lol.
i dont know where you come from new guy, but dicks usually do the fucking around here.
so eat a jar of dicks and post your bike in the “jackass bike of the day” thread, that way it saves us having to move it from the PYB thread after we make fun of it
Pussies don’t like dicks, because pussies get fucked by dicks. But dicks also fuck assholes: assholes that just want to shit on everything. Pussies may think they can deal with assholes their way. But the only thing that can fuck an asshole is a dick, with some balls. The problem with dicks is: they fuck too much or fuck when it isn’t appropriate - and it takes a pussy to show them that. But sometimes, pussies can be so full of shit that they become assholes themselves… because pussies are an inch and half away from ass holes. I don’t know much about this crazy, crazy world, but I do know this: If you don’t let us fuck this asshole, we’re going to have our dicks and pussies all covered in shit!
^i’ve been waiting for that
WOW
this 100 miles per week sounds fun!
immah try to ride my first ever century
halp x tips collabo?
How many weekly miles do you put in?
Have water and snacks on hand.
Chances are you are already ready to do it.
[quote=Bearvnan Bearbear]immah try to ride my first ever century
halp x tips collabo?[/quote]
Ride 60 miles first, then 75, then go for it.
Overpack your food/drinks. Ride some training tires. Find your rhythm, get into it and stay with it. Don’t go too hard too early.
I think I’m gonna do a century today…
saturday centuries are awesome.
i can’t wait for the “hangover hundred” on new years day.
[quote=Bearvnan Bearbear]immah try to ride my first ever century
halp x tips collabo?[/quote]
Get your fit totally dialed in. It’s hard to stay comfortable on your bike after about 40 miles or so. Go easy for the first 50 miles. Eat a lot. That’s about it. It’s not that hard.
After doing my first 80 mile ride this summer on my track bike I went from a 90 to a 120 stem, added a post with set back, and decided that clipless would probably be a smarter choice next time.
i didn’t eat 1 bite during my 106 mile 110degree heat century and i did fine.
i just stayed hydrated…my body rejects food when i do endurance rides.
Not quite the same, but I never could do well with food while pedicabbing during festivals or football games. GU packs and tons of water were the answer until I had a good break.
oh yeah 2010 i’ma stay the fuck out of hospital
my advice for distance is to get used to metrics and then jump to imperials. figure out how well you do at taking in calories - for example i normally can’t drink sugar drinks at all, but three hours into a ride gatorade is fine. museli/ mule/ energy bars work well. i don’t even mind chocolate bars in winter if i eat them slow enough. other than that, pace yourself, ride on terrain as familiar as possible, and have fun!
ps the aforementioned point about fit is important.
I just did a 121mi ride today. Every body is different and it varies somewhat from day to day… make sure to get plenty of rest in the week prior to the ride, drink plenty of water, try to avoid alcohol… you can do a century without following those things, it just gets more painful.
I’m a big guy (6’3" and 215-220lbs) and I find I definitely get grumpy / uncomfortable in the saddle if I don’t eat. I try to eat something every hour or so, and I drink water and water/Gatorade at least every 5 miles / 10-15min or so. I try to go through one bottle of fluid every hour to hour and a half. Getting dehydrated really sucks, you can fight through some of it but it will slow you down and you’ll be miserable.
I carry Clif bars but find that real food is best. On a 100-125mi ride, I stop at least once for some real food… my go-to is a large cafe mocha and whatever bigass pastry they have. Today I also carried a couple peanut butter sandwiches and two bananas and they were FUCKING AWESOME. It’s amazing how much your mood improves once you get some food i your system.
Bonking is for real and if you go long enough it WILL happen unless you get calories into your body. Read what you can and basically, experiment. Don’t necessarily buy into the hype around gels, gus or whatever, remember that real foods / drinks can have as many or more electrolytes (apple juice) or potassium (orange juice) as a fancy-pants sports drink. Dilute with water as needed. Bars are compact but they can be hard to get down later into a ride.
Anyways, just my $0.02. I do better on real food, get less gas, and it never has upset my stomach yet. Works for me, your mileage WILL vary 
Word. I did long ride myself today (113 miles) and ate PBJ, salami, espresso fudge, various types of cookies and a protein shake. Drank a bit last night as well but ended the drinking early, maybe 7pm. Totally chill today… my body handles most food pretty damn well, from Clif Bars to trail mix to meat. Just depends on the intensity - the slower you go, the more heavy food you can get away with. Touring cyclists can eat burgers on a ride with no problem. I stand by the eat every hour thing as well. You can, however, train your body to adapt to whatever. If you go out every ride and don’t eat for the first two hours, your body will get used to that… if you eat in the first half an hour and every half hour after that consistently, next time you try to do the no food for 2 hours thing you’ll be miserable.
It’s worth noting that in general, I find the more intensity you’re doing, the better it is to steer away from real food to energy bars/cookies, and from those to liquid carbs. Short intervals call for no solids at all… an hour long fast dude competitive group ride typically means half a Clif Bar and some malto in my water bottles. Fuck guu/gel by the way.
On the way home today I rode by a taqueria and, upon smelling them cooking, had a combined physical/emotional shudder of joy. I seriously wanted to stop and eat a dozen or so, but had to get home to the family. This led to thinking about a “Tour de Taco” of the finest taquerias in the Goleta/Santa Barbara/Carpinteria/Ventura area. Something like a century-length ride at a relatively casual pace and tacos every 25 miles or so. Seems like a great idea to me! LOL
ok, new resolution, do rides that are about more than riding like that ^.
one thing i can think of is going to all 5 locations of a kick ass local taco place here
[quote=thehappyrobot]i didn’t eat 1 bite during my 106 mile 110degree heat century and i did fine.
i just stayed hydrated…my body rejects food when i do endurance rides.[/quote]
While you can do this, it’s generally inadvisable. For most people, it would be a certain path to failure. I know several people that get bonked as fuck after about 30 miles and will be on the side of the road crying if you don’t get any food in 'em. For you and anyone else interested in doing long distance endurance rides, I’d recommend as step one to figure out how to eat on the bike. Incidentally, I consider long distance riding to begin at 100 miles.
Obviously, maltodextrin based stuff gets digested most quickly and is probably what most folks should eat if they’re interested in going fast. I like Gu fine, shot blocks are fine, I don’t like any of the hammer nutrition stuff and more to the point, I don’t really bother with that business unless I’m out for more than 2 hours any more.
I just changed my cyclometer from miles to kilometers, successfully increased my distance for the year. Next year I will change it back and put in “harder” miles.