Hey folks,
Planning on riding on 10K, 26K cycling tours on my Coker.
What’s your fastest SUSTAINED speed on a Coker?
And what are the most efficient combination for a tour using:
-crank-size
-tire
-seat-style(air, gel)
-seat-post
-bike-pants
-mp3 player
-backpack
-water-bottle
-helmet
-gloves
-shoes
Thanks! 
have you used the search function?
much info is already on the forum
and much of the info your asking is very personal everyone has a different setup the like the best
Are you racing or touring? They are different…
Even 26K is a pretty casual distance for people who ride Cokers often.
Part of your training should include figuring out what works best for you. Otherwise, search around. Plenty has been said.
short cranks, light tire, freeride seat (or bike seat), long post, good bike shorts, not really that safe but if you are into it then up to you (I use my phone), not needed for 26k, one is fine, comfy gloves, sticky shoes.
If you want more in depth answers, ask more in depth questions or use the search function.
short cranks, light tire, freeride seat (or bike seat), long post, good bike shorts, not really that safe but if you are into it then up to you (I use my phone), not needed for 26k, one is fine, comfy gloves, sticky shoes.
If you want more in depth answers, ask more in depth questions or use the search function.
Crank length depends on the steepness of the course. For the Marathon at Unicon last summer, I got by with 102mm cranks, which I’d never tried before. It was a borrowed Coker, which had 150s. I had to buy shorter cranks, but my preferred length of 110 (for a pretty flat course) were not available. The 102s worked great for that course, but would have been a pain on the Switzerland course (Unicon XIII).
My best sustained speed on Coker is about 18 mph for about a mile, after lots of training. Add a Shlumpf and it’s pretty easy to improve on that…
I can sustain 22 mph, downhill with some effort. 20 mph is fairly easy to sustain downhill. On flats, 18 is difficult for me to maintain. It also depends on how long you are talking about bursting to 20mph for a short bit on flats is possible.
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I rode a century last fall on my Nimbus 36 with 114 mm cranks. For the first 17 miles of the ride (pretty flat) I averaged 15 mph. There were over 6,000 bicyclists registered for the ride and I was the only unicyclist. I was trying to keep up with the bikes and had a lot of adrenaline going. After that I slowed down a bit to conserve energy for the remaining miles.
15 mph average is pretty fast. For me if I’m trying to get somewhere I can average around 14. That’s including slowing down for stops but not the stops themselves. My cycle computer stops counting when I stop.