Starting road training

If you are in East London, a couple of mates and I are doing Base at the moment. You are more than welcome to come and join us.

Well thanks but no thanks.

had a go at spinning yet? done a couple of classes reckon could be handy if you're scared of the cold like me!

no, not tried a class - is it good then? is it not something you can just do on your own? do you do it to meet women in leg-warmers?

I imagine if leg warmer wearers are your target might work well....

It's essentially interval training i spose, but because it's organised you have less to think about the actual timing and concentrate on the hard work.

Having said that I've done two sessions so I'm by no means an expert. Wonder what Mr Povey and other people think of it?

If you are in East London, a couple of mates and I are doing Base at the moment - 50 to 70miles rides in Essex. You are more than welcome to come and join us. The pace is pretty easy at this time of year.

Cool. Where in East London are you? Have you heard of Cycling Club Hackney?

http://www.cyclingclubhackney.co.uk/

I don't mind spinning classes. You get out what you put in though.
I've been to spin classes and left barely able to walk (yes there was a saddle!) while your typical gym junkie types don't even break a sweat. Try a couple.

Cool. Where in East London are you? Have you heard of Cycling Club Hackney?

http://www.cyclingclubhackney.co.uk/

Am in Hackney. Train on weeeknd and one morining in the week. Give me a shout on 07958 55 55 09 if you want to join us.

If you are in East London, a couple of mates and I are doing Base at the moment - 50 to 70miles rides in Essex. You are more than welcome to come and join us. The pace is pretty easy at this time of year.

how long does it take you?

Hey, Khy. This time of year doing about 16/17mph over that distance if you are riding with ones and twos, bit faster if it is with a big group.

Hows the new bike coming along?

anyway, it's nice to be able to contribute to a training thread for once.

i've been using the bikes in the gym lately, they're good in that the computer is very handy and they're indoors, but the riding position is less than ideal, and the pedals/strpas are shit.
nevertheless, i've been doing some good hard interval training, and it fucks you up good and proper. i'm sure i'm getting a lot more fitness benefit from that than just riding on the road.

they also have recumbent bikes there, i haven't tried one yet, but i'm sure mr Alias would approve.

Thats sounds interesting - I am switch from weights to cardio in January - how do you do your intervals?

I don't mind spinning classes. You get out what you put in though.
I've been to spin classes and left barely able to walk (yes there was a saddle!) while your typical gym junkie types don't even break a sweat. Try a couple.

But, but, but you was my hero, I thought you was a real bicycling racing man

'Le rouleur'

Thats sounds interesting - I am switch from weights to cardio in January - how do you do your intervals?

well, i was following an interval program on the bike computer, but now the trainer guy has got me doing 1 minute flat out, fairly high resistance, as fast as i can go , then 2 minutes recovery at a medium pace and lower resistance. i try and do that for 10-20 mins.

it's good, it certainly seems to get the heart banging.

I have done that in the past, when you get good, switch to the rower, when you can do the rower try a heavy bag - 2 mins flat out, one min rest - now I am inspired - thanks nimhbus

fuck the rower.
i'm all about the bike.

and i'm doing 1 minute on, 2 off - although he says once your fitness is up to it, you can indeed switch it round.
sounds horrific.

sounds good to me as the rower will help with some of those back muscles which personally have always been my problem on longer/tougher riders...

But, but, but you was my hero, I thought you was a real bicycling racing man
'Le rouleur'

There's an unspoken rule about cycling. If you're in the slightest bit serious you have to do a spin class or two just to prove yourself. It's like mountain bike racing on a 16" bmx.. you get respek for it. Truly.

No, I'd snapped my only bike frame at the time and was going mental. I started running and then joined the gym where my flatmate was going. When you're a bike nut, a spin class is the logical choice. We were talking about them at work today. It's funny how I can leave them knackered and all the birds walk out without even breaking a sweat. They have obviously mastered the 'fake resistance knob twist' move..

Got it

http://www.londonfgss.com/thread14187.html

:-)

I'm in Brixton, so I've a got a route that goes Brixton > Battersea Park > Chelsea > Putney > 2 or 3 times around Richmond park > Chiswick > Hammersmith > Back through Chelsea to Brixton. A pleasant and varied 40/45 miles that's easy to knock off 2 or 3 times a week.

rab - the same distance and you can head straight down the A23, round croydon, then i go up croham valley road, out through selsden, left at farleigh, church lane, then up beddlestead road to the top of the downs looking over the m25 and sussex. you're in fields once you're past selsden. escape the city man!

Any advice with where to start? Go for 30 mile road rides just taking it easy or try and mix up the terrain to get a work out?

take it easy lucky. noone needs a workout at this time of year! i picked up from yr website you're in south london, so head down through crystal palace. you can pick up on the route i mentioned to rab, or i know a lot of people who are more SE go through new addington. i got egged by kids in new addington once so i never went back.

Hills = too hilly.

I've found the perfect training bike:

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Got myself a turbo trainer - but it won't fit on my dahon!

great

way out

I'd read this konakid

http://www.londonfgss.com/thread9350.html
especially the bit about meaningless posts to hit the 5 post mark :^]