Originally Posted by
unterhausen
Do people really say that you don't need to ride long distances in order to ride 24 hours? I think it depends on the context. For me it's just a waste of a good night's sleep, but I think a newbie should try some long rides that go into the night before they try to ride all night.
The one failure I see the most is not making sure their lights work all night. You don't even have to ride with them a long time at night, just turn them on and go ride a long ride in daylight.
yes.
Some coaches say that. Nothing more than 6 hour training rides. No very long training rides. I have heard it directly and have read it.
Back before RUSA, it was pretty common to have night starts with 400 and 600K. The good thing is you are learning about night riding when relatively fresh since it is the beginning and not the end of the ride.