Learn how to ride a bike again
03-01-22, 05:12 PM
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Learn how to ride a bike again
I remember when I first started Zwifting about 5 years ago I really got into it and spent a ton of time over the winter months racking up the points and virtual KM's down in the basement and thought this was the best thing since index shifters ( ha ha). At the time, i was also a fair weather rider so the bike would get stored around Sept. and not come out until the following year when the sun was high and warm. That spring after a long season of Zwifting I took the bike off the trainer to take it to the LBS to have them swap out my trainer tire and I felt like I had never ridden a bike before. What are brakes? what's steering? it felt so weird.
Well things have changed since then and now I ride as much as I can outdoors until I'm forced inside and this winter was no exception with January and February being brutally cold and snowy. Today it went above the freezing mark so I grabbed an old mtn. bike and went for a trip to the grocery store and it sure felt great. Not quite as awkward as that first winter of Zwifting but a little strange, that's for sure.
Can't wait for all that snow to melt and get back on the bike.
Well things have changed since then and now I ride as much as I can outdoors until I'm forced inside and this winter was no exception with January and February being brutally cold and snowy. Today it went above the freezing mark so I grabbed an old mtn. bike and went for a trip to the grocery store and it sure felt great. Not quite as awkward as that first winter of Zwifting but a little strange, that's for sure.
Can't wait for all that snow to melt and get back on the bike.
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03-03-22, 03:07 PM
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I haven't ridden outdoors since the middle of last October. This coming weekend might be my maiden 2022 outdoor ride if the weather holds up. It's been a crap winter for biking here.
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03-03-22, 05:41 PM
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that first ride after a long hiatus is always feels a bit weird. fortunately it wears off quickly.
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03-04-22, 07:58 AM
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Yep, feels a bit weird for the first few minutes. But not a big deal. I actually quite like the renewed focus as I often get a bit too complacent near the end of the riding season.
03-04-22, 01:48 PM
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The weirdest part about my first outdoor ride in four months last week was feeling the bike go forward and forgetting how twitchy it can be. It only lasted a couple miles and it felt normal again.
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03-04-22, 06:30 PM
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Hard part is clipping and and out of petals for me. Especially when you stop on a hill for a red light.
I bought quick clip in and out petals to make it easier now. I ride indoors all year around due to my wife’s health. So I ride outside just a few times a month.
I bought quick clip in and out petals to make it easier now. I ride indoors all year around due to my wife’s health. So I ride outside just a few times a month.
