What can the average person thats been riding for along time and good health ride in miles a day 60,100,200?

Question

before his or her body will force them to stop

Answer 1

Sorry, but your idea of average is incorrect. Average means 100% of all riders divided by their probable ability. (look it up)  This includes kids as well as 70 year olds, the people that ride 5 times a year around the neighborhood. They all could be long time riders. How long you've been riding has a weak corolation to whether you can ride distance. How much you ride and how you ride would be more strongly corolated. It sounds like you may be refering to an average to 2 standard diviations not a true average.

Also, good health doesn't mean much here either. A 50 year old desk jockey may be in good health but rides 100 miles a year - around the block with his/her kids. Is this what you meant? I don't know, but maybe not.

Statisticly, including a largely stratified sample group makes the results meaningless to what you likely wanted for an answer. You, no doubt, meant to limit your question to a sub-group of "average person" but did not state it. The people that commented on your question were simply pointing this out and qualify their answers.

You state you don't mean pro riders, but as you stated your question you most certainly did as they would be used to calculate the true average. This is why you get questioned on irrelavent and realetive terms you use.

I'm guessing you mean a regular, avid rider in a certain age group in reasonable condition - or something like that. A lot of these guys on here want to give a good answer given a clear question.

Also, you state "...ride in miles a day..." Do you mean 1 single day or 2, 3, 4 or more days in a row like in a tour? A lot more people could ride 100 miles once that for 3 days straight.

Based on my guess that you may mean a regular, avid rider  between 18 to 50 years old in reasonable condition for a one time ride: Most could do 60, far less could hit 100 and a very small % could make 200.

Answer 2

Well "average" is a very loaded, mis-interprited, mis-used word.

Your true average in the US would be something like a 13 year old that rides around the neighborhood a mile or 2 at the most. How long you've been riding isn't as important as how much one has been riding. Riding 1 time a week for 50 years ain't much.

In very general terms:

For an adult who cycles 2 or more times a week and averages maybe 50+ miles, 60 would be close to the max. A few may make 100, none 200.

An average cyclist could do 60, above average 100, exceptional 200.

EDIT: PERFECT example of mis use of average. You are talking about yourself. 30 miles a day is NOT average. And I haven't a clue how Pros and RAAM got into an "average" question. Thanks for the thumbs down as my answer predicted your mis use of the term, and others talk of anything BUT average in any sense of the word. MtBikr's answer is OK, safe and general.

EDIT: look up "average" then tell me you're not plain WRONG. Thanks to cycling dude, you explained clearly why this and questions like this are such a waste of time. And to you, mtbikr, fustrating when people can't even understand why their question sucks even with multiple people stating so.

Answer 3

I generally find it easier to think about saddle hours than miles.  Depending on where you live there can be tremendous change in terrain that can really affect distance travelled.

In any case, I think a person who cycles regularly can easily double there time on bike.  Thus, if you ride 30 miles in 2 hours, or so, it'll be no sweat to ride 4 hours.

Most people can also triple there time on bike pretty easily.  In my experience, shoulders, neck and bottom will hurt, but if you eat and hydrate properly, 3 times your normal length ride shouldn't be a big problem.  Assuming terrain is pretty similar to what you've been riding, this gets you pretty close to a road century.

Four and five times your normal length ride is beginning to stretch things.  In my experience, you should expect everything between your hair and the soles of your feet to hurt.  Hydration and nutrition are critical.  Because your body can not absorb as much food and drink per hour as you are expending, you simply can't skip food and drink during a ride of this length without adding to your misery.

So, think about your preferred pace, terrain and how far you need to ride.  For example, say you want to comfortably ride 100 miles on similar terrain  to your standard rides.  You can count on some pain and do it with your current workouts.  If you add one even two 50-60 mile rides to your weekly routine a century will be much easier.

Hope this helps.

Answer 4

I know a guy in our club who rode 200 miles in one day at age 60 but of course he couldn't do that every day.

Pro riders who of course ride more than almost anyone ride 500-600 miles per week. During stage races or hard training periods they may do more.  They can ride between 20,000 to 30,000 miles per year.

During the Race Across America (RAAM), riders ride as many miles as they can each day sleeping very little to cross the USA. Those guys can do 300+ miles per day but I can't imagine they do anything but curl up into a ball when they are done.

Answer 5

Look at the RAAM site. Those guys (and gals) ride in the order of 400 mile/day for 6-8 days ... riding at 17+ mph avg for ~22 hrs/day. Fair to say they push the bounds of riding edurance. The usual reasons for dropping out are either sores or halucinations due to sleep deprivation.

Some would argue these are not average riders ... and while true I have ridden with a RAAM finisher on bike club rides and his main strength --- other than good fitness --- was endurance and high tollerance for pain.

Fairly "normal" riders can do the PAC tours (Pacific to Atlantic Crossing, but actually a range of tours are available) ... a typical tour is 26 days to cross the US @ about 110 miles/day, but there is the Elite PAC tour which does it at 200 miles/day.  Any determined, fit rider who can do back to back centrury rides (100 miles) could succeed at the PAC tour.

Finally, many ordinary people ride in multi-day events that average 60-75 miles/day.

Answer 6

I can easily ride 30 miles in one day but once I tried to do 100 and I did it, but I was d**n tired. I almost fell asleep at the wheel driving myself home!

Answer 7

I am 66 yrs old and have bad knees.

Only weigh around 130 lbs

I did 70 miles one day, average about 11 mph.

I did rest several times for about 60 min.

I would not say I am in great shape.

I was sore the next day.

I rode a LWB recumbent.

Answer 8

It depends on your pace, terrain and how long you can tolerate being on your bike. The average person should be able to ride for at least two hours before they want to get off for a little while, then get back on and go again.

EDIT; MR, this is one of those common questions that use the common wonderful statements,

"for the average" and the always fun,

"how long long does/would it take".

(personally I think the average person should be able to ride exactly 26.365657 miles a day.)