Anybody know how many days it takes to bike 180 miles? I’m curious, and I don’t have a benchmark.
And no, I haven’t met a girl on MySpace.
A guy that rides can do 180 miles in a day but he's going to be shot when he gets there. I suspect he left one day and arrived the next.
At age 24 I rode from Pittsburgh to Scranton, about 250 miles. It took 3.5 days, but a lot of mountains. From Havre de Grace, I’ll bet he went right up along the Susquehanna, staying pretty flat. I’d say 2 days, 90 miles a day, easy.
By the way, when I got to Scranton, I did not mess around with an underage girl. She was 22.
Most other cyclists could do it in two.
Cheers!
If you're in top shape one, because you'll average 18 - 20 mph or more. The longest stage in the tour de france is just over 100 miles, but includes mountains and the cyclists are going a lot faster than 20 mph.
I did a "bike-a-thon" for charity once (I was about 15 years old at the time), and I rode my bike to the location (about 15 miles), then proceeded to ride 250 miles that day. By the end of the day, about 14 hours later, I was so tired and sore that I had to call my mother to pick me (and the bike) up for a ride home. I wasn't able to walk the next day.
Mark
I think the world record is just over 400 miles in 24 hours. I met a guy once who was training to break it but the ride day was so windy he only got about 300 miles done. A resonably good rider on a good bike can do 100 miles in a day. I’ve done about 15 200 mile/2 day trips.
I’m picturing this guy on a Wal-Mart Huffy bike, so it may have taken a few days.
However, when you’re riding alone for 180 miles, you have a lot of time to think and reflect on life. A whole lot of time to wonder what life in jail would be like if you got caught, realizing that you’re not going to outrun the cops on a bike, wondering how stupid and hard up you have to be to go chasing a 15 year old and taking her to a romantic getaway under the bleachers of a ball park.
4 years is way too short.
One or two days for a good rider.
I've done my share of 90 mile days.
Not to meet a jailbait girl for sex, though.
You can do it in 10-12 hours. I have a good friend and riding partner who at 70, is 25 years my senior, and his Hotter than Hell 100 (100 mile event) was 5:52 last year.