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. 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
With Monday being a much longer ride than is typical I have definitely felt it in my right knee in particular ever since. Today’s ride had a touch of jitters worrying whether I’d be in any kind of pain. Fortunately it didn’t seem to be. Lately on my weekday rides I’ve been aiming to do … Read more