I see talk of single and double century rides, who out there has gone for 24?
Me.
Sometimes I get a wild hair to do something I know I’m going to pay for dearly and this has caught my attention.
Hey grasshopper - hold your horses...... Me thinks you need to spend some time in the saddle before jumping to 24-hour events.
There is some risk to mindlessly trying to push for 24 hours - if you haven't been conditioned by years of regularly cycling. Knee injuries, neck and back and butt problems will often show up among those riders who may be very proficient at 30 or 40 mile distance but seldom spend "all day" in the saddle.
If you really want to see if you are 24 hr material
go out ride for time not distance. A good test would be to plan for a ten-hour time trial - with the goal of the ride to be staying in the saddle for at least nine out of ten hours.
The last time I tried anything like this was in 2003 - Calvin's Challenge. I rode 250+ miles in twelve hours - never putting a foot down or stopping the entire ride. ( and all I got was the age group win)
Good luck - but use good sense.