Originally Posted by
ridelikeaturtle
I don't know what kind of mathematics you guys are using, but even if you're talking miles (not kilometers), then 7hrs on the bike at 14mph just about gets your 100 done (98) - so starting at 7am, with 1hr of goofing around, you're done by 3pm. More goofing around, 4pm. Unless you're doing this in the dead of winter, it shouldn't be anywhere near getting dark.
Does everybody stop for a 2hr lunch? How is it taking 10hrs to go 100mi, w/o a mechanical problem?
I'm not fast on a bike. Maybe I just eat fast?
A century is miles not kilometres ... or if you speak in kilometres, it's 160 km.
A 7 hour century is a fairly brisk century.
My centuries have ranged between 6 hours and 15 hours depending on a number of different factors.
For someone who hasn't ridden that sort of distance in a while, on a nice day, relatively flat route, not much wind ... 8 hours is a reasonable estimate.
Add hills, wind and cold, and you might be looking at 9+.