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New to riding.
Did a couple of 25 mile rides this summer. Want to do a 100 mile ride next year. Any advice on training during winter months? I live in Michigan so riding opportunities will be scarce. |
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KRasmus572 wrote:
New to riding. Did a couple of 25 mile rides this summer. Want to do a 100 mile ride next year. Any advice on training during winter months? I live in Michigan so riding opportunities will be scarce. When outside, dress for it. Things to get for winter riding: - A good base layer shirt, something which wicks away moisture (I've used polypropylene for skiing and whitewater rafting, great stuff.) - Cycling jacket, preferably with vents you can open or close as needed. - Legwarmers, maybe tights to go over these if it's really cold. - Fullfinger gloves, with decent grip (I just bought a second pair as first didn't grip very well.) - Cap/Balaklava - Booties Cold isn't so much your enemy as accumulated perspiration, which will make if far worse. If you're sweating, take off stuff or ease up your pace. Be prepared for cleaning your bike every ride, as snowmelt can contain salt, mud, oil and organic crud. Best to have a beater bike for winter training, not your pride and joy. Riding on snow and ice can be done, but it's sketchy. It does build great bike handling skills, assuming you live through it. :-) I was a paper boy in Midland for 3.5 years, often hauling as many as 150 papers on a three speed bike (narrow tires) through the coldest, slipperyest, windiest, oh man.. You might want to consider a health club membership for January-March. |
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Have you thought about getting an indoor trainer? I use one regularly during
the winter (I live in New York which isn't as cold as Michigan, but I may hate the cold more than you do) and it keeps me in pretty good shape. Moreover, with a trainer you can get concentrated exercise in an hour or less at a time and train specifically for "hillwork" "timetrial" or "spinning" or what have you without worrying about finding the right kind of terrain near you home. There are a number of good books on the market which can help you establish an indoor trainer exercise program. I personally like the program in Arnie Baker's "Smart Cycling". If you want to ride outdoors in the (very) cold, try the "Icebike" website at http://users.rcn.com/icebike/ Good luck and have fun. "KRasmus572" wrote in message ... New to riding. Did a couple of 25 mile rides this summer. Want to do a 100 mile ride next year. Any advice on training during winter months? I live in Michigan so riding opportunities will be scarce. |
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KRasmus572 wrote:
: Want to do a 100 mile ride next year. Good luck! There is some ambition in the goal but with regular training it should be doable :-) : Any advice on training during winter months? Get a book about training. They usually have advice on what to do each part of the year. : I live in Michigan so riding opportunities will be scarce. Winter conditions can be beaten, it's not nearly as bad as it looks at first sight. Some people like trikes for stability on ice, though they might be too expensive to be exposed to road salt. -- Risto Varanka | http://www.helsinki.fi/~rvaranka/hpv/hpv.html varis at no spam please iki fi |
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Indoor cycling is an adequate replacement. You get enough intensity but
usually not the duration. Spin classes at a local gym can leave you ready to build up the miles in the Spring. -- -- Lynn Wallace http://www.xmission.com/~lawall "We should not march into Baghdad. ... Assigning young soldiers to a fruitless hunt for a securely entrenched dictator and condemning them to fight in what would be an unwinnable urban guerilla war, it could only plunge that part of the world into ever greater instability." George Bush Sr. in his 1998 book "A World Transformed" |
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Raptor wrote:
Indoor cycling is an adequate replacement. You get enough intensity but usually not the duration. Spin classes at a local gym can leave you ready to build up the miles in the Spring. I wonder about such claims as "an hour a day" gives an adequate workout. I'm not at my best until after at least an hour. On the road or trail, the first 5 miles are usually warming up. The last 5 miles are warming down (i.e. don't sprint into the driveway, you'll be sweating even after your shower.) Everything in between is the real ride and workout. |
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