Longest Ride on Your C&V bike.
07-01-22, 03:23 PM
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I’ve done the Harmon Hundred (102 miles) on at least 4 different vintage bikes over the years:
Battaglin
Ciocc
Centurion LeMans Frankenbike (also first century)
Schwinn Superior (with extra bottle)
Haven’t done a century since Covid, but fingers crossed for this year.
Battaglin
Ciocc
Centurion LeMans Frankenbike (also first century)
Schwinn Superior (with extra bottle)
Haven’t done a century since Covid, but fingers crossed for this year.
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07-01-22, 03:42 PM
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Longest in one day was the Davis Double Century (209 miles and about 8,000 feet of climbing). I last rode it in 1984 on my Ron Cooper. Hardest ride was the Markleeville Death Ride (130 miles and 16,000 feet of climbing), which I rode in 2018 and 2019 on the same Ron Cooper.
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07-01-22, 04:47 PM
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1972 Double Century on my 1971 Nishiki Competition, back when it was not C&V. 
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
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Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
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07-01-22, 04:54 PM
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Davis Double Century on an 89 Specialized Epic Allez. It was new at the time.
Several other doubles over the years on my 1991 Sancineto.
STP on a 1998 De Bernardi.
LA Wheelmen Grand Tour, 300 mile 1 day option on my 2001 Pegoretti, not so vintage though.
Several other doubles over the years on my 1991 Sancineto.
STP on a 1998 De Bernardi.
LA Wheelmen Grand Tour, 300 mile 1 day option on my 2001 Pegoretti, not so vintage though.
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07-01-22, 04:59 PM
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Nowadays I'm more interested in the feet (climbing) vs the distance. 10k feet is a lot of climbing in one day!
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07-01-22, 05:05 PM
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200km brevet on a '71 Raleigh International
96 miles in
Longest tour 400 miles on Big Red (650b'ed '74 Raleigh Competition) with these jamokes.
Magical Mysery Tour of the PNW in 2019. Mt. Adams, Washington in the background
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Longest tour 400 miles on Big Red (650b'ed '74 Raleigh Competition) with these jamokes.
Magical Mysery Tour of the PNW in 2019. Mt. Adams, Washington in the background
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07-01-22, 05:15 PM
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07-01-22, 05:23 PM
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07-01-22, 05:26 PM
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I see what happened. You spun out on the 42.
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07-01-22, 05:44 PM
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I've done several centuries, and bunch of 50-80 mile rides. However, I have only a couple of big single day rides.
What's the farthest you have ridden your old bike? In one day, multi day, or full blown tour across the country? Photos of said bikes encouraged(bonus points for pictures of bikes on that particular ride).
Here's mine. July 2014. 168 miles and 10,000' of pedaling uphill.
I will make a note here. northbend was the person who encouraged me do this ride. Since then, I have ridden many of the mountain passes here in the PNW. Thank you for that, Matt!
1988 Stan Johnson. Had different wheels on it back then.
What's the farthest you have ridden your old bike? In one day, multi day, or full blown tour across the country? Photos of said bikes encouraged(bonus points for pictures of bikes on that particular ride).
Here's mine. July 2014. 168 miles and 10,000' of pedaling uphill.
I will make a note here. northbend was the person who encouraged me do this ride. Since then, I have ridden many of the mountain passes here in the PNW. Thank you for that, Matt!
1988 Stan Johnson. Had different wheels on it back then.
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07-01-22, 05:52 PM
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Back in 1995, before they they were classified as C&V, I did a 180 km Ironnman Triathlon leg on a 21 year old bicycle, the day after completing an Olympic distance duathlon on the same bicycle.
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07-01-22, 07:25 PM
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Did a touch over 200k's (124 miles) on my Pinarello pre-restoration back in...2013? In Tasmania, Australia.
Was meant to back it up the next day with another 200, but we got 80k's in with a brutal head wind and decided to call it quits.
Was meant to back it up the next day with another 200, but we got 80k's in with a brutal head wind and decided to call it quits.
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07-01-22, 08:12 PM
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I think EroicaCa in 2016? 130+ on my 82 Medici Pro Strada.
On a training ride.
On a training ride.
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07-01-22, 09:39 PM
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TOSRV 1980 (two day 105 miles each way) on my Raleigh 3 speed when I was a junior in high school. The bike was not a classic at the time.
07-01-22, 09:45 PM
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Most notable long one day vintage ride was the 150 mile RAMROD on a Fixed gear ’88 Paramount back in 2010.
I handed my camera to Debra who took this picture on the climb up from Longmire. by Matthew Pendergast, on FlickrI trained for RAMROD by riding the Seattle to Portland double century on the same Fixed the month before…
STP finish with Jon by Matthew Pendergast, on FlickrLongest multi-day was on the ’77 Bruce Gordon back in 2017.
From home in North Bend, Washington to Longmont, Colorado.
Loveland Pass by Matthew Pendergast, on Flickr
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07-02-22, 01:58 PM
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I rode the CanAm century (from Buffalo to Niagara Falls and back on both sides of the border) on my 1990 Schwinn World Sport (made in Taiwan by Giant) in 2016. The next year I did a 200K brevet on the same bike. I'm slow but I survived the rides. Although the 200K on that bike gave me ulnar nerve numbness in my left hand that took the better part of a year to go away, so I traded out the original "anatomic bend" bars and cheapo brake levers for a fancy set of randonneur bars from Compass and some modern Tektro levers. I have a new road bike now (Cycles Toussaint) but that Schwinn was good to me on long rides until I overdid it a little.
Any bike looks great in the autumn leaves.
Snack and bathroom break at about 100 miles through the brevet.
Any bike looks great in the autumn leaves.
Snack and bathroom break at about 100 miles through the brevet.
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07-02-22, 03:22 PM
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It's been a while since I've done anything more than a century. The local club did organize a double century a handful of times, starting in the year 2000. The idea of doing 200 miles in the year 2000 had a nice ring to it. I know I rode my bike built by Rich Powers at least once....
It was a fairly forgiving double century, comprised of four loops of a 50 mile course here in central Illinois. Not too many hills, and even the winds weren't bad.
I recall one time when it was just myself and a friend who rode the full 200 miles. My friend is a very strong rider, and I found myself working to keep up with his pace. He was riding a Trek Y-foil, and not really happy with the riding position. I think he was riding fast just to get it over with.
IIRC, our on-bike average speed was around 18mph, which is just crazy (for me, at least).
Riding with strong friends is interesting, if only to find out how hard you can make yourself work. Today's ride was 60 miles, with some messing around here and there. Still, the average speed for the time spent moving (per my Avocet) was 18.9mph, which is definitely more than I'd be doing solo!
I was riding my Olmo Competition with heavily pantographed Campy NR bits:
and one friend was riding his custom painted & pin-striped Specialized Allez
another friend was riding an old aluminum Trek, so we had 40% of the bikes with steel frames and downtube shifters, and 60% with metal frames!
Heck of a nice day and a wonderful ride!
Steve in Peoria (the land of unlimited paved roads with almost no traffic)
It was a fairly forgiving double century, comprised of four loops of a 50 mile course here in central Illinois. Not too many hills, and even the winds weren't bad.
I recall one time when it was just myself and a friend who rode the full 200 miles. My friend is a very strong rider, and I found myself working to keep up with his pace. He was riding a Trek Y-foil, and not really happy with the riding position. I think he was riding fast just to get it over with.
IIRC, our on-bike average speed was around 18mph, which is just crazy (for me, at least).
Riding with strong friends is interesting, if only to find out how hard you can make yourself work. Today's ride was 60 miles, with some messing around here and there. Still, the average speed for the time spent moving (per my Avocet) was 18.9mph, which is definitely more than I'd be doing solo!
I was riding my Olmo Competition with heavily pantographed Campy NR bits:
and one friend was riding his custom painted & pin-striped Specialized Allez
another friend was riding an old aluminum Trek, so we had 40% of the bikes with steel frames and downtube shifters, and 60% with metal frames!
Heck of a nice day and a wonderful ride!
Steve in Peoria (the land of unlimited paved roads with almost no traffic)
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07-03-22, 08:26 AM
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I rode 162km on my Fuji Stratos
I have also ridden a number of metric centuries on this bike.
As for C&V bike, I rode my Centurion Pro-Tour a couple of centuries.
Half was point, either way would be 57KM
I have also ridden a number of metric centuries on this bike.
As for C&V bike, I rode my Centurion Pro-Tour a couple of centuries.
Half was point, either way would be 57KM
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07-04-22, 09:54 AM
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Was that 2015? Must have been. A few things happened on that route: 1. Learn to make better routes. 2. Don't trust cheap tires.
07-04-22, 09:56 AM
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As others have written, I have done quite a few long events on CV bikes before they were considered CV….too many 100 mile training rides to count and about a half dozen double centuries…Last year I did six centuries…one per month May through October …each on bikes older than thirty years of age…My conclusion?….After 70 miles or so, the comfort of a nice, light steel frame far outweighs the convenience of more than 14 gears, integrated shifters, etc….
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My first 'real' bike (at 34 yo) used to take me Santa Cruz - Monterey (and return) for 100+miles. An annual solo habit for about 10years. 5-6 hours of riding was always enough for me.
Not vintage at the time of the rides, did not have front rack then. And it was relatively heavy and handled like a full-on tourer - which it was, but I wasn't. The triple got me up Zayante and Mt Charlie Roads without much trouble.
Sold to Lascauxcaveman, who passed it on to another BFer.
Not vintage at the time of the rides, did not have front rack then. And it was relatively heavy and handled like a full-on tourer - which it was, but I wasn't. The triple got me up Zayante and Mt Charlie Roads without much trouble.
Sold to Lascauxcaveman, who passed it on to another BFer.
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