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What are your best tips for long rides?
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(05-31-2024, 11:24 AM)Amanda_W Wrote:  So what are your longest rides like? And what are your best tips for those long endurance rides?
I did 91 miles last week, and by the end, each hill kept getting harder and harder. But the worst part was that my shoulders ached terribly (probably from the weight training workouts I did 2 days before haha) but some of that might have been from taking my road bike to the gravel trails. Maybe I should have lowered my tire pressure a bit? I was riding tubeless 25s at 72PSI (I'm a lightweight).

Anyway - I would love your tips for endurance rides.

The best tip for a long ride is ride a recumbent or a trike.
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@Frankly, love the " It only should take only 5 or 10 minutes to get back to normal and move on" comment. I agree with you and as long as we realize and accept this fact, we are set for the long run..ride..:-)

(09-03-2024, 03:54 PM)Frankly Wrote:  
(05-31-2024, 11:24 AM)Amanda_W Wrote:  So what are your longest rides like? And what are your best tips for those long endurance rides?
I did 91 miles last week, and by the end, each hill kept getting harder and harder. But the worst part was that my shoulders ached terribly (probably from the weight training workouts I did 2 days before haha) but some of that might have been from taking my road bike to the gravel trails. Maybe I should have lowered my tire pressure a bit? I was riding tubeless 25s at 72PSI (I'm a lightweight).

Anyway - I would love your tips for endurance rides.

If I'm going to dso a century I try to ride the same or nearly the same distance the weekend before. Also organized century's generally have a lot of rest stops. It is good to use these but not to spend much time in them. Drink, nibble and move on, It only should take only 5 or 10 minutes to get back to normal and move on.
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