Originally Posted by
Classtime
I'm lucky to have the clothes to ride comfortably for 5-6 hours when it is only in the high 50s to low 60s
It is the high intensity stuff that I have been avoiding.
RIding in 50 degree weather?!?! The HORROR!!!!! ;-) I'd love a sunny day on the bike down there right now!
High intensity? Put 4 laps back to back up Mount Dissapointment! ;-)
Originally Posted by
Spaghetti Legs
If I lived in your climate, I would cross country ski.
I do a bit here and there, but it's not really my thing, and it doesn't keep your butt used to a bike seat like biking does. I can go up the local ski resort for my own duathlon, the plank and crank, start with some snowboarding, plank, then hit the groomed fat bike single track, crank, an hour and a half to ride all of it, 10 miles and 1000' of climbing, at 8,200'. They should have a couple more loops groomed before too long so there will be 15 miles or so up there.
Originally Posted by
Spaghetti Legs
I search out the 15+% dirt/gravel climbs and make sure I get some reps on those with my Eroica bike.
Thats one I certainly don't have this time of year, but the fat bike will not climb if you get out of the saddle, so I'm getting practice sitting and grinding out climbs on my fatty.