Comments on: 11 ways to get cycling fit http://treadly.net/2007/02/09/how-to-get-riding-fit/ Work is just something I do between bike rides Tue, 03 Jan 2012 06:01:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Sam Christie http://treadly.net/2007/02/09/how-to-get-riding-fit/comment-page-1/#comment-1819 Sam Christie Sat, 19 Sep 2009 05:03:46 +0000 http://treadly.thingoid.com/?p=276#comment-1819 <p>My favorite way to practice is hitting my local velodrome, setting myself a pace that im happy with and setting myself a goal, how many laps can I do? I normally go on 3rd gear at a medium pace for about 15-20 laps per session. My local velodrome is 335 meters the whole way around so 15 laps equals to around 5.25km. Its quite a good workout and it will strenghten your legs.</p> My favorite way to practice is hitting my local velodrome, setting myself a pace that im happy with and setting myself a goal, how many laps can I do? I normally go on 3rd gear at a medium pace for about 15-20 laps per session. My local velodrome is 335 meters the whole way around so 15 laps equals to around 5.25km. Its quite a good workout and it will strenghten your legs.

]]> By: Treadly and Me http://treadly.net/2007/02/09/how-to-get-riding-fit/comment-page-1/#comment-574 Treadly and Me Mon, 12 Feb 2007 05:48:17 +0000 http://treadly.thingoid.com/?p=276#comment-574 <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-page-1/#comment-573 eccles Mon, 12 Feb 2007 03:27:44 +0000 http://treadly.thingoid.com/?p=276#comment-573 <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-page-1/#comment-572 Timboy Sun, 11 Feb 2007 23:37:24 +0000 http://treadly.thingoid.com/?p=276#comment-572 <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-page-1/#comment-571 Spinopsys Fri, 09 Feb 2007 01:54:44 +0000 http://treadly.thingoid.com/?p=276#comment-571 <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. [...]

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