rest day over

doobrie said:

well, i rested yesterday and have my 15 mile ride home tonight planned. i certainly needed that
rest day, i dont think im quite upto the 15 mile a day riding just yet (15 miles each sun, mon,
tues, rested wed). i can still feel it a little in my legs today so will be an interesting ride
home tonight.

would i be better off not riding in tomorrow and having a slightly longer ride around on saturday?

1) Ride Ride Ride! 🙂

2) If i were you, I'd ride again tomorrow, and then start your hols at the weekend. Unless you're
desperate to ride at the weekend as well, in which case see point 1)/

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1) Ride Ride Ride! 🙂

2) If i were you, I'd ride again tomorrow, and then start your hols at the weekend. Unless you're
desperate to ride at the weekend as well, in which case see point 1)/
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i was really wrecked for the day after riding in on tuesday , really doesnt help one's job to get in
early but have no energy to do the work !!! i'll see how tonights ride home feels .... dont wanna
overdo things before my holiday next weekend 😉

doobrie' of said:

well, i rested yesterday and have my 15 mile ride home tonight planned. i certainly needed that
rest day, i dont think im quite upto the 15 mile a day riding just yet (15 miles each sun, mon,
tues, rested wed). i can still feel it a little in my legs today so will be an interesting ride
home tonight.

would i be better off not riding in tomorrow and having a slightly longer ride around on saturday?

IMO definitely yes. You are a new cyclist, working your way up to longer distances. Speaking from
personal experience I can say that overdoing it will not help. You have done 45 miles in 4 days -
compare that to what you could do 2 months ago and there's a big difference. Listen to your body. If
it is telling you that it is tired, then don't ride.

Part of your problem is that home to work is a fixed distance that is long for a new rider. Is it
possible to not ride to work, but go for a shorter evening ride instead?
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well, i rested yesterday and have my 15 mile ride home tonight planned. i certainly needed that
rest day, i dont think im quite upto the 15 mile a day riding just yet (15 miles each sun, mon,
tues, rested wed). i can still feel it a little in my legs today so will be an interesting ride
home tonight.

would i be better off not riding in tomorrow and having a slightly longer ride around on saturday?

Listen to your body. If you don't feel up to it take a day off. It doesn't do a lot of good to ride
if you are not recovered.

Tony

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IMO definitely yes. You are a new cyclist, working your way up to longer distances. Speaking from
personal experience I can say that overdoing it will not help. You have done 45 miles in 4 days -
compare that to what you could do 2 months ago and there's a big difference. Listen to your body.
If it is telling you that it is tired, then don't ride.

yes, these thoughts definately agreeing with mine - ive now done 60 miles this week so far with
tonights ride, im getting a lift in tomorrow instead of riding in as tonight felt tough with a
crappy headwind and my knees are aching a bit so another rest day for them ... might also
adjust saddle upwards another half or 1 inch, which will be about the max i can go to see if
helps with the knees

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Part of your problem is that home to work is a fixed distance that is long for a new rider. Is it
possible to not ride to work, but go for a shorter evening ride instead?

been thinking about this very thing ... it is possible but with the dark mornings/nights around the
corner i dont fancy it ... i know id get home most nights and not get on the bike, instead just
chomp through my dinner and curl up on the sofa!

a lot will depend on the dark nights and how i view them and the ride home as until it happens i
wont know if i'll want to ride in that - dont really know how well lit it is, etc. this would leave
me with my lunch hour to go out for roughly an hours ride during daylight which is possible and
could be challenging as the area im in is surrounded by hills ... and i could just do a fairly
circular route around the office of a few laps, so if i have maintenance issues then wouldnt take
long to walk back in ...

also, could open up another area of cycling as im just near cannock chase so could get me a mtb and
do some off road at lunch times which as i think of it sounds cool too ... i'll have to go up and
have a look round tomorrow lunch time and see how it is

anyone cycle cannock chase, is it an off road haven of cycling?

dunno, have to wait and see ... i only have 1 week now before my holiday of 2 weeks to florida - the
most strenous activity being full r&r

whatever happens, enjoying it so far - hope the dark nights dont put me off the commute, but if it
does i'll have the lunch hour to play with to keep it up during the week and the weekends too

time will tell 😉

doobrie said:

anyone cycle cannock chase, is it an off road haven of cycling?

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Might be fun to have a URC meet there though 🙂

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doobrie said:

anyone cycle cannock chase, is it an off road haven of cycling?

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Might be fun to have a URC meet there though 🙂

me and downhill trail biking, lol ... at least gravity would make me quicker than most providing i
could keep the bike up and in 1 piece 😉

doobrie said:

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doobrie said:

anyone cycle cannock chase, is it an off road haven of cycling?

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Might be fun to have a URC meet there though 🙂

me and downhill trail biking, lol ... at least gravity would make me quicker than most providing i
could keep the bike up and in 1 piece 😉

It's the one time I love gravity. Downhill off road is muchos fun too. The times I hate it are:
Uphill and shortly before gravel rash occurs 🙂

DAMHIK,IJD 🙂

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doobrie said:

yes, these thoughts definately agreeing with mine - ive now done 60 miles this week so far with
tonights ride, im getting a lift in tomorrow instead of riding in as tonight felt tough with a
crappy headwind and my knees are aching a bit so another rest day for them ... might also adjust
saddle upwards another half or 1 inch, which will be about the max i can go to see if helps with
the knees

The classic way to determine saddle height is to sit straight on the saddle, put one crank at the
bottom of the stroke and put your *heel* flat on the pedal. Your knee should still be slightly bent,
without your upper body straight. If you find your hips rocking from side to side as you ride then
the saddle is too high.

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Quoted message said:

Part of your problem is that home to work is a fixed distance that is long for a new rider. Is it
possible to not ride to work, but go for a shorter evening ride instead?

been thinking about this very thing ... it is possible but with the dark mornings/nights around the
corner i dont fancy it ... i know id get home most nights and not get on the bike, instead just
chomp through my dinner and curl up on the sofa!

I didn't mean an evening ride instead of commuting. I meant as a step on the way to being able to do
your long commute every day, try adding in 5 miles or so from home on what would otherwise be a rest
day. As you're already up to 60+ miles a week, you could well be able to do the full 150 mile weekly
commute by the time the clocks change at the end of October.

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a lot will depend on the dark nights and how i view them and the ride home as until it happens i
wont know if i'll want to ride in that - dont really know how well lit it is, etc. this would leave
me with my lunch hour to go out for roughly an hours ride during daylight which is possible and
could be challenging as the area im in is surrounded by hills ... and i could just do a fairly
circular route around the office of a few laps, so if i have maintenance issues then wouldnt take
long to walk back in ...

Laps get a bit boring very quickly. Because you don't have to do it, then it's awfully tempting to
say not today. Cycling after dark is OK. Try it now, and then convince yourself that you are going
to be a year round cycle commuter.

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