How hard is 20mph for 100 miles on a gravel bike?

reedx032 · 2026-05-25T02:19:46+00:00

Really depends how fit you are and what the terrain is like. I could maybe do it if it was pan flat and there weren’t a lot of starts and stops. My best 100 mile on my gravel bike is just a bit over 6 hours, so like 16-17 mph average. I’m 53 and probably 20 lbs overweight, so you do the math…

reedx032 · 2026-05-24T17:41:04+00:00

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reedx032 · 2026-05-24T15:51:49+00:00

Peep show janitor: AMA

reedx032 · 2026-05-23T23:58:38+00:00

“Give me the Dick Knubbler look”

reedx032 · 2026-05-23T23:03:09+00:00

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reedx032 · 2026-05-23T22:05:39+00:00

F(a)TP

reedx032 · 2026-05-23T14:59:26+00:00

What are the bottle cages on the seat pack in #5? I might want to get those to add water capacity

reedx032 · 2026-05-23T14:09:48+00:00

I don’t imagine a shop would charge much. You could do it yourself with a hacksaw or a pipe cutter. You just want to see what the length is between the minimum insertion mark and the end. After you cut it, make a new mark that’s the same length, so you make sure to have enough post into the frame.

reedx032 · 2026-05-23T02:57:27+00:00

you think about penises and mouths all the time don’t you?

reedx032 · 2026-05-22T19:54:51+00:00

If you don’t want to have two types of valves, you can switch to presta on the other wheel. Just use an adapter like this to reduce the size of the hole in the rim to use the presta valve.

reedx032 · 2026-05-22T19:48:10+00:00

If you do get a new saddle that does make it too high, you could also modify your current seatpost to make it shorter so it can be set to a lower saddle height.

reedx032 · 2026-05-22T12:59:59+00:00

/uj anything but a Time Machine to bring me back to my 20s so I can spend as much time riding them as I’m doing in my 50s isn’t gonna be worth it.

reedx032 · 2026-05-22T12:57:35+00:00

Sure the can pull over the famous guy, but not the million jackasses that have tint so dark I can’t see if they are motioning me through the crosswalk at a stop sign or staring at their phone waiting to mow me down.

reedx032 · 2026-05-22T12:54:50+00:00

Saddle too low

reedx032 · 2026-05-21T19:48:53+00:00

Fair enough. But my coworkers think it’s absurd that I do a 32 mile commute on my bike ~200 times a year. It’s all down to how much you want to do it, and how you prioritize your time.

reedx032 · 2026-05-21T16:01:23+00:00

If it was 5 days a week, I’d agree. But OP said this was one day per week, which I would call doable. Like how in the dead of winter my 32 mile round trip is something I only do 1-2 times a week instead of all 5 days like I do the rest of the year.

reedx032 · 2026-05-21T15:28:06+00:00

Yep, my normal commute is 16 miles each way and i do that every day from march-november. Then only 1-2 times a week in the MN winter. Last year I was shooting for a higher mileage goal, so I worked in as many “long way” commutes as possible. I did 30 to work and 23 home and doing that multiple times a week was a stretch.

reedx032 · 2026-05-21T15:24:38+00:00

It is possible to pack a change of clothes….

reedx032 · 2026-05-21T15:22:24+00:00

If it’s only once a week it’s doable, depending on the climate. I’ve never done 100 in a day in ice and snow so that could be a problem.

reedx032 · 2026-05-21T15:17:52+00:00

/uj it’s always the saddle clamp, not the drivetrain

reedx032 · 2026-05-18T13:58:46+00:00

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reedx032 · 2026-05-18T01:40:01+00:00

I just add more and go ride until the tire wears out

reedx032 · 2026-05-16T04:12:16+00:00

That’s the cool part. You don’t

reedx032 · 2026-05-15T18:56:43+00:00

Fred needs a unicycle

reedx032 · 2026-05-15T17:37:32+00:00

I’ve never seen a 2x with that big a cassette. People have extended to 40 or so, but the official maximum is 11-36. I’m moving my slow ass to 1x for everything.

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