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When I was actively riding, I would often do 400-500 mile days for pleasure. A bike with even a 200 mile range would just not work. A tenth that range is just t
by kabdib 5y ago
When I was actively riding, I would often do 400-500 mile days for pleasure. A bike with even a 200 mile range would just not work. A tenth that range is just terrible.
(I retired from motorcycling over a year ago -- getting old and COVID-19's impact on hospitals were the main reasons).
- ladberg 5y agoHonestly curious, how can riding 500 miles in a day be pleasurable? The only time I've done that is in a road trip in a car and it wasn't nice even with friends, climate control, no wind in my face, cruise control, and music/podcasts. Were you just riding 500 miles around for fun or to get somewhere? Was it the scenery or just the ride?
- kabdib 5y agoI have a nice bike, a 1200cc sport-touring model basically designed to go all day at 80 MPH, with a faring and good windscreen. Stock seat was terrible, so I had one custom made at shop near Seattle. Bicycle shorts, a really good one-piece suit, good boots and gloves. Earplugs (even though you're probably not supposed to use them) reduce wind noise and seem to reduce fatigue, too. I took plenty of rest stops; every hour or two. Hydration and light snacking kept me alert. And a mid-day nap. :-) I rode for the ride and the scenery. California roads were nice pretty much year-round. Washington State has some great mountain roads (the Cascade Loop in particular; Hwy 20 is one of the best roads I've ridden and the scenery is fantastic) but they're impassable (on a bike) in winter. I'll admit to using a bit of ibuprofen / tylenol around mile 400, even a gel-packed seat gets hard on a long day. One of my regrets is that I never qualified for an Ironbutt 1000. Here's how I got started: https://dadhacker-125488.ingress-alpha.easywp.com/munch/ https://dadhacker-125488.ingress-alpha.easywp.com/munch/