Getting fit through indoor cycling
Chris 
Well, it was inevitably really. I knew if I kept hitting my little TT loop that sooner or later I’d end up with my 20 minute effort disturbed by road traffic. Today it happened twice. Once due to a truck coming at a junction. I had to come to a stop for that, but because … Read more
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. I don’t think I’ve ever hit 7 hours total riding time in a single … Read more
The big news from today was: No one waved back. Not a single cycling spod. I’m one of those seemingly annoying cyclists who waves at every other cyclist I see. Whether climbing, descending, or meandering along the flats, I will always raise a hand to roadies, MTB-ers, or those other sort who I don’t know … Read more
I’m not entirely sure why, but today I was really downbeat after my ride. Things started off kinda weird. I appear to have an indexing issue that is quickly getting worse. Looks like I need to re-watch some GCN videos on how to properly index my gears without totally screwing everything up. This is largely … Read more
Something of a mixture today. I’d planned to ride yesterday, but just before lunch time the heavens opened and that put paid to that. It’s clearly not as warm now as even 24 hours later the road was still wet from yesterday’s down pour. Even two weeks ago, a bit of rain would have been … Read more