tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694030302256442941.post2573545875568519351..comments2023-10-23T14:50:32.251-04:00Comments on Sarah's Cycling Blog: Weekly Statssarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04265632637239084599noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694030302256442941.post-2799019671859690012008-12-16T18:47:00.000-05:002008-12-16T18:47:00.000-05:00Congratulations on meeting your goal, and also on ...Congratulations on meeting your goal, and also on the new gear. I'm very impressed with your dedication to ride in such freezing, flooding temperatures. I'll take the trainer every time. I probably won't be outdoors again until March. :)knitseashorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594976722011232979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694030302256442941.post-66003971744964135922008-12-14T17:22:00.000-05:002008-12-14T17:22:00.000-05:00BettyBetty, I think you have a point there about t...BettyBetty, I think you have a point there about trainer time being productive. I like the challenge of riding outside in the cold and it's fun to see what's going on around my routes. But when it's really cold, I'm pedaling any which way and just getting thru it some of the time. I hope to do some short trainer workouts to try some drills to increase my cadence, standing endurance, and maybe one legged too. 1/2 an hour at a time would probably be good and not make me too saddle sore. I tend to get very saddle sore on the trainer even though I like my saddle outside! Am I just sitting like a sack of potatoes indoors?! <BR/>Ssarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04265632637239084599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694030302256442941.post-67490632802992821812008-12-14T11:54:00.000-05:002008-12-14T11:54:00.000-05:00stop being so slack ;)stop being so slack ;)katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181895420538192368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694030302256442941.post-65802112608309160912008-12-14T11:09:00.000-05:002008-12-14T11:09:00.000-05:00"outside in the cold vs. inside on the trainer" H..."outside in the cold vs. inside on the trainer" Having just purchased some new winter riding gear, the answer to me is a no brainer -- outside. Of course, riding fixed gear helps keep me warmer anyway. Plus, it's never as bad (cold) as you think it's going to be once you're riding.<BR/>:)Glenn_in_MAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12426096335110741928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694030302256442941.post-74985414635768124792008-12-14T08:39:00.000-05:002008-12-14T08:39:00.000-05:00A riding friend and I were commenting how we used ...A riding friend and I were commenting how we used to be fanatics about riding in cold weather during our first year or two on the bike - we would ride in anything and suffer like dogs - now we are complete babies about it - I don't know what happened but I think we read an article about cold weather riding when 2 hours is usually the max and whether more benefit is derived from specific indoor training than suffering through a cold outdoor ride where you are just turning the pedals over. The indoor training arguement made sense and I actually think of that article every time I try to decide the greater pain: outside in the cold or inside on that goddamn trainerItchyBitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14689105039645020348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694030302256442941.post-29864525833440351012008-12-14T01:53:00.000-05:002008-12-14T01:53:00.000-05:00Once your mileage goes up bikes always seem to nee...Once your mileage goes up bikes always seem to need some love! Never mind, you now sound like you have reached the obssessed stage of biking, great weekly mileage in some trying conditions.triohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10136331702567336557noreply@blogger.com