Originally Posted by
mschwett
this is an interesting rule of thumb. It’s definitely not true for me, i do 125-150 a week and have found my limit for a day without extreme duress/pain/regret (or a new level of preparation?) is around 80 miles. to do a century I’d have to REALLY want to, or basically break it up into a 60 and a 40 with a long break in between.
Yeah, I never got that either. I ride anywhere from 150-220 a week, commuting mostly, and there is no way I could do that in one ride.