Winter Cycling Torture
01-15-08, 02:42 AM
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Winter Cycling Torture
I've been in Bozeman, MT since October, and it's made my training a living hell. There's usually snow or ice on the roads and we've hovered between 15-35 degrees since November. After about an hour on the rollers I want to snap my frame over my knee. I really took that California weather for granted.
01-15-08, 05:21 AM
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01-15-08, 06:22 AM
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Harden the F Up you friggin Wussy.
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I've been in Bozeman, MT since October, and it's made my training a living hell. There's usually snow or ice on the roads and we've hovered between 15-35 degrees since November. After about an hour on the rollers I want to snap my frame over my knee. I really took that California weather for granted.
01-15-08, 06:50 AM
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Your post will probably make him cry.
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01-15-08, 07:02 AM
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01-15-08, 07:19 AM
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Wouldn't one have access to other prime crosstraining opportunities like great downhill skiing, cc skiing, and snowshoe running/hiking in bozeman, mt that most others dont have? My heart will bleed for you as I ride my trainer tonight in the basement while my skis rust in a corner.
01-15-08, 10:19 AM
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Wouldn't one have access to other prime crosstraining opportunities like great downhill skiing, cc skiing, and snowshoe running/hiking in bozeman, mt that most others dont have? My heart will bleed for you as I ride my trainer tonight in the basement while my skis rust in a corner.
....and then kill yourself when you finish grad school and move away, because really, who wants to raise a family in CA (plus real estate is something that can actually be purchased in other parts of the country)?
01-15-08, 10:52 AM
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Learn to Telemark. Aggressive tele skiing makes big "guads".
I am amazed at my hill climbing ability when I get back on the bike in the spring.
I am amazed at my hill climbing ability when I get back on the bike in the spring.
01-15-08, 12:03 PM
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Last year in Portland when we had all that snow, I spent a lot of time at spinning classes. There's something about riding a trainer with a group of people that makes it a little easier.
I used to live over the Rockies in Idaho, so I know there are tons of things to do in MT when the snow flies. Aside from the obvious skiing, there's snowshoeing. Or just build yourself a Pugsley and go ride in the snow on the trails.
I used to live over the Rockies in Idaho, so I know there are tons of things to do in MT when the snow flies. Aside from the obvious skiing, there's snowshoeing. Or just build yourself a Pugsley and go ride in the snow on the trails.
01-15-08, 01:11 PM
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Wait, you're in Bozo, and we haven't ridden yet?
Oh, and it's nice to see somebody that understands what I mean when I say "it is impossible to ride a road bike in Bozeman during winter".
Oh, and it's nice to see somebody that understands what I mean when I say "it is impossible to ride a road bike in Bozeman during winter".
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01-15-08, 02:32 PM
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about time someone else backs up all your posts about just how miserable it is out there! was starting to think you were making this stuff up!
01-15-08, 03:34 PM
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You guys should at minimum invest in computrainers or tacx imagic's or whatever they are. I ride my friends from time to time and makes trainer time enjoyable.
Also buy some skate skis and prepare to suffer. Skating has been a great 'plan B' for me when the weather goes to crap here.
Also buy some skate skis and prepare to suffer. Skating has been a great 'plan B' for me when the weather goes to crap here.
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You guys should at minimum invest in computrainers or tacx imagic's or whatever they are. I ride my friends from time to time and makes trainer time enjoyable.
Also buy some skate skis and prepare to suffer. Skating has been a great 'plan B' for me when the weather goes to crap here.
Also buy some skate skis and prepare to suffer. Skating has been a great 'plan B' for me when the weather goes to crap here.
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Good insight there. According to friends I'm a natural at skating and picked it up right away and was good right away. Even so I was getting passed by old women frighteningly often.
It's better now but I'm finding that I haven't learned how to suffer on skis like I can on a bike. The increased lactate production from using the entire body make it a real *****.
01-15-08, 05:36 PM
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I will say my fitness was never better than when skiing. More motor, less weight and more stable mentally than just spending the winter on a trainer.
01-15-08, 06:15 PM
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I plan on moving east (Oregon). A lady from Alaska complained about the weather in Bozeman today.
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Bozeman is warm compared to where I am.... but I do feel the same pain. 65 hrs of trainer work so far this winter, and I Mtn bike in the snow... to a point.
