[bas]

Hi there all,

I am a new rider. I am fairly fit and love to ride. I have been reading some of the posts here and have a question. What should I be expecting to do as far a how far, long, hard and often I should ride. I am currently up to 4-5 days about 12-17 miles each day in approximately 50 -70 min depending on the day. Is this enough? Can I ride farther and more often without risking injury? Of course, I do stretch before and after. Any suggestions???

Thanks
Stacy

I don't stretch b4 or after.

I ride up to 100 miles a day. Most in a day was 140. Other people do 200.

To do more miles - you have to ride longer.

Try doing 20 miles.. then 30 miles on some day the following week.

People do crazy events such a Mountain Mama (13,000 ft of climbing), Blue Ridge Extreme ( 15k climbing?)

Just go for it.

 

[bas]

So it is ok to ride say 3 days in a row. 1 being hard, the next easy and the next moderate?

What are your goals exactly?

most of the time, it is best to pick and choose which days are nice and just get out and ride.