Poll of the Day > I have a question for all you cyclists out there.

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Have you ever done a century ride? I've been reading on how to prepare for one and they have some 8, 12, and 16 week programs to prepare. They seem to be pretty similar to the couch to 5k or 10k kind of programs and I found those to ramp up nicely.

My current rides seem to be around 20-35 miles and I would like to work on expanding that maybe do some touring or camping. I thought prepping for and doing a century ride would be a pretty good way to get into those longer rides.

On a related note, I would rather not spend $200 on bike bags, but the cheaper ones I can buy at the big box stores around here are pretty crap quality, looking around I found some good reviews on these
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KW2ZIMQ
But would anyone here happen to have personal experience with them or know if they would be good for weekend camping and grocery shopping?
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Speaking of cycling, recently grabbed some old bikes from my folks' place that they were going to get rid -- my old bike and then theirs. Currently trying to figure out how to get them into good order. I assume I need to oil the chain or something because it feels like it takes too much effort to pedal. (Already inflated the tires, which was a pain.) They were kept in a shed so they're not in terribly good shape, either. Wish I knew some local cyclists or something who could tell me how to sort these things out.

Granted, it's probably a little silly to start to bother with bikes at all considering that winter has arrived.
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