So far this year I've rode 399miles although only 36 were on the open roads. All the rest have been on the turbo trainer, why? Well I used to get paid to be wet and sweaty as an infantryman so now I prefer not to.
The weather this year as you all know has been miserable for the most part and the winter sunny cycling days have been when I am working. My job takes me out into Surrey, Kent and the leafy burbs of SW London where seeing all the cyclists out on their rides make me want to run them off the roads (joking).
The weather this year as you all know has been miserable for the most part and the winter sunny cycling days have been when I am working. My job takes me out into Surrey, Kent and the leafy burbs of SW London where seeing all the cyclists out on their rides make me want to run them off the roads (joking).
Finally on Wednesday I managed to get out for my first real ride, it was great I felt good and stronger than when I finished last autumn. The hills I could climb without dying a death of franticly changing down (or is it up) to meet the gradient, I actually on a couple went the other way and churned out a harder gear. However after 30mi I was tiring and at the end of the ride I was ready for a bath in the old Radox muscle bubbly stuff. With that ride I now need to start mixing it: The turbo for strength and real rides for endurance.
I have many of the Sufferfestvideos and they are great for maintaining focus and enthusiasm in the garage. The music leaves a bit to be desired sometimes so I have on occasions turned it down and put on my own. This has its limitation though as you can miss the gunshot (for attack) or the screech of brakes (for slowing). So I keep the video in a good place to see it when a visual comes on. All in all I am impressed with the investment in a turbo trainer and the videos they’ve kept me going through the winter and I’ve improved.
