Originally Posted by huffypuffy
1. is it normal to have lower speeds on starting up in the morning?
2. how do you handle cool down with an am ride? Do you continue riding but the last 5 minutes or so just go slower?
Or are these things that pass as I get my conditioning back?
thanks
Huff
Doesn't matter what time of day it is, I am always slow for the first couple of miles, and this extends into a ride when we have had an extended stop. This is one of the reasons why I prefer to do a longer ride of say 3 hours non-stop.
I always tell the rest of the group that for the last 3 miles or so, I am cooling Down. Plain fact is that I am shattered from trying to stay with them for the last 5 miles or so when they have been belting along.
If I can't manage the cool down period on the bike, then when I get home, its a cup of coffee, walk round the garden till I stop sweating and then clean the bike. Then its bath time and relax in front of the tele for an hour or 2 watching whatever sport is on.