio machine
vonnie