Furtherest cycle so far.....

nc19

......nowhere near the distances the rest of you do id say but its a start.

Lucan to Ballinteer via Newlands Cross, Old Bawn, Firhouse and up past Marley. Google maps put it at over 16km and 58mins. I managed it in 50mins.

Up until now my cycling was pretty much restricted to an 10km cycle to work once or twice a week.
Im on a LaPierre hybrid btw. I have a Merida road bike I picked up recently but its not set up right for me plus the derailleur is damaged so changing gear is not great. I bought it from some fella who had had it nicked a while ago and bought a new bike then got it back and the damage was done when it was gone.

Anyway, really enjoyed the cycle(apart from the woman driver on the phone trying to kill me) and I hope to do more but I think the hybrid isnt the right bike to do it on.

Anyone here do big miles on a hybrid? Everyone else I saw on bikes were on roadbikes.

simonrooneyzaga

keep it up! I have seen lads on Mountain bikes doing 160km sportif's so a hybrid should be fine for a while anyway - may start to get a bit uncomfortable when you start doing 50k +.

Kinet1c

Good job! I always try and set a route for myself before heading out, regardless of distance. It'll give you a target and save you from wandering aimlessly with no purpose. I'm riding with flat bars at the moment too, they can be fine but wrists can get stiff/sore after a few hours.

G1032

nc19 wrote: »

......nowhere near the distances the rest of you do id say but its a start.

Lucan to Ballinteer via Newlands Cross, Old Bawn, Firhouse and up past Marley. Google maps put it at over 16km and 58mins. I managed it in 50mins.

Up until now my cycling was pretty much restricted to an 10km cycle to work once or twice a week.
Im on a LaPierre hybrid btw. I have a Merida road bike I picked up recently but its not set up right for me plus the derailleur is damaged so changing gear is not great. I bought it from some fella who had had it nicked a while ago and bought a new bike then got it back and the damage was done when it was gone.

Anyway, really enjoyed the cycle(apart from the woman driver on the phone trying to kill me) and I hope to do more but I think the hybrid isnt the right bike to do it on.

Anyone here do big miles on a hybrid? Everyone else I saw on bikes were on roadbikes.

Farthest I ever road on a hybrid (a heavy Trek 7.3 FX) was 90km and I was tired after it but wasn't properly over a chest infection.

There was a lad on here rode the 160km Westportif in July on a mountain bike!! Crazy!:) I couldn't do that anyway.

Boom_Bap

I'm on a Giant Hybrid, done 16km in 48 minutes this morning. It's been my first longer journey in over a year. Happy enough with the ride.
I'm looking forward to the cycle back later, but it's more of a challenge as there are more hills.

Kaisr Sose

Cycled solo to Athlone on Sat on mountain bike with backpack (138km/85m) and back on Sunday. Average speed 25.5kph/15.7mph out and 24.8kph/15.3mph back.

Biggest problem was the additional weight of the backpack (5/6kg). It made a big difference to comfort in the saddle after 3 hrs out and all the way home! Its a long time since feeling this saddle sore!

Would agree with the straight bar making hands sore / numb after a few hours.

smacl

nc19 wrote: »

Anyone here do big miles on a hybrid? Everyone else I saw on bikes were on roadbikes.

I did the Wicklow 200 on a hybrid a few years ago, and still take it out in preference to the road bike on rougher terrain such as the Grand canal. For longer distances on a hybrid, bar-ends are a must as they let you change position a bit.

For big distances on the road, a well set-up road bike will be the better option, and getting used to cycling in the drops is well worthwhile.

Garzard

Max I've gotten up to would be in the region of 90km a few times using my Trek 3500 hybrid, pretty thirsty work but never able to save the recordings due to having only a basic CatEye. Likely won't be using that bike again to cycle those kinds of distances as I'm planning to sideline it with a racer by the end of the year.

nc19

smacl wrote: »

I did the Wicklow 200 on a hybrid a few years ago, and still take it out in preference to the road bike on rougher terrain such as the Grand canal. For longer distances on a hybrid, bar-ends are a must as they let you change position a bit.

For big distances on the road, a well set-up road bike will be the better option, and getting used to cycling in the drops is well worthwhile.

Have the bar ends alright. Big difference without them

nc19

Farthest Im sure I should have typed!

That would have keep me awake had I not addressed it......I'm sad

Domane

103 km on my 11 year old steel mountain bike up and down the hills in Kerry last Sunday week, in strong winds and pissing rain. Plus I was carrying a back pack with 3 litres of water, food and rain gear, which I needed for all but the last 10km when the rain finally stopped. Wasn't too bad after it but was glad to get out of my wet gear and into a hot, hot shower!

Kaisr Sose

Domane wrote: »

103 km on my 11 year old steel mountain bike up and down the hills in Kerry last Sunday week, in strong winds and pissing rain. Plus I was carrying a back pack with 3 litres of water, food and rain gear, which I needed for all but the last 10km when the rain finally stopped. Wasn't too bad after it but was glad to get out of my wet gear and into a hot, hot shower!

I know how it feels too after last weekend on my 23yr old ALU/steel mountain bike! I never thought a backpack of about 6/7kg could cause so much discomfort sitting. Makes sense that it would add some due to the pressure caused by extra weight above hips, but boy does it kick in after a few hours in the saddle!

I guess I know why panniers were invented now :-)