What do long distance cyclist do during winter.
10-15-09, 06:51 PM
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.This is me in Colorado two years ago (was I happy? yes);
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10-16-09, 09:20 AM
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Looking forward to XC skiing and snowshoeing this winter.
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10-16-09, 10:23 AM
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Yes and that's what makes it so attractive for recreation.
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10-16-09, 03:27 PM
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(yes, I DO put on brevets over here. By myself.)
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I go to Florida and ride there during the winter, ride in Ontario (Canada) during the summer. My off season is right now ... we're up north for three weeks and it's cold outside (24F) and I'm a wimp in cold and wet.
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I look at the winter as a time to recover from hard efforts during the rest of the year. I try to ride at least a century on Thanksgiving day and after that I dial things back. I ride outside when I can, ride the rollers when I can't. I run and I also XC ski a lot. I am on the local ski patrol and so I am up most weekends and get in 30k or 40k of skate skiing. I do yoga the whole year but maybe a bit more in the winter and I try to hit the weights a bit more. I look at winter as a time recuperate and retool to hit it hard in the spring.
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This is my old winter bike:
Bianchi 841, studded 700c x 32 tires, 42 x 19 fixed gear.
This winter I'm riding a Cotic Road Rat with Avid BB7 disc brakes and 8-speed Campagnolo Record, and my winter training goal is to survive the two 200k:s that CK Distans has organised for the last weekend in february.
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Bianchi 841, studded 700c x 32 tires, 42 x 19 fixed gear.
This winter I'm riding a Cotic Road Rat with Avid BB7 disc brakes and 8-speed Campagnolo Record, and my winter training goal is to survive the two 200k:s that CK Distans has organised for the last weekend in february.
/s-o
10-23-09, 12:44 AM
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I still get out on the bike twice a week, whether it's road, mountain or cross. I have to squeeze one ride in before work - I have a long commute so I have to be out and back before 7:15-ish in order to get going to work. On the weekend, I will get a decent ride in on Sunday. I'll even use the trainer once a week or so even though I simply cannot stand it.
But mostly I run. Plenty of 5 and 10K races in the late fall and then I'll try to work towards some distance event in the early spring to keep me motivated over the winter months. (Next spring, the National Half-Marathon in March and then the Vermont City Marathon in late May.)
But mostly I run. Plenty of 5 and 10K races in the late fall and then I'll try to work towards some distance event in the early spring to keep me motivated over the winter months. (Next spring, the National Half-Marathon in March and then the Vermont City Marathon in late May.)
