02-28-2005, 07:41 AM
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| Guest | Re: 10 miles on a road bike compared to same on a stationary bike?
On 28 Feb 2005 04:30:39 -0800, Maggie wrote:
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> Neil Cherry wrote:
>> On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 20:23:15 -0000, wafflycat wrote:
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>> > "chris c" <cchris@frontiernet.net> wrote in message
>> > news:3PbUd.10428$6p7.3237@news01.roc.ny...
>> >>I live in Western NY so the roads are all flat except for your
> minor hills
>> >> and that. If I do 10 miles on my staionary bike everyday, will it
> be easy
>> >> for me to do 10 miles on the road bike? Obviously the speed is
> harder to
>> >> keep the same especially on hills. I find myself aroun 20 mph on
> the st.
>> >> bike. Thanks
>> >>
>> >>
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>> > I much prefer rding a real bike on the road than a pretned
> stationary one
>> >:-) Being out in the fresh air on a bike is way more interesting and
> fun
>> > than being on a stationary one indoors. On a real bike, 10 miles is
> heaven
>> > for me, on a stationary one, 10 miles is hell.
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>> I really have to agree! Though I can't push myself to ride on the
> road
>> at a consistant 25 mph pace (I can on the rollers) I can ride for
>> hours at 18 mph (solo), on the road, for about 100 miles. The thought
>> of riding for less than ~6 hours on the rollers would be insane ,
> even
>> if it were at 18 mph. 25 miles is the limit for me on the rollers and
>> is barely a lunchtime ride.
> I wish the weather would get better in Jersey so I could figure out if
> it is easier to ride on a stationary bike or ride out on the road. I
> have become good friends with the bike which does not go anywhere.
> This weather is getting freaking ridiculous. Having a bike in Jersey
> is like owning a boat boat in the desert. Nice to have it, but what do
> you do with it?
Only 22 days 'til spring!
OK, here is some good news (no really), if you can ride on a spin bike
for 1 hour at a reasonable pace (for what you intend to do) then you
can do it on a bike on the road. No they're not the same but the
differences balance out (close enough for government work). There are
a whole lot of factors to take into account for your 25 mile ride.
Psychologically, being able to go out and ride a similar distance is a
big plus but that won't come until we get some decent weather. But
there is the physiological part also. I like to call it saddle time. I
find that in the early season that the legs are willing but the rump
is raw (the mind is long gone :-). This limits my early season riding
a huge amount. But if I ride the rollers (consistently) for an hour I
have no trouble with rides up to 62 miles (100Km). After 62 I need to
build up saddle time or my rump gets raw (this is without Butt
Butter). I don't expect you to be able to ride 62 miles as it took me
a few years to build up to that but I believe 25 will be easier than
you think especially once you do it.
> Maggie...thinking of moving to the Keys.
Cape May? ;-)
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