Getting fit through indoor cycling
Ouch. Can’t say I was too in the mood to ride my bike today, but I did anyway because of routine. I noticed on Tuesday I had a bit of a saddle sore going on, and yesterday’s hot and wet session has clearly made it worse. Within five minutes of setting off today I was … Read more
Headwinds. In every direction. How is it even possible?! Well, there’s a slim chance that on my outbound leg I was helped along briskly by the tailwind, but just thought I was going fast because I’m ace. Actually, scratch the ‘slim chance’. That was very probably what was happening as I made 10km within just … Read more
Typically for a Sunday morning I was pretty short on time for my ride. I could leave it until later in the day as by all accounts it’s going to be fairly warm this afternoon, but I do like to go out early on a Sunday as it’s much quieter on the roads. Plus I … Read more
Last night I figured I’d do an SST session today, as I thought the weather was going to be inappropriate. Alas, with a bit of sun in the sky, I figured why not do my ride outdoors instead? For this one I picked the reverse to the “TT” ride I put myself through last Saturday. … Read more
Squeak, squeak, squeak… My bike sounds like it has a mouse living inside it somewhere. What gives? It’s been happening ever since I had the snapped rear cabling replaced but lately, as in the last week, it seems to have gotten a lot worse. I’ve tried lubricating the chain, but I don’t think that’s the … Read more