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02-28-2005, 03:29 PM

On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 09:18:01 +1100, Dominic Sansom wrote:
>
> 10 minutes on a stationary bike and I'm bored out of my skull (even in
> front of the TV... or should say "espesially" in front of the TV) but I
> can ride all day in the road.

I used to fall asleep on the rollers (actually kind of comical). I
stopped that by increasing the tempo to the point I was guaranteed not
to be able to fall asleep. I think I was in the 75-85% range. I'd
rather climb a real mountain than ride the rollers but i'd rather ride
the rollers than stare at snow wishing I could ride!

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02-28-2005, 04:55 PM

Neil Cherry Wrote:
> On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 09:18:01 +1100, Dominic Sansom wrote:
> >
> > 10 minutes on a stationary bike and I'm bored out of my skull (eve
> in
> > front of the TV... or should say "espesially" in front of the TV) bu
> I
> > can ride all day in the road.
>
> I used to fall asleep on the rollers (actually kind of comical). I
> stopped that by increasing the tempo to the point I was guaranteed not
> to be able to fall asleep. I think I was in the 75-85% range. I'd
> rather climb a real mountain than ride the rollers but i'd rather ride
> the rollers than stare at snow wishing I could ride!
>

I'm lucky enough to live in a country with a climate that allows yea
round cycling. Sleeveless jerseys at 5am mid winter - if you can cal
it winter

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02-28-2005, 04:55 PM

Neil Cherry Wrote:
> On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 09:18:01 +1100, Dominic Sansom wrote:
> >
> > 10 minutes on a stationary bike and I'm bored out of my skull (eve
> in
> > front of the TV... or should say "espesially" in front of the TV) bu
> I
> > can ride all day in the road.
>
> I used to fall asleep on the rollers (actually kind of comical). I
> stopped that by increasing the tempo to the point I was guaranteed not
> to be able to fall asleep. I think I was in the 75-85% range. I'd
> rather climb a real mountain than ride the rollers but i'd rather ride
> the rollers than stare at snow wishing I could ride!
>

I'm lucky enough to live in a country with a climate that allows yea
round cycling. Sleeveless jerseys at 5am mid winter - if you can cal
it winter

--
Dominic Sansom

03-01-2005, 07:58 AM

NY Rides wrote:
> Chris:
>
> Also keep in mind that, if you haven't been on a real bike in a
while, you
> may not have a good concept of what a "flat" road is. What may look
and
> feel flat from a car might actually have just enough of an incline to
> frustrate the heck out of you when you get out there on a chilly
morning
> right after breakfast and try to zip through your ten-mile ride.
>
> As the cycling season here in New York wears on, I get in some good
distance
> rides on a daily basis. However, my first ride of the season is
usually a
> couple of times around the block just to get the lungs in shape and
to get
> acclimated to my bike again. When I get home from that ride, I
usually feel
> like I've got a concrete block around my neck. The second and third
rides
> are no more than about five miles. By the end of the first week, ten
miles
> feels like nothing.
>
> Although I think what people are saying here is absolutely true, I
would
> highly recommend that, regardless what you are doing on your
stationary bike
> all winter, you take it slow when you first hit the pavement on your
road
> bike. One bad experience that sends you home huffing and puffing can
turn
> you right off bicycling for a long time.
>
>

I am just hoping I remember how to ride the darn bike since I bought it
in September or October or whenever the hell I bought it. The blizzard
in Jersey last night should have that white stuff on the ground for a
long while. And I hear another storm is right behind this one. The
stationary bike has become my friend. Along with the treadmill and the
gym. My goal is to ride my bike to work every day. Hopefully spring
is not far away and I can make this a reality. Then maybe I will have
something worthwhile to discuss on this newsgroup. So far I have
discussed everything but bikes. ;-)
All good things,
Maggie

03-01-2005, 07:58 AM

NY Rides wrote:
> Chris:
>
> Also keep in mind that, if you haven't been on a real bike in a
while, you
> may not have a good concept of what a "flat" road is. What may look
and
> feel flat from a car might actually have just enough of an incline to
> frustrate the heck out of you when you get out there on a chilly
morning
> right after breakfast and try to zip through your ten-mile ride.
>
> As the cycling season here in New York wears on, I get in some good
distance
> rides on a daily basis. However, my first ride of the season is
usually a
> couple of times around the block just to get the lungs in shape and
to get
> acclimated to my bike again. When I get home from that ride, I
usually feel
> like I've got a concrete block around my neck. The second and third
rides
> are no more than about five miles. By the end of the first week, ten
miles
> feels like nothing.
>
> Although I think what people are saying here is absolutely true, I
would
> highly recommend that, regardless what you are doing on your
stationary bike
> all winter, you take it slow when you first hit the pavement on your
road
> bike. One bad experience that sends you home huffing and puffing can
turn
> you right off bicycling for a long time.
>
>

I am just hoping I remember how to ride the darn bike since I bought it
in September or October or whenever the hell I bought it. The blizzard
in Jersey last night should have that white stuff on the ground for a
long while. And I hear another storm is right behind this one. The
stationary bike has become my friend. Along with the treadmill and the
gym. My goal is to ride my bike to work every day. Hopefully spring
is not far away and I can make this a reality. Then maybe I will have
something worthwhile to discuss on this newsgroup. So far I have
discussed everything but bikes. ;-)
All good things,
Maggie

03-01-2005, 09:51 AM

On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 04:14:55 GMT, "chris c" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> 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

03-01-2005, 09:51 AM

On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 04:14:55 GMT, "chris c" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> 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

03-01-2005, 06:31 PM

Well, Maggie - I did a great Colorado ride today - on our "Urban Trail
System" - you feel as if you are in the country, but you really are in
the city. Temp - about 54F, little wind, 1.5 hours of fine riding!

Hope your weather gets better. A shame not to be able to ride outside.
Perhaps a "non-rain" dance?

03-01-2005, 06:31 PM

Well, Maggie - I did a great Colorado ride today - on our "Urban Trail
System" - you feel as if you are in the country, but you really are in
the city. Temp - about 54F, little wind, 1.5 hours of fine riding!

Hope your weather gets better. A shame not to be able to ride outside.
Perhaps a "non-rain" dance?

03-02-2005, 06:01 AM

Colorado Bicycler wrote:
> Well, Maggie - I did a great Colorado ride today - on our "Urban
Trail
> System" - you feel as if you are in the country, but you really are
in
> the city. Temp - about 54F, little wind, 1.5 hours of fine riding!
>
> Hope your weather gets better. A shame not to be able to ride
outside.
> Perhaps a "non-rain" dance?

I've tried a "non-snow" dance, but it's not working. This weekend I
plan to BOWL in some benefit thing. I haven't bowled in so long I hope
I remember how....May 1st I am in Walk America...
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I am exercising and raising money for charity through activities, but I
am not doing any riding.

I'm glad you had a wonderful Colorado ride. I am going back to Tahoe
the second week in May and I plan on riding alot. I'm sure the high
altitude is going to kill me.

Hopefully the weather in Jersey will get better soon and I can see if I
can really ride a real bike for any distance. I can sure ride that
stationary.
All Good things,
Maggie