Girls?

gntlmn

If you are doing that 23 mph solo (ie, with no draft), then that is very impressive if it's hour after hour after hour. If you do it riding in a group behind other riders, then it is not nearly as impressive, but it's still good if you're just starting.

WINGNUTT

Better check your speedo for accuracy - I don't know anyone that can average 23 mph on a 4-5 hour solo ride - guy or gal. If your speedo is accurate, better check between your legs for a pair of nuts (just to make sure).

HellonWheels

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I can do it on a stationary bike, does that count? I don't have any nuts, I do have extra testosterone...not sure about Cyclingchic however...

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gntlmn

This article is a good discussion on the best times for long distance riding. There are people who can do 100 miles in under 4 hours solo, but there aren't many.

http://www.theguyonthebike.com/100MileRecord.htm

WINGNUTT

That's a negatory ghostrider, the stationary bike does not count, sorry. If you can sit on a stationary bike for 4-5 hours, then you deserve the "Most Patient Person" award - I could never do that unless I was watching a TDF race, or perhaps some type of violent movie, or porn I suppose.

WINGNUTT

WOW - good article. The funniest part is "Secrest manhandled his bike for the final 70 laps to add another new world record to his list of accomplishments as both fans cheered him across the finish line." HAHAHA.

Yeah, 4-5 hours at 23+ mph would be super tough. I'm impressed by someone who can do just 80 miles solo in 4 hours, let alone 100.

HellonWheels

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I don't use it for 4-5 hrs a day, only 75 mins. But yeah, I have to be watching something, which for me (like you) is either my tapes of the TdF, the film, The Hard Road (a documentary about the Netzero cycling team), Churck Norris or Steven Seagal, or porn. When all else is unavaiable, Springer. LOL

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mitosis

You're starting to sound like a female equivalent of LA. Go for it!

gntlmn

I just did 100 miles in 5:23. I know I could break 5 if I could just have a few more people ahead of me now and again to reel in. That really keeps the mind from wandering. I don't draft them, but this is very motivating.

As for solo at 23 mph hour after hour, I just don't see it in my future at the moment, unless I come up with some kind of training breakthrough. I'd never consider drugs. Maybe just competing in races would do it after a year or two. I know I have way more horsepower than I expect when I tail someone from a distance of about 100 meters. It's amazing. It doesn't even feel like you're working when you're just trying to keep up.

kuhlpinkdash

Watching porn on a stationary bike for 4 hours....i can only imagine that would leave one very screwed up.....perhaps it could be some type of tough training regime i suppose....

HellonWheels

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You can have an orgasm on a stationary bike. But apparently only if you're female.

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drebro

If you are 16, only been riding for a little while, and average 23 mph for a 4-5 hour ride, with or without a group, male or female, I think you are doing quite well. Whether it is talent or cariovascular capacity from another sport or whatever, you have potential and you should use it to the maximum. I am a 25-year old male, and I usually average 18 mph or so on solo rides less than 2 hours. I am impressed.

limerickman

I agree.
Anyone here - who isn't a professional rider and is claiming to be cycling at over 22mph for hours on end is exxagerating, I think.
If you're out on the open road - unless there is no wind and the terrain is flat
(or downhill), it would be exceptionally difficult to rider day in day out
at over 22mph for hours on end.

100miles in less than 4 hours on the open road ?
You'd want to be going well to maintain that.

ItalianStallion

Just to add to the whole man power vs women power:

I used to row in a club full of international people. I am a 6'ft, 180lb guy, &age fat around 14%. In the club, there were women 6'2, 180lb, with fat ranging around 8-10%. One of them became world champion last year.

Well, during an ergo (rowing machine) 2k test, I used to do 6:10, and the best woman in the club was 6:40. The world record for women is 6:28, made by a German about as big as an elephant.

For a good 2k ergo test you need to be both strong and aerobically fit.

This is to say, well, I wasn't exactly training as hard as some of the women there, but I was still faster than them by a long, long way. They were heavier than me, and had less fat. Surely that means more muscles....

On a side note, I think the only sport were women are better than men is long distance swimming. I mean crossing the English Channel type of stuff, not Olympic long distances. Over a 12-15 miles swim a woman is faster than a man. Not because of power or fitness, simply because they have better insulation and float better (more fat?)