[411898]

Two days in a row (locally). Doesn't matter if it's back to back hard days or mixed hard/easy. After two consecutive days of local riding, I get bored. However, If I am in another state, then day after day after day...

 

[Blue Dot Trail]

Depends what else I have going on TBH. I work a very physical day job, so maybe about 3 days of ‘hard riding’. If I didn’t have to do my day job? The sky’s the limit honestly. A hard day of riding is nothing compared to what I do daily at work. In fact, I ride to unwind and relax.

 

[UPSed]

When I'm on vacation, I'll ride 9-10 days in a row. My biggest week was over 300 miles and 42k feet. That was a few years ago. I was actually happy to go back to work.
At 58, I find myself just wanting to get out and ride these days. Still fit, just don't have the desire to push anything anymore.

 

[Rev Bubba]

Way to go! 73 and still cookin' down some trails. And a happy birthday, Bubba! What's on tap for the birthday ride?

Thanks.

A birthday tradition I started last year on the 21st. I'm going skiing.* Today I'll do a Father's Day ride before a family get together.

* Living in NJ, we have an indoor ski area called Big Snow American Dream. There motto is "Every day is a snow day."

 

[Nat]

When I'm on vacation, I'll ride 9-10 days in a row. My biggest week was over 300 miles and 42k feet. That was a few years ago. I was actually happy to go back to work.
At 58, I find myself just wanting to get out and ride these days. Still fit, just don't have the desire to push anything anymore.

I love how one gets to tap into a special reserve tank of energy when on vacation.

 

[cookieMonster]

Yeah, when I’m on a riding vacation, I ride till I drop every day and eat tons of food to keep myself going.

However, that can backfire too. Last time I went to Whistler I rode so many laps I ended up with tendinitis in my right arm and was forced to take the following month off of riding.🤣

 

[LMN]

How many I can do regularly and how many I can in a one off is different.

Generally after 2 hard rides in a row, I am a bit of hurting unit the next moring/day. I can rally and ride well if the situation call for it but a day of drinking coffee is prefered option.

But I have done weeklong stage races before and I am at my best days 4-7. But post race hang over last a couple of weeks.

 

[Mac_89]

I did a maximum effort ride yesterday (for me). 3000ft of climbing with steep, rocky enduro stages on the way down. In present condition I wouldn't make it up the first climb. My goal is to compete in this event next year, which would mean practice day, camp overnight and then race day at maximum effort. Lots of work to do before then, but I'm feeling motivated.

 

[aerius]

2, maybe 3 days if all I'm doing is riding, eating, and sleeping.
But that almost never happens so it's usually one & done.

 

[Goran_injo]

When I get up in the morning, if my heart is beating, I'm in peak condition.

That is a pretty solid signature line you got there.

 

[UPSed]

I love how one gets to tap into a special reserve tank of energy when on vacation.

Especially with my job. I'm usually exhausted by the end of the week. Granted my workday ends around 6pm so not much time for recovery where even with my biggest rides, I can be done by noon.

 

[BansheeRune]

Thanks.

A birthday tradition I started last year on the 21st. I'm going skiing.* Today I'll do a Father's Day ride before a family get together.

* Living in NJ, we have an indoor ski area called Big Snow American Dream. There motto is "Every day is a snow day."

You're welcome!

That is awesome!

A few years back, I was snowmobiling in the morning, fishing in the afternoon, on the 4th of July doesn't get better than that! Indoor skiing sounds really appealing.

 

[SouthSoundRider]

Depends on my ride. When I ride my Peloton, I typically do 45 min - 1 hr power zone endurance sessions which burns me out. I typically ride every other day so I can recover which also includes mountain biking sessions. Much of my chronic pain is under control now. My brain wants to ride every day because my pain is controlled but it's not good for my health to be pushing it daily!

 

[phantoj]

Less than one

 

[Champion_Monster]

I've had repetitive motion and hip problems in the past, not to mention hip repair surgeries so I make it a practice to never go two days in a row. So... 1

Not advocating this for everyone but for those past their mid forties and especially working on various rehab projects I think it's a pretty good approach. When I get to the trail I'm always fresh, always ready to go if I make sure to be hydrated and reasonable well fed during the day.

 

[Crankout]

Age 54. After three days in a row I can tell I'm fatigued. If I have the time and the weather is cooperative I'll still ride (like the OP I ride a lot because I love it) but I can really feel sluggish.

Similar age but same experience. After a few consecutive mod to high effort days, my legs and body tell me 'nope.' Today is one of them, and I plan to do nothing more than some yardwork later.

The payoff for resting or going Zone 1 is immense.

 

[Nat]

Similar age but same experience. After a few consecutive mod to high effort days, my legs and body tell me 'nope.' Today is one of them, and I plan to do nothing more than some yardwork later.

The payoff for resting or going Zone 1 is immense.

I was supposed to rest and recover yesterday but the weather was too perfect. Went for a short ride because I just had to. I’m en route to Whistler at the moment having a breakfast burrito and Nescafé at a random taqueria that I don’t think is officially open yet.

 

[Fleas]

I do wonder how people train for TSE, or other MTB stage races.

If I "race", I can do 2 days in a row.
The 3rd day will be non-competitive, since my motor will be spent. I'm just not trained for that level of output.
If I'm just tooling through the woods, though, I can ride pretty much every day.

The most ever was 111 miles of singletrack with 11,500' in 4 days. That was a long time ago, though. Day 3 was flat-ish and day 4 was shorter (and totally not flat), but we rode hard all 4 days.
I rode in a St. Patrick's Day parade the next day, and that was enough. 😁

-F

 

[SabbathU71]

I'm part of the older (51), beer drinking, "I ride only because I love to ride" crowd and here is a typical week that works for me to keep progressing and building fitness....

Monday - recovery trainer ride. 40 minutes minimal effort spin in the garage, 1 hour of strength training.
Tuesday - Hard short effort. 7 miles. 1,000 vertical climb, flowy switchback decent.
Wednesday - intervals on trainer. 30 minutes in the garage.. Max/min effort. 1 hour strength training.
Thursday - Beer and rest
Friday - Beer and date night
Saturday - long hard MTB effort. group ride situation. 20 miles. 3 hours. 2,000ft vertical, then rowdy, techy, chunky switchbacks downhill. I'm beat up after this. But still more beer.
Sunday - long road ride. BBQ then beer. 🍺🍺

But to answer the question, anything more than this, I get too tired to have fun on a ride.

 

[Nat]

Lol