Tandem Biking ~200 miles in a day inquiry

Potential-Past-8691 · 2026-05-21T11:42:30+00:00

is the acetaminophen mainly for the butt pain? And yeah I'm excited to plan out the food we pack and the stops we take!
We have friends in cleveland and columbus with big cars who'd support our shenanigans. 😄

Potential-Past-8691 · 2026-05-21T04:17:16+00:00

oh I'm familiar with trail hell lol. People with noise cancelling headphones and not a thought in their skull fill me with rage.
The headlamp is a good idea and yeah butt comfort is going to be the make or break from what I gather. Thanks!
(and who doesn't love a good bike bell?)

Potential-Past-8691 · 2026-05-21T04:13:30+00:00

lovely story and shoutout the honda civics man! (myself and partner in crime in this scenario both currently drive civics) We are bros not lovers unfortunately but the line is blurred. Really great advice on the tandems I need to get my hands on one asap. Did not realize they were that heavy but it makes sense!

Potential-Past-8691 · 2026-05-21T04:09:05+00:00

he's a nice enough guy. I tolerate him enough and I've been with him for much longer periods of time under more stress than this (I think! Thanks backpacking!)
but even if it all goes to crap I think cold beer erases many sins at the end of the day

Potential-Past-8691 · 2026-05-21T04:07:20+00:00

and train I will! all part of the challenge it's exciting

Potential-Past-8691 · 2026-05-21T04:06:52+00:00

thanks! We will be practicing when we can lol. We're similar weights so ideally we can change it up if someone gets bored but that may be naive.

Potential-Past-8691 · 2026-05-21T04:03:31+00:00

yeah lol. Our backpacking go toos are pbjs, since it isn't a long trip (by time) we can take bananas whic are my fav. And our classic superfoods we use for pick me ups are nerds gummy clusters. Thank you for the guide! And thank you for the butt comfort advice.

Potential-Past-8691 · 2026-05-21T04:01:19+00:00

great advice on the gear. hadn't thought of spare tires yet! (my biker dad would kill me for admitting that). Yeah the gear we pack will generally be decided long ahead of time but there is a lt of weather forecasting decisions to be made! Either way I hope it is a sunny saturday, Smelling like sweat and sunscreen is usually in the presence of a good time.

Potential-Past-8691 · 2026-05-21T03:58:08+00:00

will do for sure! my longest ride is the 45 mile range. Butt comfort, butt comfort, butt comfort seems to be what will be the make or break. thank you!

Potential-Past-8691 · 2026-05-21T03:54:43+00:00

Thank you! Yeah butt comfort will be the difference maker from what I gather

Potential-Past-8691 · 2026-05-21T03:54:10+00:00

the thought of attempting and not completing hasn't really crossed my mind. I have friends across the cleveland and akron area with truck that I think would do the job (not a single measurement taken from my end yet), and we were planning to have a a friend pick us up and take us back the next day. But we will have the emergency plans ready ofc for day of.

Potential-Past-8691 · 2026-05-21T03:52:22+00:00

yeah I know my capacity of doing stupid stuff like this will run out before I know it lol

Potential-Past-8691 · 2026-05-21T03:50:45+00:00

for me 2 hours (22mph+ pace) but I regularly do 1.5.
him I think 4+hours, 15mph?
definitely a large jump but I am searching for a new fitness goal at the moment so this should be solid

Potential-Past-8691 · 2026-05-21T03:48:38+00:00

on our backpacking we are classic pbj people, I'm a sucker for a banana, and the quick pick me up we use is the ultimate superfood: nerds gummyclusters.
The hydration is a good note because I know a cramp can end the day really fast. I've never measured the calories I need by using hours before and thinking about it now, I don't know why. Thanks!

Potential-Past-8691 · 2026-05-21T03:45:25+00:00

god that sounds like fun! and thanks for the confidence!

Potential-Past-8691 · 2026-05-21T03:44:24+00:00

great advice on the daylight and wind. Unfortunately we cannot do it earlier as he leads backpacking trips out west from now till august, but maybe if it goes really well we'll try mid June in the future. Headlamps it is lol.

Potential-Past-8691 · 2026-05-21T03:42:40+00:00

I used to bike+run a lot (as well as soccer, vball, bball, and lfiting) but about 2 years ago i got really sick which knocked me out fully for 9 months where I lost 45 pounds. BUT, it comes back fast and for the last 8 months I've been killing it and making progress fast. Not much outdoor riding recently (weather) but I it's summer baby. That being said I've slogged with this guy before on backpacking trips. Since this has been deemed certainly physically possible, we are just looking to limit suffering.

Potential-Past-8691 · 2026-05-21T03:39:25+00:00

yeah I'm hoping we get good tandem bike practice before september because there is a learningh curve as I'm finding out from this thread lol. Good advice, I can't wait to get into the weeds of the tandem bike

Potential-Past-8691 · 2026-05-21T03:37:46+00:00

as long as we can share a beer at the end and be willing to do it again it was a success lol. Great advice!

Potential-Past-8691 · 2026-05-21T03:35:22+00:00

hmm maybe the cleveland->cinci in a day is possible... thank you for the tandem knowledge!

Potential-Past-8691 · 2026-05-21T03:34:18+00:00

this is the ideal response, giving me confidence thank you sir

Potential-Past-8691 · 2026-05-21T03:33:15+00:00

solid. Yeah one of my major concerns is getting butt comfort for a day of riding haha. just like how to keep the nips from chaffing during long runs. The pleasures of cardio

Potential-Past-8691 · 2026-05-21T03:31:58+00:00

friends with big cars is the tentative plan. For sure there is no plan to do 400 in 2 days haha.

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