Originally Posted by
staehpj1
I am curious. What was your itinerary like? It sounds like maybe you rode three or four days and took three or four days off, but your posts don't really say what you did.
Personally I like to ride every day on tour. Rest days are short days for me, not days off. I have never stayed in the same place twice without moving on. I like it that way, but I am curious to hear what others do.
In seven days, I took two days off. The first and last day were hard, high mileage days over hills; every other day, I never did more than 30 miles. On future tours, I think I'd balance it out a bit more. I think 40 miles per day, maybe 50, is a reasonable goal. Any more than that, it starts to feel like work, especially on a hot day. I do plan to continue taking days off, though; if you're in a nice spot, why be in a hurry to leave?