Century times

Quoted post said:

Originally posted by Ed Roy
Riding my first century this coming Sunday, 9/7/03 and wanted to
knnow whats a good time, I average 16 mph on hills and this
would be on a flat route any ideas? Im aiming for 6 1/2 or 7 hrs

Did my last one in 4 hours, 16 min, fast depends on you & your group. That one was done with a fast group, the one a month before was done almost all solo, and took 5 1/4 hours.

Quoted post said:

Originally posted by Ed Roy
Riding my first century this coming Sunday, 9/7/03 and wanted to
knnow whats a good time, I average 16 mph on hills and this
would be on a flat route any ideas? Im aiming for 6 1/2 or 7 hrs

16 MPH up hills, or overall on hilly rides? If it's up hills, and they're real hills (7% plus) then you're a monster and I'm afraid of you.

I'm a non-competitive, recreational rider. I do maybe 8-10 centuries a year, and a few longer rides. My centuries vary from 6 - 9 hours, depending on terrain and when in the season they come up. A fast flat century for me might be 5 hours on the bike, plus an hour eating or waiting in line at porta-potties.

Good luck,

thanx guys

Quoted post said:

Originally posted by Ed Roy
thanx guys

Are you doing the Flattest Century in the East? I'm doing that one too, and I hope to finish in under 7 hours, including stops. But it does depend on other facotrs such as headwinds and how fast my group is riding.
Lisa

Quoted post said:

Originally posted by Ed Roy
Riding my first century this coming Sunday, 9/7/03 and wanted to
knnow whats a good time, I average 16 mph on hills and this
would be on a flat route any ideas? Im aiming for 6 1/2 or 7 hrs

Maybe a stupid question.
What's a century ?
100 km ?

Quoted post said:

Originally posted by Cobblestone
Maybe a stupid question.
What's a century ?
100 km ?

Given that the original poster uses mph for his speed measurement, I'm guessing he means 100 miles, or around 160.9km.

(tip - try entering "100 miles to kilometers" into Google's search box some time)

Quoted post said:

Originally posted by lweissmann
Are you doing the Flattest Century in the East? I'm doing that one too, and I hope to finish in under 7 hours, including stops. But it does depend on other facotrs such as headwinds and how fast my group is riding.
Lisa

Florida, flat but very window, headwind back. There was a group back faster then mine, lots of CAT1 & Cat2 racers.

Quoted post said:

Originally posted by lweissmann
Are you doing the Flattest Century in the East? I'm doing that one too, and I hope to finish in under 7 hours, including stops. But it does depend on other facotrs such as headwinds and how fast my group is riding.
Lisa

Yes Lisa Im doing the Flattest Century in the East,
my first time, I aiming for 7 hrs too have a great ride,
ed