Long training rides solo??

[SadieKate]

I go for a ride knowing:

I can change a flat
I can deal with basic mechanicals
I have a flight plan filed with someone
I have a communication device appropriate to the flight plan (cell phone, SPOT)

[beccaB]

I'm not good with a flat yet, oddly enough I have not had one in 5,500 miles. And I've said that out loud too and not had one. I just arrange to have a friend know I'm out and I try to do a loop where the friend would not have to drive more that 10 miles or so to come get me if something happens. I try to have the friend be someone who lives in the general direction I will be riding.

[Karma007]

I used to go on 50 miles rides solo, but after a crash last year, I'm not so bold. I'll go about 30 miles these days. Any farther, and I find a group ride, and with my schedule it can be pretty difficult.

One thing I DO plan to try soon is to ride a riding/walking trail with no cars out and back, which will take me 50 miles. I'm a little more confident out of traffic, and it's still pretty urban, so I can get help if I need it. It wouldn't be such a big deal, but I work weekends, so my husband, etc. is at work when I ride solo during the week.