Originally Posted by
gsteinb
if you're looking for general fitness, cross train.
if you want to ride faster and harder train faster and harder.
+1
Originally Posted by
rpeterson
If you want to ride better, you need to ride more and skip all the extra crap.
+1
Originally Posted by
pallen
I bike because I hate to run.
+1
BTW, I "cross train" by doing Jui Jitsu and Karate. I have benefited greatly in the martial arts side by cycling, but I am still slow and fat in the cycling despite how good I am at the martial arts.
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