Originally Posted by
TMonk
Doing big miles indoors used to seem crazy to me, but after doing a few 2-3 hr training rides indoors, I could totally see how I could just let my mind wander and tool around for a few hours. I might try a 4-5 hr indoor ride sometime soon. Maybe just big some big route like one of the pretzel variants and just turn the cranks a bit extra after
Best thing to do is the Audax; which is a group ride and you can pick 62, 100, 124, or 200 mile options. 90% of the riders choose 62 miles but you get a solid group pulling you 2/3 of the way. Today we had about 15 in our group to 62 miles, then 3 of us went the last 38. I find riding on Zwift in a group ups my power about 10-20% as opposed to going solo.
For me, Riding outdoors is 94 on an enjoyment scale, riding indoors is probably an 86 or so. Indoors I need a good Zwift group ride or TR session with some Netflix. Smart trainers really make a big difference. When I had my old Kurt Kinetic I hated riding indoors.