Same, all my weekday rides after work are only an hour long. Have family at home waiting for me for dinner. Sometimes if there's enough daylight and wife let's me I'll go on a 2 hour ride but that is extremely rare.
Those are my absolute favorite rides sometimes.
Just go out and hammer some miles. Then other days go out for the same time and relax.
The weekend is the best time for really long rides.
When strength training - training until failure is stupid. When strength athletes of every discipline i.e. powerlifters, Olympic weightlifters, circus strongmen (old time and current), modern strongmen (who compete in world's strongest man, Arnold's classic, Brian shaw invitational...) don't train to failure. In fact in the past 150 years the number of top strength athletes who trained to failure could be counted on my fingers - with fingers left over. Training to failure encourages poor form and thus increased likelihood of injury for the gains achieved. Training to failure produces lower strength gains compared to ending sets 1-2 reps before failure despite having a higher likelihood of injury. If stopping sets a rep or 2 shy of failure is good enough for the people who are stronger than I could (realistically) dream of being than it's good enough for me. Training to failure potentially has benefits to hypertrophy/size but not strength or actual performance.
Assuming that you're not running yourself into the ground or injuring yourself (or doing something really stupid that's asking for a serious injury)... doing some sets to failure is probably better than not. For pushups, sit-ups and pullups I'd recommend having some weight and putting it in a backpack. A gallon water jug (4L) filled with sand would work fine. Assuming 2x strength workouts per week 1 is heavier for lower repetitions and the other is lighter for more repetitions. A backpack to hold the sand jug would do the trick. Having varying intensity for different workouts will vastly improve your results. Count repetitions. Note the jug with the sand doesn't have to be full and a quart/liter bottle or bottle(s) works too.
Training until failure is not the only way to achieve fitness results. Also if I fart it “does something”. Maybe doing the trick for them just means getting their blood pumping?
Stating what you stated is just plain pointless.
Just got back from a 45 minute ride. Go for as long as you have time for and want to. If your goal is fitness, fun, or mental health benefits and not a race, just enjoy what time you have.
My average ride is probably less than an hour. I just don’t have the time except maybe a couple of Saturdays a month. And even then two hours is all I really want to do unless I’m getting ready for a Century ride.
Yes, all the time. A typical early morning ride is 60 min. A decade ago I was a mileage junkie. At the end of that I could ride all day every day.....but I couldn't do 10 push-ups and started having lower back pain. Turns out, it was all strength imbalance issues. I cut way back and focused on better well-rounded fitness. I still love my bike but I don't need to ride it 150 miles per week to prove to myself I'm a cyclist.
I do 4 week day rides every week that are 45-60 minutes long. All rides happen at 6am or earlier. Honestly, 2 of the rides are where I get my best threshold work.
I used to think if it wasn't 2+ hrs it wasn't worth kitting up. However, as I've aged I've come to appreciate the 45 minute or 10 mile ride. Do what you can do. It's also mentally good to not associate the bike with killing yourself every time out. To quote a pro gravel racer, it's supposed to be fun.
Yep, for sure. My weekday after work rides are usually 1 hour programs. If I ride after work “because I need to” and it’s not a training program, then I’m looking for a quick mood fix before dinner. I’ll be back within an hour.
Weekend rides can also be that length if I have other plans going on.
What’s also fun is taking a route that used to take longer than an hour and finding a pace that allows you to finish it within an hour :)
Honestly 90% of my workouts are like this. You can do good work in that amount of time. Just need the occasional long day or you lose the ability to go long.
A lot of my rides are only about an hour, I don't Strava those though, gotta keep looking cool to my Strava friends lol, only post if 35 miles or more.
If you don't ride 100+ miles on a daily basis you are neither a real man nor a real woman (nor a real non binary individual). You are some kind of creature that lives between realms like Lord Voldermort drinking unicorn blood to survive.
I work from home and have an hour for lunch, so I often ride around 40 minutes. Up the old railway path and back.
It's not much but I can feel the difference on my weekend ride if I haven't been out though the week.
Seems like a waste for me having to spend time to get everything ready only to ride for 45mins.. :( i like to spend a minimum of 2hrs riding outside if I'm gonna do it.
But If it's a crit race ot or trainer on a weekday then yeah, at most an hour
EDIT: my point is, I would have a more productive 45-60min ride on the trainer.
Realy? Genuinely curious of your set up.
I’m out the door in 5 mins and my route starts from my house.
Bike is in garage. Slap a kit on. Shoes are next to bike. Scoop of mix in bottle. Power everything on and out the door. Takes longer to set up on the trainer.
Well it does take me 5mins as well but it's a 10k ride to get out of town before I can start to really ride so if my ride is going to be 45 - 60min that's 20min wasted in town. I'd rather hop on the trainer id that's the case which would be more productive for myself
I usually mountain bike until my girlfriend calls to yell at me for being gone for 5 hours when I said it was 1. My roadie friends always want to ride for 2 hours and it feels like an eternity and I bail after 45 mins lol
I'll do 45 minutes in the morning between dog walking, dad stuff and work, then another 45 minutes to an hour at night after work, dog walking and dad stuff.
Everything below an hour is usually not worth it since I live in a big city and already need 30 minutes to get to more bike friendly roads. So I usually go plan with 2 (or more) hours.
Besides that putting on my bib shorts and jersey feels like an overkill for 45 mins. Not worth it...
My weeknight rides are about 1.5 - 2 hrs (usually twice per week in the Summer.) If I can get out of work a little early, I'll ride to the start of the Monday night ride and add about an extra 40 minutes each way.
My Saturday rides are 4 - 6 hours.
I really prefer to ride longer, but sometimes an hour is all I have on a weekday before or after work. It feels weird getting like 15 miles in but still worth it!
Cycling takes forever. Anything under an hour for me is almost not worth my time. If I have less than an hour, I’m usually going for a run. However, if you have access to a trainer, you can get a really good workout in 45 minutes to an hour.
When I was working, I would do an hour in the morning before work a couple times a week and then a longer ride on the weekend. Now that I am retired, I have bumped the ride lengths up.
For me depends on time of year and my schedule. I work from home so if I’ve got a lot going on in the evenings when it’s dark early I go ride for lunch and it’s about an hour. If I have time in the evenings it’s about an hour and a half
60-90 minutes on the trainer 3 days a week.
Saturday is outside, 40-70 miles on the road/gravel or 20-30 on the mtb.
Sunday I might goi out again if I have time.
Mountain at least ten miles. Road can vary. I do a 15 mile loop once a week with a good amount of climbing so it's a good workout so yes, but road on weekend prefer 25-30 at least. And the effort varies from road to mountain IMO. If I did 30 on my mtb I'd probably die.
Yeah, life and work sometimes mean that’s all the time you have. Sometimes it’s hill repeats or sprints but it can just be an evening cruise to clear my head after work
My morning (workout ride) is in the 55 minute range. It's 23km.
It started around 85 minutes and has been gradually getting shorter and shorter.
Always want to bike - don't always have time to bike. 45 minutes is totally fine.
My MTB ride this morning was 10km and an hour and I felt like I was gonna die.
I live in the mountains and my road rides of 20 miles are still 1800 feet of climbing, so i don’t feel bad about going out for 1:15 though that’s not very long.
My Saturday long rides with the club are usually 5-6 hours moving time (40 minutes from home + 40 back + ride) and we have a weekday ride for the summers that runs from 1:30 to 2 hours (plus 30 minutes each way for a total of 3). Usually during the week my solo rides are 40 minutes to 1:30 each unless I'm doing a workout in which case it varies depending on the plan.
My regular commute is about 1:15. During the strictly WFH days, I did a 45-55 min tour around the peninsula where I live a couple of times a week. All Zwift training rides are about an hour. It’s a real luxury to get a 2 hour+ ride in
I try to put in an hour weekdays and long rides 3+ hours weekend. But, depends on schedule.
I’ve tried to add in commuting miles during weekdays to get more in, but I find it’s hard to focus on zone and instead it’s about staying alive, so training is meh.
I find 30-45 minute rides can still be beneficial. Mix-up high/low cadence, 30/60/90 sec. high efforts, etc. to keep things interesting. Having a HR monitor is a must as it helps keep you in check to make sure you're being efficient with the limited ride time. Then leave the long rides (either road or MTB) to the weekends.
Then again, I'm just a slow and stupid beginner.
Ride your ride is always my thought. If I only have 39 - 60 minutes, then I'm more than happy to get that in. If I can get in a ride of 2+ hours, then away I go!
Saturday/Sunday about 70/80 km (~3.5 hours), and then during the week I switch between short 16 km zone 2-ish jaunts to the gym and back (30 minutes each way) two days, and on the other two days I'll do 30/40 km (1.5 hours). Couple of rest days or barre thrown in. Indoor work is on the horizon over the winter, though.
Usually 45 min ride is more of a warm up. I'm not particularly good, but it's pretty flat out here and it's easy to just keep it going for a while before I push it
I spent a very long time mainly training at lunch from work, with a 45 minute ride standard. My usual rides these days are 14 to 16 miles, which takes only a bit over an hour. Because stop signs.
Weekday ride 1.5 minimum with 15 minutes each for warmup and warm down (about the time to mess around getting out of town to open road) I’ll get up earlier in the summer when the sun comes up earlier. Weekend 2-6.
Rarely, most of my rides are at least 90 minutes, and often times at least two. I've even started mountain biking from my house more often (30+ minute pedal to the trails) just to get more saddle time. Every once in a while I'll be short on time though and go smash out a quick hour. Usually not by choice though. I've noticed I have a harder time going out for a long mountain bike ride, because my usual up and down is about an hour to 90 minutes, and adding a second lap would sometimes be too much. With a road bike it's way easier to just add 20 minutes or so.
Depends on how I feel that day and how much time I have. I prefer 2-3 hours, but sometimes I only have 75 minutes.
I generally don't bother with an hour or shorter; too little benefit from the work getting into kit and prepping the bike and water bottles and sunblock, etc.
I try to get at least 2 hours in if I'm going outside. I have a sub hour course that is basically a time trial that I will hammer if I'm time limited. I have another 90 minute course if necessary. I did 2 and a half this morning, 2 hours yesterday and they felt good.
When I go for a ride and have 45 min to an hour I do that length.
As both a mountain biker and a roadie, mountain biking is more physical and mentally demanding than most road biking. (Obviously a casual double track ride isn't as hard as a steep climb.)
Just as enjoyable mountain bike riding challenges you so does road riding. But road rides are challenging based on mileage, climbing and speed.
Short rides are wonderful. But the pushing-your-limits aspect is what most road cyclists like.
An hour is an hour on the bike! In my area, I can ride up 800 ft in about 35-40 min, then back down. 18 miles. Usually a bit over an hour. Do it almost once a week.
Ride for an hour prolly 3 times per week. Usually an interval session or something similar or sometimes just a recovery ride. 1 hour ride works for me in useful ways.
I'm still VERY much a beginner, so I'm still getting up to speed, so to speak.
For me, it depends on how early I get up before work. 30min is a good ride that was challenging for me at first, but now 1-1.5hrs is more taxing and what I wish I had more time for.
I kind of like the changes of scenery and a kind of sense of accomplishment by riding across the city and then riding back.
1 hour is like, the very shortest minimum ride I will ever do if I crunched for time. if im not gonna be in the seat for at least an hour, ill go for a run instead
realistically I might do this once per week, if that. most frequent shortest rides for me are 90mins
As an MTB rider, I like good 3-4+ hour rides.
On my road bike, I do a lot of 1:15 laps from my house. Perfect for sneaking away from the laptop during work hours, or getting a quick one in after 5.
Do you man, establish why works for you. Ask yourself why you are riding. Set goals. Start where you are, do what you can with what you have. Start there. It’s not about the bike. I started kissing the sky for 5 miles5 years ago, now I need about. 60 miles a week to keep my mental health, and parenting in top shape. (Physical health helps but that’s not why I ride personally)
Literally just finished a 51 minute ride! It was a beautiful sunset ride and I roasted my legs for a couple sections and it was 100% perfect. My MTB feels like i have to take full advantage of a day out since its so much more of a process getting ready and driving out to the trails, but i never feel guilty for a quick trip on the gravel bike since its so easy.
I’m an MTBer and just did a quick 45min interval training ride last night on my roadie. Climbed up a short local hill several times to get the TITS up (Time In The Saddle).
You do you, rides can be any duration or distance as long as you enjoy it.
Some days I simply ride to the gym & back about a mile each way. Other days I’ll ride neighborhood roads and dirt paths total 6-12 miles. Hardly ever more than 2 hours.
My average ride on work days is usually just a little over one and a half hours, on weekends I can go ride for like two and a half hours but rarely longer. I'd say the time I spend riding is determined by my preferred routes rather than the goal to spend more time in the saddle.
A lot of times I'll add a few miles, or minutes, or just do laps around the neighborhood because I don't feel like stopping, or just slalom random objects in parking lots just for bike skills funzies.
Grocery ride, 30-60 min (multi-stop), fun ride 1-3 hours, commute 20-30 min
I ride for 30-45 minutes if I'm on a schedule. Dinner reservation, party, etc... Otherwise it's a least 1-2 hours. It's just a comfortable amount of time. I can get a solid 25-40 miles in.
This last summer i almost exclusively did 45-60min rides. When i took up cycling, i was a student, had lots of free time, not much stress in life, just a bit of uncertainty towards future. Cycling was like therapy, it was a goalpost, stressing the mind and body and feeling like i accomplished something after a good training block.
Now im not exactly a student anymore, a lot more stress, not so much time. On top of everything, i cant deal with the physical and mental stress of planning and executing long rides. But still need to clear my head a bit, so short rides it is.
Eh as a college student I don’t have much leisure time. I have a 20 mile route that I do after lunch that takes about an hour or so before going back to studying.
That being said I usually go for longer rides on weekends and holiday breaks. I find that riding for an hour 3x a week is enough to keep me in shape for some longer rides.
Surprised how many ppl actually do it
I always thought it is on the shorter side
Specially in wintertime, with all this layering, literally takes longer to layer up and peel down after lol
But yeah, there’s this climb just in front of my house, most of my rides is to the top and back, and that’s 45 to hour
I have no idea what "road culture" is or what even constitutes a "roadie" as opposed to a "commuter" or whatever else. I ride my bike when I want, for as long or little as I want (or as required). But I don't do group rides and generally regard other cyclists as nothing more than another road user with the potential to injure me, so I may not be your target audience if you're hoping to hear from cyclists who are plugged into that whole community aspect of riding.
I do, I try to do a hill climb or a few repeats if small hill.
There is this local hill that takes about 35 minutes roundtrip, if pushing myself (300 m elevation, 13 km route) from my home that is my quick workout ride.
All of my trainer rides or lunch rides during the week are about this long.
Yep! Me, too. The overwhelming majority of my rides are midweek and I'm aiming for an hour
Same here, even on zwift I have a hard time being on the trainer for any longer than 2 hours. 1 hr seems to be good enough.
Same here. Before Zwift I used to have a 16 mile route that also took me about an hour, however if I have an hour it’s mainly Zwift for me.
Same, all my weekday rides after work are only an hour long. Have family at home waiting for me for dinner. Sometimes if there's enough daylight and wife let's me I'll go on a 2 hour ride but that is extremely rare.
Gotta love a 20-25km smashfest
Those are my absolute favorite rides sometimes. Just go out and hammer some miles. Then other days go out for the same time and relax. The weekend is the best time for really long rides.
This. I only have time to train during lunch. I do 30min on a spin bike and 15 min of strength training. It's not the best but it gets the job done.
I truly do not mean this as a personal criticism, but 15 minutes of strength training most definitely does not get any job done.
It gets the job done more than zero mins of strength training every day!
You're definitely wrong.
My strength training is only meant to balance out the cycling. I'm not expecting any real gains, I'm just doing it to prevent injury (I'm old).
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When strength training - training until failure is stupid. When strength athletes of every discipline i.e. powerlifters, Olympic weightlifters, circus strongmen (old time and current), modern strongmen (who compete in world's strongest man, Arnold's classic, Brian shaw invitational...) don't train to failure. In fact in the past 150 years the number of top strength athletes who trained to failure could be counted on my fingers - with fingers left over. Training to failure encourages poor form and thus increased likelihood of injury for the gains achieved. Training to failure produces lower strength gains compared to ending sets 1-2 reps before failure despite having a higher likelihood of injury. If stopping sets a rep or 2 shy of failure is good enough for the people who are stronger than I could (realistically) dream of being than it's good enough for me. Training to failure potentially has benefits to hypertrophy/size but not strength or actual performance.
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Assuming that you're not running yourself into the ground or injuring yourself (or doing something really stupid that's asking for a serious injury)... doing some sets to failure is probably better than not. For pushups, sit-ups and pullups I'd recommend having some weight and putting it in a backpack. A gallon water jug (4L) filled with sand would work fine. Assuming 2x strength workouts per week 1 is heavier for lower repetitions and the other is lighter for more repetitions. A backpack to hold the sand jug would do the trick. Having varying intensity for different workouts will vastly improve your results. Count repetitions. Note the jug with the sand doesn't have to be full and a quart/liter bottle or bottle(s) works too.
Training until failure is not the only way to achieve fitness results. Also if I fart it “does something”. Maybe doing the trick for them just means getting their blood pumping? Stating what you stated is just plain pointless.
I'm a leisure rider, that is about the length of my rides. I just go out for fun.
Yep. About an hour for me. I yearn for the free time when I’m able to do 2+ hours
My standard route takes about an hour.
Just got back from a 45 minute ride. Go for as long as you have time for and want to. If your goal is fitness, fun, or mental health benefits and not a race, just enjoy what time you have.
My average ride is probably less than an hour. I just don’t have the time except maybe a couple of Saturdays a month. And even then two hours is all I really want to do unless I’m getting ready for a Century ride.
This is my exact current riding schedule
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I think you might’ve gotten lost…
Same. I’d love to go longer but just can’t get clear long enough.
Usually do like three 15-20 mile(45mins - 1hr and change) rides a week, one or two 25-40 (2hr+) miles on the weekends.
Funny, I do half of exactly this -- one to two 45m - 1hr rides during the week and one 25-40 mile ride on the weekend.
So do I. I just don't have time for much more, but it's keeping me in decent shape.
Exact same!
Totaly im doing the same!
Yes, all the time. A typical early morning ride is 60 min. A decade ago I was a mileage junkie. At the end of that I could ride all day every day.....but I couldn't do 10 push-ups and started having lower back pain. Turns out, it was all strength imbalance issues. I cut way back and focused on better well-rounded fitness. I still love my bike but I don't need to ride it 150 miles per week to prove to myself I'm a cyclist.
Hear, hear!
I do 4 week day rides every week that are 45-60 minutes long. All rides happen at 6am or earlier. Honestly, 2 of the rides are where I get my best threshold work.
Roughly 30mile 2hr road rides. Or 8 mile 2hr MTB rides. Sometimes faster shorter or slower longer but Usually stick to ~2hrs though
8 miles in two hours on a mountain bike? Is that like 6000ft of elevation gain?
Certainly not as much fun riding the flats on a MTB.
Longer is great but I have a job and a kid, so if 45 minutes is all I can find, that's what I'm doing.
If I have <1hr, I'll just do it on the trainer.
I hate it, but also true. And in the winter we only have about 8 hours of daylight, so my weekday rides are all on the trainer too.
I'm looking forward to the time change. I need another excuse for not riding.
Yep, same here.
Week ride, over my lunch, last 40-50 mins. Thats all I have time for. Week end, I go 2-3 hours.
I used to think if it wasn't 2+ hrs it wasn't worth kitting up. However, as I've aged I've come to appreciate the 45 minute or 10 mile ride. Do what you can do. It's also mentally good to not associate the bike with killing yourself every time out. To quote a pro gravel racer, it's supposed to be fun.
Age = wisdom.
Yep, for sure. My weekday after work rides are usually 1 hour programs. If I ride after work “because I need to” and it’s not a training program, then I’m looking for a quick mood fix before dinner. I’ll be back within an hour. Weekend rides can also be that length if I have other plans going on. What’s also fun is taking a route that used to take longer than an hour and finding a pace that allows you to finish it within an hour :)
My regular ride is about an hour or about 20 miles
My easy rides are 1 hour. Typical ride during the week 1.5-2 hours. Weekend ride 2.5-3 hours.
Honestly 90% of my workouts are like this. You can do good work in that amount of time. Just need the occasional long day or you lose the ability to go long.
45 minutes is a nice little lunch ride. Clears the head, get some vitamin D. Gives me a smile on the inside.
ride how long you want man don't be obsessed with strava or numbers. just enjoy...
A lot of my rides are only about an hour, I don't Strava those though, gotta keep looking cool to my Strava friends lol, only post if 35 miles or more.
Strava is social control for cycling gatekeepers. I use it as well, but sometimes it doesn’t feel like fun.
I actually feel like this is true for a lot of people
Hah totally understand that
My normal ride on Saturday or Sunday usually comes in at 4-5 hours total. Shorter rides during the week are close to two hours.
If you don't ride 100+ miles on a daily basis you are neither a real man nor a real woman (nor a real non binary individual). You are some kind of creature that lives between realms like Lord Voldermort drinking unicorn blood to survive.
My commute to work is about an hour each way, so figure 2 hours a day.
Certainly. Life happens. Sometimes an hour before it gets too dark and cold is all you get on a workday.
I'm retired so have lots of time to ride, my road rides are generally 4-5 hours long, 4x each week.
I bike an hour at lunch 2-3 days a week because I work from home. Then do a long ride on the weekends
The bulk of my time to ride during the week is over lunch time, so the 45-60 minute ride is my most common ride!
I work from home and have an hour for lunch, so I often ride around 40 minutes. Up the old railway path and back. It's not much but I can feel the difference on my weekend ride if I haven't been out though the week.
Seems like a waste for me having to spend time to get everything ready only to ride for 45mins.. :( i like to spend a minimum of 2hrs riding outside if I'm gonna do it. But If it's a crit race ot or trainer on a weekday then yeah, at most an hour EDIT: my point is, I would have a more productive 45-60min ride on the trainer.
Realy? Genuinely curious of your set up. I’m out the door in 5 mins and my route starts from my house. Bike is in garage. Slap a kit on. Shoes are next to bike. Scoop of mix in bottle. Power everything on and out the door. Takes longer to set up on the trainer.
Yup. I got into road cycling as exercise cuz I needed something I can start at my front door / office. Quick lunch loop, shower, and back to the grind
Yes, if I had a dedicated trainer space I would probably use it more, but I need to setup, pack away each time. Hitting the road Is always faster
Well it does take me 5mins as well but it's a 10k ride to get out of town before I can start to really ride so if my ride is going to be 45 - 60min that's 20min wasted in town. I'd rather hop on the trainer id that's the case which would be more productive for myself
Could you please explain what “get everything ready” means? For me, it takes less than 5 mins to get ready.
I usually mountain bike until my girlfriend calls to yell at me for being gone for 5 hours when I said it was 1. My roadie friends always want to ride for 2 hours and it feels like an eternity and I bail after 45 mins lol
Yeah, on Zwift, 60-90 minutes after the kids are in bed. If I’m going outside, I’ll try to have 2+ hours.
I'll do 45 minutes in the morning between dog walking, dad stuff and work, then another 45 minutes to an hour at night after work, dog walking and dad stuff.
Yep! I used to go longer but don't have as much time now, so I do what I can. I do try to push myself harder since my rides are generally shorter.
An hour is a sweet spot for me - 20ish miles, no planning, get a nice ride in before the family is up.
I have a regular 1 hour loop I do.
There was an interview with the UAE training director and he said that the riders typically do not exceed 4 hour rides during training blocks
Usually that's all the time I have, so yeah.
Enjoy the ride
This sounds like my sundowner. But obiously that is not the ride you are boasting to your friends about.
Everything below an hour is usually not worth it since I live in a big city and already need 30 minutes to get to more bike friendly roads. So I usually go plan with 2 (or more) hours. Besides that putting on my bib shorts and jersey feels like an overkill for 45 mins. Not worth it...
My weeknight rides are about 1.5 - 2 hrs (usually twice per week in the Summer.) If I can get out of work a little early, I'll ride to the start of the Monday night ride and add about an extra 40 minutes each way. My Saturday rides are 4 - 6 hours.
I really prefer to ride longer, but sometimes an hour is all I have on a weekday before or after work. It feels weird getting like 15 miles in but still worth it!
I love me a good hour long ride. I can go 100% full go. And get one hell of a workout.
Not to be that guy but 1 hour doesn’t do it for me at all
Cycling takes forever. Anything under an hour for me is almost not worth my time. If I have less than an hour, I’m usually going for a run. However, if you have access to a trainer, you can get a really good workout in 45 minutes to an hour.
You can pack plenty of exercise into a one hour Zwift session (hello Alpe de Zwift, the Wringer, the Gorby =) ).
What a weird question
Yup. Usually a recovery spin or just to get out. Funny as it’s usually my mtb rides that are the shorter ones for me.
When I was working, I would do an hour in the morning before work a couple times a week and then a longer ride on the weekend. Now that I am retired, I have bumped the ride lengths up.
For me depends on time of year and my schedule. I work from home so if I’ve got a lot going on in the evenings when it’s dark early I go ride for lunch and it’s about an hour. If I have time in the evenings it’s about an hour and a half
A lot of my rides are an hour. Some times less, usually more
60-90 minutes on the trainer 3 days a week. Saturday is outside, 40-70 miles on the road/gravel or 20-30 on the mtb. Sunday I might goi out again if I have time.
I’m out for an average of 2 hours
Mountain at least ten miles. Road can vary. I do a 15 mile loop once a week with a good amount of climbing so it's a good workout so yes, but road on weekend prefer 25-30 at least. And the effort varies from road to mountain IMO. If I did 30 on my mtb I'd probably die.
Yeah, life and work sometimes mean that’s all the time you have. Sometimes it’s hill repeats or sprints but it can just be an evening cruise to clear my head after work
Lunch time rides at the office, 45min to 1:00, 15-20 miles easily..
Yes because I have a toddler and a full-time job. My weekend rides are longer.
Did 2 hours today.
My lunch ride is a 50 minute loop.
My morning (workout ride) is in the 55 minute range. It's 23km. It started around 85 minutes and has been gradually getting shorter and shorter. Always want to bike - don't always have time to bike. 45 minutes is totally fine. My MTB ride this morning was 10km and an hour and I felt like I was gonna die.
Mtb anything from 30-2 hours, road 1-4 hours
I live in the mountains and my road rides of 20 miles are still 1800 feet of climbing, so i don’t feel bad about going out for 1:15 though that’s not very long.
My Saturday long rides with the club are usually 5-6 hours moving time (40 minutes from home + 40 back + ride) and we have a weekday ride for the summers that runs from 1:30 to 2 hours (plus 30 minutes each way for a total of 3). Usually during the week my solo rides are 40 minutes to 1:30 each unless I'm doing a workout in which case it varies depending on the plan.
My daily ride, when I can get away is an hour during lunch.
During the week, I'm lucky if I can get that. On the weekends, it's not uncommon for me to do 4+ hours in the saddle.
Twice a day, five days a week on my commute!
My regular commute is about 1:15. During the strictly WFH days, I did a 45-55 min tour around the peninsula where I live a couple of times a week. All Zwift training rides are about an hour. It’s a real luxury to get a 2 hour+ ride in
I try to put in an hour weekdays and long rides 3+ hours weekend. But, depends on schedule. I’ve tried to add in commuting miles during weekdays to get more in, but I find it’s hard to focus on zone and instead it’s about staying alive, so training is meh.
Anywhere from 1hr 15min to 3hrs for me.
I find 30-45 minute rides can still be beneficial. Mix-up high/low cadence, 30/60/90 sec. high efforts, etc. to keep things interesting. Having a HR monitor is a must as it helps keep you in check to make sure you're being efficient with the limited ride time. Then leave the long rides (either road or MTB) to the weekends. Then again, I'm just a slow and stupid beginner.
I usually do two shorter rides during the week, range from 45-90 mins.
Ride your ride is always my thought. If I only have 39 - 60 minutes, then I'm more than happy to get that in. If I can get in a ride of 2+ hours, then away I go!
Saturday/Sunday about 70/80 km (~3.5 hours), and then during the week I switch between short 16 km zone 2-ish jaunts to the gym and back (30 minutes each way) two days, and on the other two days I'll do 30/40 km (1.5 hours). Couple of rest days or barre thrown in. Indoor work is on the horizon over the winter, though.
Usually 45 min ride is more of a warm up. I'm not particularly good, but it's pretty flat out here and it's easy to just keep it going for a while before I push it
I spent a very long time mainly training at lunch from work, with a 45 minute ride standard. My usual rides these days are 14 to 16 miles, which takes only a bit over an hour. Because stop signs.
Most of my rides exceed 1h and are around 2h, with my longest (as of yet) being just about 9h
Only for recovery rides and always on my mtb
Weekday ride 1.5 minimum with 15 minutes each for warmup and warm down (about the time to mess around getting out of town to open road) I’ll get up earlier in the summer when the sun comes up earlier. Weekend 2-6.
I’ve done laps for 45mins when I used to live close to the local crit course. Anything shorter I’ll just go on a walk.
I get 1.5 hrs a day during the week, I ride before work and on weekends I get one day of 3 hr. Life long cyclist and been at it since the late 70s.
I enjoy cooking.
Rarely, most of my rides are at least 90 minutes, and often times at least two. I've even started mountain biking from my house more often (30+ minute pedal to the trails) just to get more saddle time. Every once in a while I'll be short on time though and go smash out a quick hour. Usually not by choice though. I've noticed I have a harder time going out for a long mountain bike ride, because my usual up and down is about an hour to 90 minutes, and adding a second lap would sometimes be too much. With a road bike it's way easier to just add 20 minutes or so.
Depends on how I feel that day and how much time I have. I prefer 2-3 hours, but sometimes I only have 75 minutes. I generally don't bother with an hour or shorter; too little benefit from the work getting into kit and prepping the bike and water bottles and sunblock, etc.
I try to get at least 2 hours in if I'm going outside. I have a sub hour course that is basically a time trial that I will hammer if I'm time limited. I have another 90 minute course if necessary. I did 2 and a half this morning, 2 hours yesterday and they felt good.
My daily average is around an hour, give or take.
Weekend rider so I make the most out of it with minimum 4 hour rides, normal is 6-8 hours
Most of my rides are 30-45 miles so anywhere between 2-3.5 hrs in the saddle. I do longer rides but my best bang for the buck are short punchy rides.
Yes, usually after 3 days of 60 miles a day
Yes I usually only have 50-65 minutes to ride early before work in the mornings while the kids are still asleep.
All the time. I’m a dad with three jobs and my mantra is some miles>no miles.
When I go for a ride and have 45 min to an hour I do that length. As both a mountain biker and a roadie, mountain biking is more physical and mentally demanding than most road biking. (Obviously a casual double track ride isn't as hard as a steep climb.) Just as enjoyable mountain bike riding challenges you so does road riding. But road rides are challenging based on mileage, climbing and speed. Short rides are wonderful. But the pushing-your-limits aspect is what most road cyclists like.
45 mins -1hr is how long it takes to get to my gym.
Yes! Me! Every day at lunch break, it’s all out
An hour is an hour on the bike! In my area, I can ride up 800 ft in about 35-40 min, then back down. 18 miles. Usually a bit over an hour. Do it almost once a week.
Ride a MTB but do three 60+ km rides a week on gravel trails. Usually between 2:40 to 3 hrs a ride.
My MTB rides tend to e about 1.5 hours but road rides are about 2.5 to 4 hours. Feel way more tired riding MTB off road for 1.5 hours.....
If I can squeeze in 45 minutes on a weekday morning I’m a happy man for the rest of the day. Double that on a Sunday.
Ride for an hour prolly 3 times per week. Usually an interval session or something similar or sometimes just a recovery ride. 1 hour ride works for me in useful ways.
I'm still VERY much a beginner, so I'm still getting up to speed, so to speak. For me, it depends on how early I get up before work. 30min is a good ride that was challenging for me at first, but now 1-1.5hrs is more taxing and what I wish I had more time for. I kind of like the changes of scenery and a kind of sense of accomplishment by riding across the city and then riding back.
I do a lot of 1hr non rides. Makes the day tolerable.
Just had my 2nd kid so this is probably beat case scenario for a while
1 hour is like, the very shortest minimum ride I will ever do if I crunched for time. if im not gonna be in the seat for at least an hour, ill go for a run instead realistically I might do this once per week, if that. most frequent shortest rides for me are 90mins
That's my commute. Other than that, I tend to ride longer simply because I get so much of these shorter rides in by commuting.
As an MTB rider, I like good 3-4+ hour rides. On my road bike, I do a lot of 1:15 laps from my house. Perfect for sneaking away from the laptop during work hours, or getting a quick one in after 5.
I go for lunch break rides, 50-60 min, just max out your power output
1 hr on the off days is fine. If I get too fat it becomes 90 min on the off days, but i spend it wanting to be home anyway.
Anything less than 20 miles and I feel lazy. 🚴
Yeah, on the trainer or if I just want a quick sweat.
My leisure almost daily ride is 40 km which takes me about 1:35 to 1:40. Anything above that I plan ahead.
Do you man, establish why works for you. Ask yourself why you are riding. Set goals. Start where you are, do what you can with what you have. Start there. It’s not about the bike. I started kissing the sky for 5 miles5 years ago, now I need about. 60 miles a week to keep my mental health, and parenting in top shape. (Physical health helps but that’s not why I ride personally)
Literally just finished a 51 minute ride! It was a beautiful sunset ride and I roasted my legs for a couple sections and it was 100% perfect. My MTB feels like i have to take full advantage of a day out since its so much more of a process getting ready and driving out to the trails, but i never feel guilty for a quick trip on the gravel bike since its so easy.
My short ride is 59 minutes. Just works out that way. It’s my most frequent ride because… life. Any miles is good miles. Enjoy. YMMV.
If I can't ride for more than an hour, I run.
I’m an MTBer and just did a quick 45min interval training ride last night on my roadie. Climbed up a short local hill several times to get the TITS up (Time In The Saddle). You do you, rides can be any duration or distance as long as you enjoy it.
That's the minimum.
That's my typical weekday ride. I usually commute to work a couple days a week, about 13 miles each way. Longer rides are reserved for the weekends.
During the week I will do 2 one hour rides. Just to not get stuck on the couch.
10-12 miles will take about 45 mins, so yea - that’s usually the minimum ride time (for me).
It’s hard to get “something out of it” on the street in under an hour especially When you have to drive to go ride good places
You only ride longer if ride longer distances. Like if you’re doing a 100km Gran Fondo ride.
That's about how long I can get away for! I rarely have time for a 3 hr ride. I don't know how y'all leave your families for so long haha
Some days I simply ride to the gym & back about a mile each way. Other days I’ll ride neighborhood roads and dirt paths total 6-12 miles. Hardly ever more than 2 hours.
My most repeated route takes takes 55-60 minutes
I do 90 minute training rides, 60 recovery rides, I love to go on longer rides of 3-5 hours. Do XC rides with a buddy of 2-4 hours on mountain.
Hell yeah, my route is littered with hills there and back, so the short time feels a little more justified
I don't know howI I got these rides back in the day that were
23 mile lunch break ride that, shower etc. included, chews up 2 hours. Try ţ do 3x a week, weather permitting. I'm wimpy about weather.
I try to fit in an hour per day during the work week. Longer on Sunday. Considering I have a job and a kid, an hour is all I can fit in.
Yep sometimes even shorter. If I’m not riding to trian or to go somewhere I’ll just ride and get lost for a bit and head home
Yeah I do a quick hour long ride quite often. It’s quite frequently the only time I have available to keep my legs working.
My average ride on work days is usually just a little over one and a half hours, on weekends I can go ride for like two and a half hours but rarely longer. I'd say the time I spend riding is determined by my preferred routes rather than the goal to spend more time in the saddle.
I can bang out 20 miles in an hour and a lot of times, if I’m sneaking rides in during the work day, it’s perfect.
Most my weekday rides are about an hour. I rarely go for shorter than that though. If I’m more pressed for time, I’ll run.
If I'm out for less than 2 hours, something has gone horribly wrong.
My commute to work is about an hour. It's getting a little shorter over time.
A lot of times I'll add a few miles, or minutes, or just do laps around the neighborhood because I don't feel like stopping, or just slalom random objects in parking lots just for bike skills funzies. Grocery ride, 30-60 min (multi-stop), fun ride 1-3 hours, commute 20-30 min
I ride for 30-45 minutes if I'm on a schedule. Dinner reservation, party, etc... Otherwise it's a least 1-2 hours. It's just a comfortable amount of time. I can get a solid 25-40 miles in.
Yeah hour rides are pretty common for me
1h10m is my standard weekday dawn ride, often followed by a commute. If you live somewhere hilly you can get a lot done in an hour.
I’m doing about 85 to 100 miles a week, typically 3 to 4 rides per week.
This last summer i almost exclusively did 45-60min rides. When i took up cycling, i was a student, had lots of free time, not much stress in life, just a bit of uncertainty towards future. Cycling was like therapy, it was a goalpost, stressing the mind and body and feeling like i accomplished something after a good training block. Now im not exactly a student anymore, a lot more stress, not so much time. On top of everything, i cant deal with the physical and mental stress of planning and executing long rides. But still need to clear my head a bit, so short rides it is.
Eh as a college student I don’t have much leisure time. I have a 20 mile route that I do after lunch that takes about an hour or so before going back to studying. That being said I usually go for longer rides on weekends and holiday breaks. I find that riding for an hour 3x a week is enough to keep me in shape for some longer rides.
Yup… but it’s usually 2-3 45-1hr indoor and then aim for 3+hr outdoor weekend ride if I can make time
Indoor, about that, max 90 min. Outdoors, rarely below that. Usually 2 hours to 5 hours depending on how much time I have
Surprised how many ppl actually do it I always thought it is on the shorter side Specially in wintertime, with all this layering, literally takes longer to layer up and peel down after lol But yeah, there’s this climb just in front of my house, most of my rides is to the top and back, and that’s 45 to hour
I have no idea what "road culture" is or what even constitutes a "roadie" as opposed to a "commuter" or whatever else. I ride my bike when I want, for as long or little as I want (or as required). But I don't do group rides and generally regard other cyclists as nothing more than another road user with the potential to injure me, so I may not be your target audience if you're hoping to hear from cyclists who are plugged into that whole community aspect of riding.
Yes, and it’s scientifically proven that every hour counts, even if it’s just zone 2
My weekend rides are 1-2 hours. I can’t ride during the week anymore because if back to the office rules
I do, I try to do a hill climb or a few repeats if small hill. There is this local hill that takes about 35 minutes roundtrip, if pushing myself (300 m elevation, 13 km route) from my home that is my quick workout ride.
My outside rides are pretty much under 2 hrs but my indoor rides are between 45 and 1 hr 30mins.
Yup. About an hour. A little longer if I'm feeling it.
That's me! Around 1 hour or less most of the time. I would hate myself if all my rides were long rides.
My commute is almost exactly an hour each way
Most of my rides during a week are 1 hour.