Hi COGgers,
I was hoping to find an existing post on this subject, but didn't see one. Sorry if I missed it.
For those of us that have been riding for a number of years, but not touring, I'm trying to get a sense for what a safe number of riding hours (per day) would be in fair weather when you are riding relatively hard to reach a destination. I fully understand that this depends on a number of factors, so please don't bombard me with my stupidity (I already get that from my 3 year-old daughter). :-[
I am 55, in good health, in relatively good shape, and riding a C-14 (1-up).
Using a real scenario, the SE folks are talking about a possible spring rally in/around Robbinsville, NC. On mapquest, from Port Saint Lucie, FL, I could take 75 or 95. Both routes are an average 725 mls and 11 1/2 hours.
If I do the following, is it still crazy to think about covering that kind of geography in a day?....
Leave at sunrise.
Stay hydrated
Eat on the road, nothing heavy.
Take 5 min. stroll during gas stops
Not exceed 85-90 on freeway (although I know law officers are our friends, I don't like talking to them on the side of the road, so I ride relatively conservatively)
I know I won't know what personally works for me until I do it the first time, but for planning purposes, I would be curious to know what other folks are comfortable with.
Thanks a bunch!
I was hoping to find an existing post on this subject, but didn't see one. Sorry if I missed it.
For those of us that have been riding for a number of years, but not touring, I'm trying to get a sense for what a safe number of riding hours (per day) would be in fair weather when you are riding relatively hard to reach a destination. I fully understand that this depends on a number of factors, so please don't bombard me with my stupidity (I already get that from my 3 year-old daughter). :-[
I am 55, in good health, in relatively good shape, and riding a C-14 (1-up).
Using a real scenario, the SE folks are talking about a possible spring rally in/around Robbinsville, NC. On mapquest, from Port Saint Lucie, FL, I could take 75 or 95. Both routes are an average 725 mls and 11 1/2 hours.
If I do the following, is it still crazy to think about covering that kind of geography in a day?....
Leave at sunrise.
Stay hydrated
Eat on the road, nothing heavy.
Take 5 min. stroll during gas stops
Not exceed 85-90 on freeway (although I know law officers are our friends, I don't like talking to them on the side of the road, so I ride relatively conservatively)
I know I won't know what personally works for me until I do it the first time, but for planning purposes, I would be curious to know what other folks are comfortable with.
Thanks a bunch!