Getting fit through indoor cycling
Each week I try to review and reflect on my previous week on the bike. This allows me to see how my fitness and ability is progressing on a wider timescale than day to day. For previous weekly reviews please click here. This week’s rides were as follows: Monday – What A Difference A Day Makes (Outdoor) Tuesday – 6 … Read more
This morning I took part in my first Pride Ride for 2021. I didn’t actually realise they had started, yet I think I missed the first two already(?). Today’s ride was a 1.2-2.0w/kg ride around a new Watopia route, Seaside Sprint. As ever with the Pride Rides, this one was well attended and very welcoming. … Read more
With two days off in a row, I expected to be feeling fresh and raring to go today. But that wasn’t really the case. I felt fresh enough, but raring to go? Not so much. Partly this stems from how my ride ended on Wednesday. I felt a bit cheated, my ride having to be … Read more
Well, it had to happen sooner or later. Today was my first puncture… ever, as far as I am aware. Certainly since buying the road bike, and honestly, I never think I got a puncture as a kid. Probably because I never inflated my tyres. And I think inflating my tyres might have been the … Read more
I came. I sprinted. The best I could manage was seventh. Darn it. That’s basically the story for today’s ride. Actually this ride was split in two. Two fine rides. I had a long meeting at 2pm which was scheduled to run till 3.30pm. During this meeting I am never required to talk, and there’s … Read more