What's the furthest you ever cycled??

**Timbuk2**

What is the furthest you've ever cycled (at once).

I cycled 45 miles (22 somewhere, 22 back) once, ages ago.

Haven't cycled much since, going to start againm just wondering what people have cycled

Quigs Snr

In one day, I guess 204km (This years Wicklow 200) actually make that 218km including getting to the start line and back to the hotel.

Morgan

Wicklow 200 as well - probably 215km.

GP

238 km (but SURE it was 240!! )

back home. In the middle os summer and we had 2 Mnt. passes to cross. Not much fun at 35 deg. C. Got a good tan though

John_C

Only the Wicklow 100 for me.
A sneaky 115km though.

Civilian_Target

I dunno - I did a return journey, at night, from Santry to Clonee, via the city centre. And I got lost. So, while I've done longer distances, that was certainly the longest cycle I've ever done, took about 4½ hours in the freezing cold of November, on a clapped out mountain bike, in the dark with only cheap-ass LEDs for light. Going up the N3 hard-shoulder was particularly unpleasant.

Ghost Rider

I did 80 miles one day last summer as part of a 4-day tour of the west of Ireland. My arse was hanging off me at the end of it.

frodi

70 miles loop around Wicklow on a heavy horse of a bike, a few years back when I was fit. Last bit was Blessington down to Crumlin, down hill nearly all of the way.

mockerydawg

Ghost Rider wrote:

My arse was hanging off me at the end of it.

Sounds rather unpleasent...!

About 40 ish miles, though thinking about it I'm much fitter now then when I did that. Must go for a long spin soon, thanks **Timbuk2** reminding me.

Johnny Jukebox

A great long spin is out on the road from Dublin to Glendalough and back offroad via the Wicklow Way. Great buzz in a bunch on the way down and then some savagery on the way back. The last climb from Glencullen up the Wicklow Way to Fairy Castle is a killer.

Don't the length but its about 6 hours timewise at a fair pace.

Raam

went from Killiney to Skerries and back to Portmarnock. It was longer than expected cos I took a wrong turn on the way out at Donabate and ended up in Portrane.

I was in bits by the time I got to Skerries, but a burger and chips soon sorted that.

I reckon it was about 55 miles in total

Alkers

Did the Wicklow way over 5 nights, carrying tents food and water - the longest timewise.
Did a 160km charity cycle last year - took about 8 hours I think.
Cycling to Galway in February.

**Timbuk2**

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh

And I though I was doing good with my 45miles!!!!!!!;)

Capt'n Midnight

Did Paris Brest Paris a good while back

Morgan

That's about 20 miles each way isn't it?

Greenman

Capt'n Midnight wrote:

Did Paris Brest Paris a good while back

I did it in 1991 on my trike, were you there Capt???

For those who don't know its 1200 plus km's in under 90 hours!!!

klong

Limerick -> Nenagh - > Limerick...72km

Limerick - > Charleville - > Limerick...70km

These would be my longest

Shrimp

Into and around town the back again.. 15 -20 miles. ha, wow..

Capt'n Midnight

Greenman wrote:

I did it in 1991 on my trike, were you there Capt???

yeah
mad yokes them trike's !

misty floyd

Tallaght to Glendalough and back via sally's gap. It was around 60miles. Didn't eat enough food for the return trip and the last 15 miles was hell.

stephenoleary

King Raam wrote:

I was in bits by the time I got to Skerries, but a burger and chips soon sorted that.

Isn't it great the way a burger and chips sort almost everything out. Magic stuff.

Victor

In one day ~80km (50 miles) Malahide-Dalkey, but that was a bit in the morning more in the afternoon and all the way back in the evening.

misty floyd wrote:

Didn't eat enough food for the return trip and the last 15 miles was hell.

Bananas & scones & drinks.

air

I cycle a 66km round trip to and from work (soon to be about 73) a few days a week.
Other than that my longest nonstop has probably been under 140k

cyclopath2001

**Timbuk2** wrote:

What is the furthest you've ever cycled (at once).

400km in 24 hours.

**Timbuk2**

cyclopath2001 wrote:

400km in 24 hours.

No way!!!:eek: Where did you go??

cyclopath2001

**Timbuk2** wrote:

No way!!!:eek: Where did you go??

Roughly speaking, Dublin/Dungarvan/Dublin. We were an experienced group and stuck to a schedule. Riding through Carlow at 3am on a moonlit night is highly recommended. This was pre-Celtic Tiger & there were no single-car-accident-waiting-to-happen-boy-racers-in-souped-up-micras then.

**Timbuk2**

Emmm... I cycled 45 miles....;)

The tax man

Capt'n Midnight wrote:

Did Paris Brest Paris a good while back

Did a qualifying round for that years ago with the CTC.
200km.......on a fixed wheel.
Ah the stupid things you do when young.

Explosive_Cornflake

Did about 90 miles one day. Home to mullingar, some weird ass loop to longford, back home, back to mullingar and home again.

Franky Boy

Sixty miles in Holland.

Collumbo

270k the day of the Wicklow 200... Went straight for a pint at the end of it.:D

Volvoboy

wow, furthest i've cycled is from donaghmede to templeogue and back, it seems a long cycle when you're 16, if that counts for anything.:o

faceman

I did dublin to donegal many moons ago in the summer months. was great craic

**Timbuk2**

faceman wrote:

I did dublin to donegal many moons ago in the summer months. was great craic

How long is that trip, its about 250km or something, isn't it??

Mr. Presentable

Loop Head to Dublin
Dublin to the Rosses
not the same trip, mind

sobriquet

Did 90km today. Using an MTB with knobblies on too. Planning to do some touring so I wanted to guage my capacity and where I need to concentrate training for it. I was well happy with the result - the last 20km had me grinding on the cranks (too fast too soon), but I had recovered well within a few hours of finishing it. Well happy with it, but I must get a set of slicks or semis.

Mr. Skeffington

Ring of Kerry, Very sore arse at the end 217km

**Timbuk2**

Mr. Skeffington wrote:

Very sore arse at the end 217km

I could imagine!!!

frost

Across Ireland (Wicklow Gap to Oranmore) in one day, to celebrate (!) my 40th birthday. Not sure of the distance, but I was on a hog of a recumbent, my average speed couldn't have been more than 8mph. It took me from just before dawn in Wicklow until the best sunset I ever saw at Oranmore.

MileyReilly

Donegal to Cork

MileyReilly

Donegal to Cork

JBokeh

:eek::eek: Holy crap! Fair play for that, worthy of a thread bump!

Furthese I did was around 96km on an XC mountain bike, mainly road but with a trail halfway though, and then back home on roads, the average speed was just under 20km/h

derealbadger

447 km in 24 hours Easter fleche 2014
https://www.strava.com/activities/132412800

irishrover99

Greenman wrote: »

I did it in 1991 on my trike, were you there Capt???

For those who don't know its 1200 plus km's in under 90 hours!!!

very impressive anyone who can cycle that far in under 90 hours but did you sleep. for me personally it becomes a new cycle if you sleep for a few hours although maybe my view would change if i managed to cycle that far.

218 km is my longest cycle

ford2600

irishrover99 wrote: »

very impressive anyone who can cycle that far in under 90 hours but did you sleep. for me personally it becomes a new cycle if you sleep for a few hours although maybe my view would change if i managed to cycle that far.

218 km is my longest cycle

Depends what you mean by sleep.

On last PBP three Irish guys finished it in under 57hrs, pretty animal stuff. One slept by resting his head on saddle, the other had 3 sleeps in the order of 20-30mins.

Having talked to two lads who were on bikes for 27hrs non stop at weekend, sleep deprivation is high risk stuff. They were like two drunks. A mixture of elation and dopiness. Not so bad around the 24hr mark for me and probably lots of people but very few can function well beyond that.

cdaly_

Believe me it's not a new cycle. Still sitting rather gingerly after 1000km in 70 hours at the weekend on the Celtic Knot. Had two 6-hour stops (with an actual bed) in the course of this. Longest distance without a bed is 600km at the end of may where I had a snooze by the roadside in the middle of it...

thesimpsons

ROK - 172km was ok but I got lost heading back to get the car and ended up doing another 15km which almost killed me !

poochiem

I was doing about 80km-150km per day for a few weeks camping in France a fortnight ago. Was unfit going into it but surprised how quickly I got up to speed. Lost about 4inches off my waist in three weeks (and I'm thin). Largely off road too so going a bit harder than on road. Still fit after it.

romperstomper

hadn't done a tap til last year and got up to about 2500km for the year with ~ 140km the longest single spin. already up to 2800km for 2015 and longest sping has been ~280km. have to say I wasn't having any fun after 200 but I kept going cos there was a leaba at the finish line!

irishrover99

cdaly_ wrote: »

Believe me it's not a new cycle. Still sitting rather gingerly after 1000km in 70 hours at the weekend on the Celtic Knot. Had two 6-hour stops (with an actual bed) in the course of this. Longest distance without a bed is 600km at the end of may where I had a snooze by the roadside in the middle of it...

As i said very impressive. You's are beasts on a bike to be covering that many KM's.
Ill be hopefully giving a 400 km Audax a shot next year or if my life gets a bit less hectic over the next few months maybe a 300 before the summers out