How many miles is a "good ride"?
Originally Posted by
ucfdad
Just starting to get into riding for fun and fitness…
So, when first starting what should be considered a good ride?
How much did you ride at the beginning?...
Originally Posted by
CliffordK
Perhaps 200 miles in a day?
It varies a lot with person & training.
Originally Posted by
deacon mark
There is no answer as such it depends on your background…
Originally Posted by
Moe Zhoost
Any ride is a good ride. Miles are less important than how often you ride.
I began reading this thread, piqued by the title, with an immediate
quantitative answer in mind, as a decades-long, lifestyle cyclist (touring, year-round commuting, and modest road cyclist).
I have previously posted that I consider a “ride,” worthy of suiting up, going out, and warming up to be at least 10 miles (my one-way commute is 14). I consider a “good” (long) ride, e.g. on a weekend for training, or on a tour, to be at least 40 miles. In my 20’s though, without training, I rode my 5-speed Schwinn suburban 50 miles one-way, out-and-back in a weekend.
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
… So while this [time now] is my pinnacle of bike ownership, I started out in 1972 as a poor college student on a $90 Schwinn five-speed Suburban with wire baskets that on my very first weekend tour imbued me with a love of cycling that has been my lifestyle since….