| Re: 10 miles on a road bike compared to same on a stationary bike?
chris c wrote:
> Look , all you folks need to do is get a snowmobile like myself. That
way
> you are in a win win situation. You love the snow and the warmth! You
cant
> beat sledding after a nice nor'eastern. :-)
>
>
> "jj" <jet@jetstream.net> wrote in message
> news:k6a921h49i0qs1nkt9m8gvcftqghbc9kq9@4ax.com...
> > On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 04:14:55 GMT, "chris c"
<cchris@frontiernet.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > >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
> >
> > 20mph, but at what power setting? Pedalling at 20mph on fairly flat
roads
> > for 10 miles is definitely intermediate level riding ability, imo.
You'll
> > have to decide if the position on the stationary bike is similar
enough to
> > your road bike so it works the same muscles. You might need more
neck and
> > shoulder conditioning, however we're only talking 30 min of riding.
> >
> > Since I was snowed in yesterday (5"), I rode my old stationary
bike, one
> of
> > those department store things with a strap and fly-wheel.
> >
> > Observations:
> > Definitely a little harder than riding 10 miles on the flats, since
> there's
> > no coasting, even a little bit. ;-)
> > Quads definitely got pumped, but after 35 minutes, that eased off
and I
> got
> > a second-wind.
> > Watching TV and/or playing fast songs on the stereo, it was pretty
easy to
> > ride for 50 minutes.
> > With the big seat that comes with those, the worst effect is my
butt got
> > numb at 40minutes, otherwise I could have easily gone past an hour.
> > No soreness the next day.
> > Not sure how much cycling-specific training effect, since the
position is
> > different.
> >
> > Conclusion:
> > Dump the stationary bike and get a trainer for 200 bucks (or get
rollers)
> > if you have a lot of bad winter weather. Been lucky this winter.
Only
> about
> > 5 days of weather too bad to ride outdoors. (US, mid-atlantic
region).
> >
> > jj
> >
The last time I was on a snowmobile was in the pocono mountains and I
flipped on a turn and rolled down the mountain. Good thing I was young
and the thing didn't roll over me. I still have nightmares.
All good things
Maggie
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