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My first 100 km ride ! (leminal.space)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by Marvin_Rouge@leminal.space to c/bicycles@lemmy.ca
 

Made my first "100 km ride" last Monday! Kinda proud, so I wanna share ๐Ÿ˜Š. 112 km, 5.5 hours total, cumulative elevation gain ~~3800 m~~ โ†’ I think OpenTracks fooled me there, it's more likely 1230 mโ€ฆ ๐Ÿซข

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[โ€“] ddplf@szmer.info 28 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Nah man, you haven't ridden 100km.

You've ridden 100km on a MTB, which makes it so much more impressive!

[โ€“] Marvin_Rouge@leminal.space 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Thanks :-D That's the only one I got, and it's a good one.

[โ€“] ddplf@szmer.info 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I love MTBs, their versatility is unmatching, but damn are they slow! I used to go 18km/h average on my old Merida, now I have Rose Count Solo 2 and I get some astounding 24km/h ๐Ÿ˜„

[โ€“] Marvin_Rouge@leminal.space 3 points 1 month ago

This one's my "first" bike since my teen years, more than a quarter of a century agoโ€ฆ I'm quite happy with it, but yes, it needs some stamina!

[โ€“] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Is it the gear range that mainly affect the speed? Have to ask as the only bike i ever rode is 20inch wheel heavy as heck bmx and currently a folding bike ๐Ÿ˜…

[โ€“] ddplf@szmer.info 4 points 1 month ago

I'd say wheels might be the most important of all, you can even improve your speed significantly without putting in any money just by increasing their pressure

[โ€“] BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The gear range, the tires and the weight.

[โ€“] Amuletta@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The tires, mostly. I had one of the early mountain bikes back in the 80s and kept a wardrobe of tires for it. (This was when there was a lot more choice for 26" wheels). The 1.75" moderately knobby ones were for daily commutes, the smoother 1.375" for weekend camping trips with the touring club, the chunky 2.25" knobbies were for the rare occasions when I actually used it as a mountain bike. On Friday night I would swap over for whatever I planned to do that weekend, then change back on Sunday night. I got to be really fast at tire changes after a while.

[โ€“] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 weeks ago

Interesting! I'm looking to get a mtb around this month to replace my bmx, so maybe i could swap to 1.75" for commuting. Hopefully the option isn't limited in my country for 26" (i am short)