[Closed] ride every day for a month

i tried this before. think i was one day short. I think i was doing 30/30 so 30km 30 days.

my normal commute is 28 so needed a bit extra every day.

Unfortunately I'm doing this, this month.

I've been soaked everyday so far, have reminded myself how good singlespeeding is and am not looking forward to going out later today as were flooding again now.

Gibbonarms , what have you set as a minimum ?

I did 42 rides in September last year, did just under 1000 miles. But I'm an almost daily commuter so I don't count 🙂 If the weather is decent it's easily doable, wouldn't fancy it in a month of rainy days though.

I did this a while ago. I decided that it was an hour a day, which meant fitting in an extra 30 minutes on top of my usual commute. I went a slightly longer way to work, and then a slightly more longer way home, and rode my MTB instead of my usual commuter.

This is not unsual for me, I commute 5 days a week, and I try to use the homeward leg as an additional ride rather than just riding straight home + rides on Saturday and Sunday

Trying to do a dedicated proper non-commuting ride every day though would be difficult just due to time constraints.

Good luck!

I've done every day (except today...but we'll gloss over that) so far in January.

Your challenge, your rules 🙂

For me the criteria would be somewhat vague, along the lines of "I feel like I've done something". A trip down to the shop (2Km each way) wouldn't count but a commute (21Km each way) would.

Checking last years stats on VeloViewer says I rode on 317 days out the year with a least a few full months in there.

Up to you what you aim for but I think you'd need at least some minuim time/distance target to shoot for

I usually ride everyday, or at least try to. Although there's often something that'll get in the way (a particularly bad hangover the day after boxing day for example...)

Although it's road cycling, so it doesn't really count since all you have to do is get changed then step onto the street with your bike and away you go.

I would say 1000 miles for four weeks/month is a good target, if a fairly tough one. Doing 30 miles after work of an evening is not a problem; I struggle to get motivated to do over 50 on my own of a weekend though.

I would say 1000 miles for four weeks/month is a good target, if a fairly tough one

Agreed, 1000 would be a tough but achievable target, 400-500 is pretty easy going, I had a few 600-700 mile months in the past and really felt it, it was not easy, if you were really trying though 1000 would be a great target and give you something to feel proud of.

Or, if you don't want to look at miles, especially as MTB in winter slop is never going to rack them up quickly, why not look at hours on the bike?

Or if you're not enthralled by the idea of hitting particular numbers then set yourself some more interesting challenges that don't get hung up on stats, like riding a new route each day, or even exploring X new trail/road every week that you've not ridden before?

Agreed, 1000 would be a tough but achievable target, 400-500 is pretty easy going, I had a few 600-700 mile months in the past and really felt it, it was not easy, if you were really trying though 1000 would be a great target and give you something to feel proud of.

Yeh; 500 per 4 weeks is about my winter ticking over amount. 800 over 4 weeks is about right for summer.

1000 miles in the month is something I think I perhaps have done once a couple of years ago. Although there were a few big mileage (100+) days in there that I did with mates, otherwise I'd have never have done it on my own.

Agreed, 1000 would be a tough but achievable target, 400-500 is pretty easy going

I've hit 200 miles in a month once or twice. I almost did 2000 miles in a year once.

Minimum?

Track stand and a few bunny hops I guess. I managed about 2.5 miles at stainburn yesterday and can still feel the sand in my eyes.

[i]Yeh; 500 per 4 weeks is about my winter ticking over amount. 800 over 4 weeks is about right for summer.[/i]

Yeh I'm pretty much the same. I was 67 off the 1000 in September but I had a couple of consultations with my surgeon and then knee surgery at the end of the month that thwarted my 1000 mile attempt. Weather was pretty good though so that made it a lot easier. Over the 4 weeks I did 212, 170, 177, 294 then 80 in the last 2 days of the month I could ride.

Weather was pretty good though so that made it a lot easier.

That's the key! There's nowt better for me than trundling round the S/Lakes on my bike on a Saturday afternoon when the sun is shining. Stop for a brew, stop for a roll up, before you know it you've done 70 miles.

Not a chance when it's pissing it down and blowing a gale. Get about 20 miles out then wish I was back at home. 😀

Doing a big mileage month after month is hard work as the body doesn't get any rest. 160Km per week isn't that hard to do especially if you commute by bike or do road biking. For me the fatigue begins to build up at around the 300Km/week point but does depend on how hard the rides have been.

For me the fatigue begins to build up at around the 300Km/week point but does depend on how hard the rides have been.

Agree with this. I seem to be unable to pace myself on a commute, I always end up riding it at between 18 and 23mph over the 20 miles (wind permitting), which means that after a month of doing this 4 days per week, I'm pretty shagged.