Comments on: 11 ways to get cycling fit http://treadly.net/2007/02/09/how-to-get-riding-fit/ A Melbourne commuter cyclist Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:21:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Treadly and Me http://treadly.net/2007/02/09/how-to-get-riding-fit/#comment-8471 Treadly and Me Mon, 12 Feb 2007 05:48:17 +0000 http://treadly.net/2007/02/09/how-to-get-riding-fit/#comment-8471 <p>Well I never have time to alter the "to work" route—I'm almost always late enough without that sort of caper! That's why I reckon that if you're going to take the long way you should do it on the way home.</p> <p>Timboy's idea reminds me of something I'd forgotten to mention: you don't need to own a single speed to get the benefits, you could go "virtual" single speed simply by deciding not to change gears. Eh, but I don't do this…</p> Well I never have time to alter the “to work” route—I’m almost always late enough without that sort of caper! That’s why I reckon that if you’re going to take the long way you should do it on the way home.

Timboy’s idea reminds me of something I’d forgotten to mention: you don’t need to own a single speed to get the benefits, you could go “virtual” single speed simply by deciding not to change gears. Eh, but I don’t do this…

]]> By: eccles http://treadly.net/2007/02/09/how-to-get-riding-fit/#comment-8468 eccles Mon, 12 Feb 2007 03:27:44 +0000 http://treadly.net/2007/02/09/how-to-get-riding-fit/#comment-8468 <p>I'm actually not a fan of messing with the to/from work ride. I do it to maintain a level of fitness, but also to <em>get to work</em> ... where they pay me to be awake and alert and thinky, not tired and a bit vague from exercise :-)</p> I’m actually not a fan of messing with the to/from work ride. I do it to maintain a level of fitness, but also to get to work … where they pay me to be awake and alert and thinky, not tired and a bit vague from exercise :-)

]]> By: Timboy http://treadly.net/2007/02/09/how-to-get-riding-fit/#comment-8461 Timboy Sun, 11 Feb 2007 23:37:24 +0000 http://treadly.net/2007/02/09/how-to-get-riding-fit/#comment-8461 <p>One of my favorites is strength endurance commuting.</p> <p>If you have gears, rise as close to the 53-11 as possible while maitaining a cadence of 50-60 rpms for twenty minutes on your commute. Warm up/down for 5-10 minutes spinning a small gear.</p> <p>Try this two or three times a week for three weeks. rest for a week spinning light gears.</p> <p>After the month is out you'll be surprised how strong you have become!</p> One of my favorites is strength endurance commuting.

If you have gears, rise as close to the 53-11 as possible while maitaining a cadence of 50-60 rpms for twenty minutes on your commute. Warm up/down for 5-10 minutes spinning a small gear.

Try this two or three times a week for three weeks. rest for a week spinning light gears.

After the month is out you’ll be surprised how strong you have become!

]]> By: Spinopsys http://treadly.net/2007/02/09/how-to-get-riding-fit/#comment-8293 Spinopsys Fri, 09 Feb 2007 01:54:44 +0000 http://treadly.net/2007/02/09/how-to-get-riding-fit/#comment-8293 <p>[...] Treadly talks about eleven ways to get cycling fit from a commuting cyclists perspective. Variety is the spice of cycling life. [...]</p> […] Treadly talks about eleven ways to get cycling fit from a commuting cyclists perspective. Variety is the spice of cycling life. […]

]]> By: Commute by Bike http://treadly.net/2007/02/09/how-to-get-riding-fit/#comment-8291 Commute by Bike Fri, 09 Feb 2007 00:38:36 +0000 http://treadly.net/2007/02/09/how-to-get-riding-fit/#comment-8291 <p>[...] All this to point you to a wonderful post by Treadly and Me regarding 11 ways to get cycling fit. Some very good points here which I’ll sum up - you should really go to his post and read the whole thing. Here are some of the things recommended to make the commute more of a workout: [...]</p> […] All this to point you to a wonderful post by Treadly and Me regarding 11 ways to get cycling fit. Some very good points here which I’ll sum up - you should really go to his post and read the whole thing. Here are some of the things recommended to make the commute more of a workout: […]

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