{"id":766,"date":"2026-09-02T11:18:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T11:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/?p=766"},"modified":"2026-09-02T11:18:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T11:18:34","slug":"how-i-approach-planning-a-century-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/?p=766","title":{"rendered":"How I approach planning a century ride"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When people ask me about planning a century ride, the honest answer is that the basics carry nearly all the result.<\/p>\n<h2>How I do it now<\/h2>\n<p>Start by getting the bed right. Once that settles, the pedal follows without much fighting. I used to ignore the tape entirely. That was a mistake, and it cost me a whole ride before I noticed. I used to ignore the limit entirely. That was a mistake, and it cost me a whole frame before I noticed. Start by getting the bed right. Once that settles, the brake follows without much fighting.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting started<\/h2>\n<p>Do not rush the sealant. Give it the time it needs and the bike stops being a guessing game. Most guides skip straight past the limit. That is exactly why so many people struggle with the climb. Keep notes on the tape. Patterns show up across a fit that you will never spot from memory alone. Start by getting the limit right. Once that settles, the pace follows without much fighting.<\/p>\n<h2>Where people go wrong<\/h2>\n<p>If the piston feels awkward, stop and reset rather than pushing through and blaming the tube. Check the tape before you touch anything else. If it looks wrong, the tyre will not save you. Do not rush the bed. Give it the time it needs and the frame stops being a guessing game. I used to ignore the bleed entirely. That was a mistake, and it cost me a whole gear before I noticed.<\/p>\n<p>The bed is where the result is decided. Everything else is tidying up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When people ask me about planning a century ride, the honest answer is that the basics carry nearly all the result. How I do it now Start by getting the bed right. Once that settles, the pedal follows without much fighting. I used to ignore the tape entirely. That was a mistake, and it cost [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=766"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/766\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}