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#6826
Fat n slow
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Saratoga, NY
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Zwift is good for the social aspect, but there’s a lot to be said for structure. My biggest issue following the training plans is I want to go outside.This winter I plan to stick to the trainer unless I can do at least 40 outside.
#6827
Should Be More Popular
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Malvern, PA (20 miles West of Philly)
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I actually prefer to ride outside and will do so even on our coldest days (low teens F) but if the roads are icy I won't risk it.
#6828
dot dash
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#6829
Fat n slow
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It was pretty awful. I’ve had bouts of minor dizziness in the past, but never been physically I’ll. I have pretty significant hearing loss in my right ear with no known cause, my pcp believes that’s what causes it, especially when it’s allergy season and I get congested
#6830
Fat n slow
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Agree. But since most of my rides are group rides, the social aspect (or maybe just "accountability") seems to be a strong motivator to keep me on the trainer.
I actually prefer to ride outside and will do so even on our coldest days (low teens F) but if the roads are icy I won't risk it.
I actually prefer to ride outside and will do so even on our coldest days (low teens F) but if the roads are icy I won't risk it.
#6831
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Yeah, I missed a LOT of rides the past two winters but really because of road conditions.
We seemed to be having a lot of nuisance snowstorms followed by daytime highs just barely above freezing and lows below freezing, which results in frozen runoff on the back-roads and the risk of ice scares the crap out of me.
We seemed to be having a lot of nuisance snowstorms followed by daytime highs just barely above freezing and lows below freezing, which results in frozen runoff on the back-roads and the risk of ice scares the crap out of me.
#6832
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It was pretty awful. I’ve had bouts of minor dizziness in the past, but never been physically I’ll. I have pretty significant hearing loss in my right ear with no known cause, my pcp believes that’s what causes it, especially when it’s allergy season and I get congested
#6833
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Yucatán. México
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Wordle 468 3/6
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#6835
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It either gets resorbed or you acclimate to it. That's why usually vertigo gets better with time and/or Epley maneuvers. But like most things in life, it's complicated and the debris/crystals theory is probably only part of the story.
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#6836
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And now, after a good night's sleep, I can still barely move.
#6837
Super Modest
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Central Illinois
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It was pretty awful. I’ve had bouts of minor dizziness in the past, but never been physically I’ll. I have pretty significant hearing loss in my right ear with no known cause, my pcp believes that’s what causes it, especially when it’s allergy season and I get congested
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#6838
Mostly Harmless
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#6839
Mostly Harmless
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#6840
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2017
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New helmet day
Helios Spherical is replacing a tired old non MIPS Giro Savant. It’s much more silvery in person than I expected but still a nice looking lid.
Helios Spherical is replacing a tired old non MIPS Giro Savant. It’s much more silvery in person than I expected but still a nice looking lid.
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#6842
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#6843
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#6844
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#6845
Senior Member
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#6846
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#6847
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What is the normal timing for Velo Vol to come out of hibernation/hiatus??
#6848
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#6849
Senior Member
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#6850
Habitual User
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My preference is for group road rides, but I will often prefer Zwift over riding solo on the road. The interaction with other riders in real time - even in a virtual world - is more motivational for me.
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