Originally Posted by gregf83

If you're on the fence as to whether you'll enjoy training, I would forget about Tabatas. There are many other types of intervals which will improve your fitness that will be more suitable for your goals. You sound like you just want to be able to do longer rides and ride a little faster.

My suggestion would be to look up sweet spot training (SST) and incorporate those intervals into your riding. They are ridden at an intensity level a little below threshold and can be performed every day if you want without beating you up mentally. They are longer intervals in the 20+ min range.

Tabatas are fine if you have no time for training and want the most efficient training but they will quickly suck the joy out of riding and you'll end up giving them up.