Guillotine007

only if there is a MUP up Mt. Everest

Machka 

Actually it seems high to me.

500 calories * 5.666 hours = 2833 calories. If he was really exerting himself or is quite large he might have burned as much as 600 calories per hour which would be 3400 calories.


R-I-G-H-T!!!!!!! Maybe in your dreams!!

Machka 

Try ... nothing at all. Nothing icky to block your pores and make a mess.

I went through a season back in 2003 trying all sorts of these products and came to the conclusion that they actually made matters worse. Now I just use a teensy dab of a lanolin or silicon based lotion on days when I know it is going to be really, really hot and I'm going to sweat a lot, or rainy days. Otherwise, I don't use anything at all.

rooftest

Maybe he weighs 800 pounds...

Machka 

That's a point.

If that's the case he's doing amazingly well to find a bicycle to support his weight ... and then to ride 26 miles with it.

deep_sky

Oh, Lord, let me not suffer that kind of pain ever again.

Without anything, I get this split in my skin down there, and if I grimace and push through the pain, it starts bleeding. Several types of shorts and saddles have not helped it a bit. It's a point where the skin is very thin against nothing but bone, and unless its lubricated, it tears due to not moving easily enough. I think its just some sort of personal orthopedic anomaly that I have to deal with, but I hate hate hate this water-soluble crap that doesn't do anything except waste my money

RacerOne

You know better than that.

RacerOne

This sounds like a horror movie. Scary stuff, I'd guess I'd have to find some kind of cream too if this were the case.

Machka 

Try something lanolin or silicon-based then ... take a wander through the baby department or hand cream department and see what you can find.

rollin

Try Sudacrem

subnoob

104.48 miles 6hrs. 17.2avg
Ride was from downtown Harlingen to South padre island and back. Very well marked route with some nice scenery. Wind was non existent 2-4mph.
I also had my first very embarrassing moment on the bike. The starting point was in a field next to a warehouse and everyone was parking on side of the road on the grassy field. I see my buddys so make my way over there there's no parking so I try to move to other side and go through a puddle. Wet grass+mud and spinning tires=pissed off riders. I felt like a total moron. I go over to register and over to apologize apologize apologize.
Other than that, ride went well. Finished strong, legs shoulders hands really take a beating.

StephenH

Sounds great, congratulations!

bretthammy

I prefer to wash my balls on warm.

merlinextraligh

Not really. I've done sub 5 hour centuries burning well below 3000 calories.

How did you measure? Garmins, and HRM calculations are notoriously high. Measuring Kilojoules with a power meter will give you much more accurate results, and unfortunately much lower numbers.

merlinextraligh

Only with a heck of a lot of climbing. Here's an example, Fast Century, ride time just over 4 hours (total time 4:36, which included 10-15 minutes rest stop, and a casual first 5-10 miles) so we working pretty hard. And I only burned half of that.

Admittedly there was little climbing, but also factor in I'm a big guy.

BigBlueToe

Here's an old-school response from an old guy (who expects to be told, "Get over to the 50+ forum."): I think 90 miles is a very successful ride. 100 miles is just a number. However, that said, it's a number I shoot for a couple of times a year and am very proud when I do it, so keep trying.

I discovered through trial and error that not only does a faster cadence lessen potential knee troubles, it also makes me faster. Try this. On a fairly level stretch of road, pedal at your normal, slow cadence. Check out your speed. Then shift down one cog. Spin faster. Check out your speed again. Mine got faster. I shift down until I feel like I'm spinning so fast I'm going to get tired quicker. Then I back off. I've discovered as I got used to spinning faster, I could maintain a faster cadence without it making me tired.

As far as calories consumed on a ride, I have no idea how you calculate that. On a long ride I go by number of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches consumed. On a century I usually consume 1 1/2, plus a big pile of food at the lunch stop.

10 Wheels

You did good.
Watch and control your pace on the next one.

rmhaas

Friction = heat. Friction and heat cause discomfort and rash like sores over time when your skin, underwear and bibs all rub against each other for a period of time.

PlatyPius

Using a calorie calculator, here's the closest I could get...

Calories Burned Calculator
Estimate the calories you burned on your bike ride:
Pace: 16-20mph
Weight: 400 lbs
Time: 1.5 Hours
You burned 3266 calories!

biffstephens

Just bad planning. Next time make the last part with a tail wind and you won't cry....the hardest part of a century is nutrition. The riding bike part is easy...

subnoob

Thanks for encouragement. But check out post#36

Machka 

And that period of time must be longer than the 90 hours it takes to ride a 1200 km randonnee.

Pedaleur

Really? Were you holding onto to someone else? :wink:

(For what it's worth, I don't really count calories: just factor a gross 25 kcal/km so I can feel good about myself. Maybe I should discount it a little.)

rollin

It clearly works for some people. You don't seem to need it and that's good for you. I've been using chamois cream since I rode on real chamois. I still use it with man made chamois and it helps.

merlinextraligh

Yes, see the file I posted. It was't solo, but I was doing my share of the work. (and the "well below" might have been a slight exaggeration, when I posted it before looking for the file, I thought the Kj's weren't that close to 3000).

Unless those km's have a lot of climbing, 750 calories for an hour at say 18 mph is somewhat high, but not the 200% over estimate you'll see from some calculators.

Relying on rules of thumb, Garmins, online calculators, and heart rate monitors, leads many cyclists to overestimate their calorie burn, which I think is one reason you see a fair number of fat century riders.