qmsdc15

20 miles! Congrats!

Talldog

Thanks ... and bye.

mcjdeftones

I've done a little over 20 miles on the Silver Comet Trail at about a 13 mph pace. Trek 7.2 FX with just plain old foot cages.

alexaschwanden

i rode my hybrid in the los altos hills for 15 miles about, my bike computer fell off toward the end, i am going to replace it with another one.

Standalone 

Anything over about 35 miles r/t seems to be the limit for my front-shocked fuji crosstown. I don't think I could do a century without drop bars-- at least, I wouldn't enjoy it. And that's the whole point, right?

xoxoxoxoLive

That is sort of ( loaded question ), I am not sure a Marathon Runner always enjoys running one. But
finishing is another thing ! ( As with many other sports ), Getting there may not always be ( comfortable ),
it is the overall satisfaction that you did it in the end that may count. Richard : )

linkpin

45 miles in the city in august , on my jamis allegro. Have put almost 2000 miles on this bike since June 15. City and trail miles. Other than a loose bottom bracket when new, the bike has been trouble free. No flats and made no adjustments. It's a 2010.

Firegram

Last weekend I hauled out to Rockaway Beach from downtown Brooklyn. The ride was hard when I had to negotiate with traffic and terrific when I hit the Belt Parkway. I thought I was going to do a longer loop (53 miles) but decided to cut it down to 43 miles because I still needed to deal with Brooklyn traffic on my way back. Not to mention night riding and fatigue.

The payoff was hanging out at Rockaway Beach around sunset and munching, refueling and just taking in the vast ocean. The endless waves crashing on the seashore erased everything instantaneously! Living in Brooklyn and riding to Manhattan can be a cluster craze commute and for the most part having to anticipate every possible stupid move everyone is constantly making. Including bikers riding down the wrong way.

The beach was mostly desolate except for a few diehards. One group was actually sunbathing and staying warm with what it looked like a nice picnic spread.

I have been reading the threads and it sounds like there are a variety of riders putting on a whole range of miles with their hybrid bike. The hybrid is a good bike to beat around the city and take for short 30 to 50 miles rides. But what might be short for me is a long distance for someone else. But suffering does play an important role in riding and as much as I hate to say it but that threshold is always a little further then what I think it is. On the other hand, anything more then 50 miles and over several days may require a touring bike.

Although I recently started reading It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life by Lance Armstrong and Sally Jenkins. Then when I’m finished with that book I will flip to the other side of the coin and read, It's All About the Bike by Robert Penn.

Best.
Firegram



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alexaschwanden

so far i have at least 1270 miles on my hybrid bike, and had it for 5 months.

xoxoxoxoLive

NOT FAR ENOUGH YET ! Richard : )

qmsdc15

Nice ride report. Sunbathing at sunset? Diehards indeed.

zoink

Did my longest ride just yesterday, 55 miles. have put almost 800 miles on the bike since the 2nd week in Oct. when I picked it up :].

xoxoxoxoLive

( WOW ) ! Awesome riding ...Richard

zoink

Thanks. I love it. Wish I had gotten a bike years ago, fortunately I'm still starting pretty early (22) :].

Scooby214

I purchased my first real bike, a Schwinn Sierra GS, about six weeks ago. I am up to riding 15 miles at a time, max. The rest of my body is ready for more, but I need a better seat than the "Schwinn Comfort Tuned" saddle that came on the bike. I get pressure pains on my butt because the saddle is too soft. My wife tells me it is too close to Christmas to buy anything for myself (such as a better saddle), so I am settling with 15 mile rides. It just means I get out and ride more often.

I hope to buy my son a better bike soon, when the LBS around the corner moves to their new location and clears out their inventory. Then I will have a riding partner in the spring.

ssmiker

The farthest in a year, 4000km, the farthest in one day, 138km.

bicyclridr4life

The farthest I've ridden my 2003 Giant Cypress DX without getting at least one flat tire is 78 miles.

I've given up on replacing the tubes and rim strips, saving up for a new set of rims.

cc_rider

Single day - 102 miles (NY Century)
Total - I've been riding the same bike for about 20 years, so it is well over 20,000 miles.

Doohickie

I did about the same the Saturday before Christmas on mostly stone roads outside Sanger, Texas.

hsh101

I'm usually putting in ~ 30-40 miles per trip on my 7.3FX... it's often hard to find time to go for a longer ride. But,

Longest single ride = 72 miles (rail-trail, flat)

most challenging ride = 65 miles (4700' total vertical)

twobadfish

0 miles. Still haven't gotten my bike. Grrr.

I got a hybrid but I envision doing 50+ mile rides regularly. I want to be able to rock out hills and turn my legs into machines this year. I want to be the guy doing centuries on a hybrid.

Doohickie

Same bike, with some updates, did 52 miles on it earlier this month.

freighttraininguphill

I have a Specialized Sirrus unknown model (bought used) and a 2010 Trek 7000 WSD. Once a week I take the Trek about 40 miles round trip on a ride with some rolling hills. The Specialized has been on a couple shorter climbing rides with longer hills, but it needs a bigger cassette. The largest rear cog is only a 24. When I bought it it had a rear road wheel with a 700x28, and the stock hybrid wheel in front with a 700x35. I replaced the front wheel with a road wheel and 700x28 tire. That thing is FAST!

khutch

The heat today almost knocked me out but I drank a lot of Gatorade and took a long rest at the last stop so I completed the McHenry County (IL) Udder Century. That makes my longest ride 101.22 miles.

Ken

ssmiker

I just came back across this. My farthest on one day hasn't increased much, 142km now. But my farthest in a year is now 8500 km and my average is 8000+ km