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tips for doing a 20mile ride.
alas58 
| 09 May 14:04 |
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Joined: 21 Apr 2011 Posts: 85 Bike: My Profile | I have not long started cycling and have put my name down to do a 20 mile fun ride on the 29th May. I have stared with 1x7mile.2x8mile and this week have done a 10 mile ride. Any advice would be much appreciated, many thanks. |
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ozzie51
| 09 May 17:23 |
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Joined: 24 Feb 2011 Posts: 39 Bike: My Profile | Hello Alas58, I think a 20 mile ride as long as you are reasonably fit is not a problem. But the more training you do the less you will be stiff the next day. Do 3X15miles and you will want to cycle the return, and still not feel any effect. Ozzie |
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Nick8646
| 09 May 17:58 |
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Joined: 02 Jan 2011 Posts: 16 Bike: My Profile | Sounds like you are doing all the right stuff, remember it's a fun ride not a race so enjoy the ride. have a full water bottle with some ice cubes in it if the weather is hot. and a spare inner tube, tyre levers and pump just in case. |
| SteveyB | 17 May 14:47 |
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Joined: 12 May 2011 Posts: 7 Bike: | I have only been riding for a few of months but my advice would be find a short, local route and do several laps, adding more and more gradually, to gain confidence in your fitness and set up that way, if you need to make adjustments your not too far from home. When I did this I found it was useful and I also had the knowledge that if I started to lag a bit I could be home quite soon. When I was comfortable I started adding hills and making the loops bigger. I think I read somewhere that if you can ride 75% of your target distance in training you can do the full distance no worries when it comes to the event (at least, that is what I'm aiming for with the C2C!) |
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Pesmo
| 19 May 03:04 |
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Joined: 17 Jul 2010 Posts: 89 Bike: My Profile | A few tips; Follow the training tips from the folks above, but take a break from it 3-4 days before the big ride. Pump your tires up hard, read the pressure on the side wall. You will significantly reduce any drag with tires at the right pressure. Don't chase the pack for the first couple of miles, start gently and then build up your speed. Get your seat height correct. Many new cyclists have it too low. Plenty on the web about this. If part of the route is into the wind don't kill yourself trying to batter into it, just slow down a bit to something comfortable. If its a fun ride I would take a 5 minute break every 5 miles for a drink and stretch. Hydration is very important even on such a short ride if its warm Eat carbs a few hours before and something sugary just before you depart. Take a banana to eat on route. Most importantly pace yourself as you will likely be riding for 2 1/2 hours and you will want to finish with alacrity. It may sound like a lot to consider, but I am a regular cyclist with reasonable cycle fitness and ride this sort of distance and above regularly, and getting some of these things wrong can spoil my day. |
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alas58
| 19 May 17:49 |
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Joined: 21 Apr 2011 Posts: 85 Bike: My Profile | Thanks for all the advice, i have done a couple of 12 mile loops and this week did a 17 mile ride to whitley bay and back, so i feel i am slowly getting near to distance required. |
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dudley
| 20 May 02:29 |
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Joined: 16 Jan 2009 Posts: 498 Bike: My Profile | remember, riding in a bunch is easier than going it alone, so if you can do 17 miles now, 20 will be a easy with a crowd of people, a bit of adrenaline flowing etc. Look at the Tour de France and other big bike races. The guys at the front do all the work, and the rest of the peleton have a (relatively) cruising time of it good luck! |
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| bongob0y | 20 May 07:29 |
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Joined: 20 May 2011 Posts: 4 Bike: | Hi get a mineral mix for your water bottle zipvit do a brilliant one called fruit punch, make sure you have 2 bottle cages on your bike especially when its hot one filled with water/squash and one with your mineral supplement, you'll be amazed what difference it makes! Andy |
| waggletails | 20 May 14:02 |
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Joined: 17 Jul 2009 Posts: 9 Bike: | hiya,all my rides are fun rides.make sure you have eaten about an hour before you start,take plenty of liquids with you,a few snacks whilst riding and just as important make sure your bike is comfortable,ie,comfortable seat,seats not to high or low,handlebars good reach,tyres fairly solid and everything cleaned and lubed before you set off,i also wear padded shorts as do a lot of riders and of course enjoy yourself,hope it goes well,charlie |
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alas58
| 30 May 14:07 |
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Joined: 21 Apr 2011 Posts: 85 Bike: My Profile | I have done the ride and apart from the stiff breeze on the way back it was very enjoyable, so i hope to do another in the near future. many thanks for the advice as it was put into practice. |
| rmorrison100 | 01 Jun 04:01 |
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Joined: 31 Dec 1969 Posts: Bike: | I agree with you ozzie51. |
| waggletails | 01 Jun 11:20 |
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Joined: 17 Jul 2009 Posts: 9 Bike: | congrats on doing the ride and glad u enjoyed it,hope u go on to do more cycling,take care |
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