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Re: What do you do in the winter months to be ready to ride?
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 6:55 pm
by NWSAlpine
Move somewhere you can ride year round without freezing! Life is much better
Re: What do you do in the winter months to be ready to ride?
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 7:49 pm
by edesigner
Tapeworm wrote:I don't understand the question.
How do you not ride?
Being cold sucks and slipping and falling down sucks
Skate Skiing is basically like riding just much much harder.
Re: What do you do in the winter months to be ready to ride?
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 7:49 pm
by Weenie
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Re: What do you do in the winter months to be ready to ride?
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 8:02 pm
by djconnel
Running is good. But strength training of some sort is great -- use muscles in a way which gets neglected most of the year.
Re: What do you do in the winter months to be ready to ride?
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 8:18 pm
by Kasparz
sugarkane wrote:Ride.. Weather is soo good here in Sydney you often ride more in winter than summer.
Some good winter gear and good lights.
I think in down under using word 'winter' should be forbidden by a criminal law.
Re: What do you do in the winter months to be ready to ride?
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 8:57 pm
by Tapeworm
*Some* parts of Australia have a true winter. Like with snow and stuff. Sometimes.
Coldest I went riding in was -8 degrees. I know it gets far colder in other places but I think that's decent cold.
Otherwise there are a large number of indoor trainers to use.
Just keep riding.
Re: What do you do in the winter months to be ready to ride?
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 3:46 am
by mellowJohnny
Ride whenever I can. Otherwise hockey.
Re: What do you do in the winter months to be ready to ride?
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 6:05 am
by stella-azzurra
I referenced this before. It's the only way to get fit in winter.
Re: What do you do in the winter months to be ready to ride?
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 10:54 am
by xnavalav8r
I ride year 'round. I commute to work by bike... 80km round trip each day. With the north Holland headwinds, I get my hill workouts in despite the roads being pan-flat. It seems the wind shifts every day to give me a headwind no matter what direction I am riding.
But seriously, I can't imagine anything keeping me better prepared for cycling season than cycling through the winter. I just ride an old cx bike with 32mm tires and fenders to keep dry (sort of) when the weather is bad. Cross-training is great to add variety, but only riding builds a good base for riding.
Re: What do you do in the winter months to be ready to ride?
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 11:58 am
by bruno2000
I rid emy bike
Re: What do you do in the winter months to be ready to ride?
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 1:51 pm
by mellowJohnny
unidexter wrote:I like to dance to show tunes
You make a post like that without a YouTube link...
Re: What do you do in the winter months to be ready to ride?
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 1:59 pm
by Pharmstrong
mellowJohnny wrote:unidexter wrote:I like to dance to show tunes
You make a post like that without a YouTube link...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8yGGtVKrD8
Re: What do you do in the winter months to be ready to ride?
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 2:42 pm
by Roobay
change tyres and put on the right clothing and Ride Ride Ride
Re: What do you do in the winter months to be ready to ride?
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 3:50 pm
by stella-azzurra
Some of you guys that live in mild climates can ride all year. I consider 32 F (0C) mild. What you might think is cold adverse conditions is a walk in the park for those that live in the north. At some point riding in cold weather 10F (-12C) and below is almost counter intuitive. Oh I almost forgot to add the wind chill factor to those numbers. Oh and the snow and ice.
And you might very well ride in those conditions totally doable. But I don't think you get the same benefits riding like that as opposed to riding in warmer conditions. Come up north and spend winter here
then we'll pole you again.
Lemond called it: The best exercise for cycling is cycling.
Re: What do you do in the winter months to be ready to ride?
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 4:34 pm
by Kasparz
stella-azzurra wrote:Lemond called it: The best exercise for cycling is cycling.
Re: What do you do in the winter months to be ready to ride?
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 4:34 pm
by Weenie
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Re: What do you do in the winter months to be ready to ride?
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 5:01 pm
by stella-azzurra