Winter cyclist training???

[beezil]

I pity the fool that has to do this for cardio training![)]

I have been trapped on the fluid trainer with my new bike for 2 hrs a night...

just getting my spin back on after a hiatus....

Truthfully... my BP has skyrocketed that i akin to running Tren the last cycle....
Never had issues in previous cycles... it seems the game changes at 40 brothers!

i started a short cycle with test p and var. The legs are cranking and another week or so... i should feel like i haven't been off the bike!

cheers to the rest of you guys in shit climates that have to train in doors!

 

[DieYoungStrong]

Nice set-up!! I finally stopped being lazy and put my bike on the trainer yesterday....and then it went to 55 degrees and I could have rode outside for the first time in months. Murphy's Law I guess.

 

[beezil]

i hear you brother...

if the temps topple 45f and the wind is less than 20mph... i will take the great outdoors any day!

spinin' the fluid trainer with no air flow does make for sweating buckets. which is a positive in the winter dog days.

if i keep it up... I might be able to get some of those sexy legs like Millard!!

 

[DieYoungStrong]

i hear you brother...

if the temps topple 45f and the wind is less than 20mph... i will take the great outdoors any day!

spinin' the fluid trainer with no air flow does make for sweating buckets. which is a positive in the winter dog days.

if i keep it up... I might be able to get some of those sexy legs like Millard!!

HAHA. Millard must have to pack on the chamois paste or his skin would be peeling off from the friction [)]

 

[digler]

Ha! You come out here to Cali and train , 60deg not a cloud in the sky , I put in 11 miles 2300 ft of climbing and 2300 of descending yesterday , but I'm on a mtb ! Nothing worse than a new bike that you can't ride , I feel for you bro !

 

[beezil]

Ha! You come out here to Cali and train , 60deg not a cloud in the sky , I put in 11 miles 2300 ft of climbing and 2300 of descending yesterday , but I'm on a mtb ! Nothing worse than a new bike that you can't ride , I feel for you bro !

Digz,

i would love to move back out to Cali or the west coast.

unfortunately, my businesses are on the opposite side of the country... and the way my family makes a living.

hopefully, retirement will be here soon. I will set up in Marin County and enjoy the fruits of my labor.

agreed, the terrain and the weather Rox; not too mention the waves!. Back soon!!

My bro rides for Mikes Bikes in SanFran... so i get some good ribbing from him!

 

[CensoredBoardsSuck]

I pity the fool that has to do this for cardio training![)]

I have been trapped on the fluid trainer with my new bike for 2 hrs a night...

cheers to the rest of you guys in shit climates that have to train in doors!

Nice set-up!! I finally stopped being lazy and put my bike on the trainer yesterday....and then it went to 55 degrees and I could have rode outside for the first time in months. Murphy's Law I guess.

I can't believe what I'm hearing. Too cold to train outdoors, you say? Nonsense! Where there's a will, there's a way.
You ladies need to butch up.

P.S. Beezil, that seat looks PAINFUL! How can you sit on that for miles and miles? My prostate hurts just looking at it.

 

[DieYoungStrong]

I can't believe what I'm hearing. Too cold to train outdoors, you say? Nonsense! Where there's a will, there's a way.
You ladies need to butch up.

P.S. Beezil, that seat looks PAINFUL! How can you sit on that for miles and miles? My prostate hurts just looking at it.

Believe it or not, for longer and harder rides, a real stiff small saddle is more comfortable then a soft gel seat.

 

[beezil]

I can't believe what I'm hearing. Too cold to train outdoors, you say? Nonsense! Where there's a will, there's a way.
You ladies need to butch up.

P.S. Beezil, that seat looks PAINFUL! How can you sit on that for miles and miles? My prostate hurts just looking at it.

its been 16deg without wind in my parts lately... just hit the high 40s yesterday and today... so i got to hit the roads!!

i guess my perineum has adjusted to sitting on a toothpick.

all for shaving ounces...

i will leave the donner and continental pass for the hardcore cyclists! i am not one of em.

if your bored... look up John Stamstad... elite ultra athlete that frequents the Iditarod trail... i believe its called Iditasport Race (ultra marathon)...
this kicker with John is... most of his races are unsupported! the guy is a machine!

Catching Up with the Ultra Man | Outdoor Adventure Blog | OutsideOnline.com

 

[digler]

I here only guys on the sauce train in 16deg weather , J/k , I'm down to ride in any weather , I just get tired of the clean up , so today I was going to stay home and watch the niner game , then I went outside to feed the dogs , it didn't take long to say fuck that I'm going for a ride , it's 65 degrees , and clear skies , so I did 7 miles 1900 ft of climbing and 3 pr's on strava , on the DH of course , I railed every berm and smashed every rock garden , it felt great !

 

[digler]

its been 16deg without wind in my parts lately... just hit the high 40s yesterday and today... so i got to hit the roads!!



i guess my perineum has adjusted to sitting on a toothpick.



all for shaving ounces...



i will leave the donner and continental pass for the hardcore cyclists! i am not one of em.



if your bored... look up John Stamstad... elite ultra athlete that frequents the Iditarod trail... i believe its called Iditasport Race (ultra marathon)...

this kicker with John is... most of his races are unsupported! the guy is a machine!



Catching Up with the Ultra Man | Outdoor Adventure Blog | OutsideOnline.com

This guys a beast ! Have you seen that show on the weather chnl "Freak of nature " chk it out , I love that stuff , along with ultra light gear !

 

[beezil]

I here only guys on the sauce train in 16deg weather , J/k , I'm down to ride in any weather , I just get tired of the clean up , so today I was going to stay home and watch the niner game , then I went outside to feed the dogs , it didn't take long to say fuck that I'm going for a ride , it's 65 degrees , and clear skies , so I did 7 miles 1900 ft of climbing and 3 pr's on strava , on the DH of course , I railed every berm and smashed every rock garden , it felt great !

strava is a great training tool!

65... i would be out riding too!!!

 

[beezil]

This guys a beast ! Have you seen that show on the weather chnl "Freak of nature " chk it out , I love that stuff , along with ultra light gear !

John is in a class by himself...

I raced against him at the 24hrs of Canaan Valley in WV.

I rode on a 4 man team... he rode it SOLO.

I had heard at hour 6 or so he broke his wrist... and duck taped his hand to the handle bar to complete the race.

Not sure if that was fact or fiction...

 

[digler]

John is in a class by himself...



I raced against him at the 24hrs of Canaan Valley in WV.



I rode on a 4 man team... he rode it SOLO.



I had heard at hour 6 or so he broke his wrist... and duck taped his hand to the handle bar to complete the race.



Not sure if that was fact or fiction...

The mental strength these guys have is amazing , that's what I admire the most , well there fitness also , I don't know what's more powerful ? Mind or body ?

 

[beezil]

The mental strength these guys have is amazing , that's what I admire the most , well there fitness also , I don't know what's more powerful ? Mind or body ?

mind!

with a powerful mind anything is possible...

with a powerful body... and a weak mind.... the simplest stumbling block will have you back stepping; or worse yet... quitting!

 

[digler]

mind!



with a powerful mind anything is possible...



with a powerful body... and a weak mind.... the simplest stumbling block will have you back stepping; or worse yet... quitting!

I agree , great way to put it ! good to meet you breezil ! Oh , what kind of aas is good to strengthen the mind ? lol ....... Damn that's good Breezil , I should write that on my top tube !

 

[Ravtech]

Luckily I'm on the west coast so I can ride all year long outdoors. However after eating shit a few too many times on skinny road tires on wet roads I just bought a cyclocross bike that has some nubs on the tires. Was time to upgrade to carbon fiber anyways!

 

[digler]

I don't know bout you cyclocross guys ? Yes carbon , yes knobby tires , but in 26x2.4 tubeless !