Training Off-Season?

(stratrider) said:

Well the daily high temps here is SE PA are consistently below freezing and snow and ice are
predicted for Friday. While I am still commuting on my Stratus I expect that will end by the
weekend with the snow. So what are you all doing over the winter to stay in shape?

Living in California

Jim: get yourself a fluid trainer and go for at LEAST an hour a day or more. i am currently doing
1-3 hrs a day on my trainer to try and stay in shape for next season.if you don't that first long
ride next season will be a nightmare. Thank you Earl GRR,RANS V2 Ti Rush,Ti Pursuit

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Quoted message said:

Well the daily high temps here is SE PA are consistently below freezing and snow and ice are
predicted for Friday. While I am still commuting on my Stratus I expect that will end by the
weekend with the snow. So what are you all doing over the winter to stay in shape?

I bought a velomobile, which is basically a fully enclosed rcumbent trike. See
hazbro.commangoOpen ↗ for more details.

I I hope you fall into the ocean. JN from MN

1) Swim (there's a pool not far from work). Laps aren't a thrill a minute, but it's better than
watching my butt get big
2) if it snows here this winter like it did last, I'm thinking pretty hard about getting some XC
skis. Would love to commute into work on those!

Howard

(also commuting on a strat on a day by day basis).

Fortunately, I can commute pretty much year round. If the weather is too nasty to do my usual 10
mile lunchtime ride, I climb stairs. I work in a 10 story building. I'll usually do the stairwell 10
times followed by a couple of miles of laps (on my bike) in the parking garage in the basement of
the building.

I'm looking forward to our next building. It will have a 6 or 7 story underground parking facility.
I hope that will be just the ticket for those days that we have our lovely North West rain.

William Higley, Sr. (Living the good life in the Pacific Northwest) (By the way ~ How many slugs
does it take to screw in a lightbulb? ~ Only one, but it won't enjoy itself very much.) Vision R-50
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Well the daily high temps here is SE PA are consistently below freezing and snow and ice are
predicted for Friday. While I am still commuting on my Stratus I expect that will end by the
weekend with the snow. So what are you all doing over the winter to stay in shape?

Jim

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Quoted message said:

Well the daily high temps here is SE PA are consistently below freezing and snow and ice are
predicted for Friday. While I am still commuting on my Stratus I expect that will end by the
weekend with the snow. So what are you all doing over the winter to stay in shape?

Jim

Jim,

(1) Ride outdoors. You can ride as long as the temp is 30 degrees or above. You generate a lot of
heat when riding. Dress in layers and enjoy the bike.

(2) Gym riding: Most gyms have "recumbent exercycles". I find exercycles at a gym more fun and
interesting than an at home indoor trainer. Hmmm, maybe it's the side distractions?

(3) Gym Weight Training: You can use the Leg Press and other similar machines to build your glutes
and quads.

(4) Indoor Trainer: You might be able to find one on ebay, etc. for $100. Otherwise, a good $200
cyclops works.

(5) Pray for a warm winter.

Good Luck.....

Slow Joe Recumbo

1-3 hours a day on a trainer? What do you think about when pedelling? Man, I can only take
30 minutes!

Another way to deal with winter is to get a trike so it's not a big deal if there is a little snow
or ice on the road:

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Byron

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So what are you all doing over the winter to stay in shape?

Ride my trikes outside in the snow.