How long do you usually go for a ride daily?

[OursIsTheFury]

We all have our routines when it comes to cycling. Some of us do it for leisure, some to train up, while some use it as a form of exercise. How long do you usually go for a ride daily? Me about an hour, just riding through the streets near my apartment. There's only a few cars in the area, so it's a really great place to ride around in. The views are great, the fresh air is divine, and I can feel free for an hour a day leaving all my troubles behind. What about you?

 

[ZXD22]

My rides depends on how much time I have and energy to bike it but I usually average around 2-3 hours per ride in about 20-30 miles. It is fun to just ride around for me as it is a major stress reliever for me and helps me keep and stay in shape which is always a plus!

 

[krnd]

I've only done short rides, mostly to get to univ, but I have to say I'm tempted to do a few kilometers rides once I'm prepared and have the equipment for it, I am not sure how to go about this because I don't want to have injuries that I could avoid with good preparation, so this may take longer than expected..

 

[cyclenthusias44]

Well, I don't ride my bike on a daily basis. I just ride many times (randomly) in a day. 1-2 hours is my average time and I cover around 15 miles as I ride very slow. I really enjoy the environment.

 

[zipp2001]

During the work week Monday - Friday, Monday is my off day. Tuesday and Thursday are road bike days with 20-30mile rides. Wednesday is mountain bike day with 10-15 miles on the trails. Friday is TT bike day with a 15-25 mile ride. Saturday and Sunday are 90% road bike and are 35-50+ mile rides. The weekend's depend on if I have friends that want to ride with me, if so it could be lower mileage. Once summer comes the solo weekend rides will go up as the heat goes up.

 

[kcj]

Route of 11, 15, 25, 43, or 61 miles depending on how I feel, the weather, and available daylight. I normally ride 4 days a week with 3 days a week every fourth as rest week. Saturday is a club ride normally 50+ miles. Sunday is hit or miss riding with Mrs typically around 25 miles. I'm averaging 34 miles per ride this year (77 rides so fear).

 

[GemmaRowlands]

The simple answer for me is that I will always ride for as long as possible, but unfortunately that often isn't really quite as much as I would like. I am a freelance writer and I work from home, so my schedule varies wildly. Sometimes I can go out for hours a day, and other times I struggle to find the time to ride at all (I haven't been away from my laptop yet today).

 

[velocache]

From a performance stand point, mileage is usually referred to in terms of "weekly volume". Since there are many different types of rides/workouts the mileage can/should change quite a bit day to day. Example:
100-Mile Week
Monday: OFF
Tuesday: 30mi w/ intervals
Wednesday: cross-train
Thursday: 20mi easy recovery ride
Thursday: cross-train
Friday: OFF
Saturday: cross-train
Sunday: 50mi endurance ride
*This is typical for a short course triathlete (for example)

300-Mile Week
Monday: 40mi easy recovery ride (Z1/2)
Tuesday: 40mi w/ intervals (Z2/3/4/5)
Wednesday: cross-train
Thursday: 60mi endurance w/ tempo repeats (Z2/3/4)
Friday: 40mi endurance (Z2)
Saturday: 20mi easy recovery ride (Z1/2)
Sunday: 100mi endurance ride (Z2/3)

 

[sharkantropo]

It depends of how much disposition I have to ride. Today for example, I have a toothache, so I'm not in the mood to go outside and do some cycling.

In my enthusiastic days, when wheather is pleasant enough. I can ride the usual route during 30-40 minutes three times a week, often 20 miles each.

 

[Corzhens]

In the early days that we moved to this village, I used to spend 2 hours for a ride during weekends. But now that I have a lot of house chores to handle, I can only spend 30 minutes at the most. And that 30 minutes is not all riding for it includes chatting with other riders in the village park. When I am not in the mood to socialize, I roam around the village streets particularly in the secondary roads where there is no traffic so I can enjoy the sights and the fresh air.

 

[Damien Lee]

During week days, I'll seldom ride for more than 30 minutes as I use my bike to run some quick errands. Everything is close-by, and therefore don't need to ride long distances. Besides, I don't have much time to be milling around town as I need to be back at the office. But on weekends when I have more free time available, I can spend around 3 hours on my bike in which I can enjoy the sites as I ride very casually.

 

[mauricioq]

If it's a normal ride, usually 1 hour, or 30 minutes it's always around that. If it's in the weekend, I'll extend it to 1hour ou 2. Depends on the weather too.

 

[Jcycle]

At a minimum 1 hour, if I'm sick 30 minutes. 2 hours if I can make the time.

 

[pwarbi]

When I ride during the week after work, due to family and work commitments I'll probably get to ride for maybe an hour but at the weekends it can be a lot longer.

My long suffering partner knew I was a keen cyclist though when we first got together so when I go and disappear for an hour at nights and at the weekend she's very good about it to be honest so it doesn't impact too much in our daily lives.

 

[doctorold]

When weather is favorable, I ride 3-4 days per week. I usually go out for the better part of two hours (30-35 miles) each time except for once a week I get one longer ride. Maybe 2.5-3 hours (40-50 miles).

 

[pwarbi]

When weather is favorable, I ride 3-4 days per week. I usually go out for the better part of two hours (30-35 miles) each time except for once a week I get one longer ride. Maybe 2.5-3 hours (40-50 miles).

It's interesting that you put down the distance that you travel, aswell as the amount of time that your actually on the bike for. If I'm going on a cycling holiday, or a weekend away, I'll obviously check the distances travelled but on a day to day basis I don't even check.

If I'm out on the bike for an hour or two, I'm out on the bike for an hour or two, and that's it. I don't even check the miles covered. Might be interesting though to see how many miles I do clock up on a normal week though.

 

[doctorold]

It's interesting that you put down the distance that you travel, aswell as the amount of time that your actually on the bike for. If I'm going on a cycling holiday, or a weekend away, I'll obviously check the distances travelled but on a day to day basis I don't even check.

If I'm out on the bike for an hour or two, I'm out on the bike for an hour or two, and that's it. I don't even check the miles covered. Might be interesting though to see how many miles I do clock up on a normal week though.

If your motivation for riding is simply pleasure then I guess it doesn't matter how far you travel. My motivation in riding is cardiovascular exercise. Elevating my heart rate and working muscles is a big part of why I am out there so time, distance, speed are what I monitor. If I grab my single speed and go toodling around my neighborhood then no, I don't care about distance. But if I take my road bike out and I only cover 20 miles in two hours then I'm not doing much (unless it was mostly climbing). Covering 35-40 miles in that time period requires some effort.

 

[pwarbi]

Your right there, and while I do cycle because of the exercise, my main reason is to just get out of the house and relax, and that's probably why the distance covered doesn't concern me.

I think where you ride makes a difference aswell though, and I live on the edge of a big country park with various mountain bike trails, and when riding them, distance isn't all that important I don't think.

 

[Shark425]

Usually I ride 20-30 miles. If it's a weekend and I have nothing to do, I might ride 4-6 hours.

 

[Belovedad]

I can't afford to ride daily due to time restrictions but now that summer is upon us,I will have some more free time. When I do ride however, I try not to go 2 hours from my start point which would make me average 4-5 hours per ride.