Winter: Slow down? Increase?

[Shawn Gossman]

In the winter months, do you typically slow down with your cycling routines?

Or do you take advantage of the lack of bugs and heat and increase your rides?

Or do you try to just do a lot of indoor trainer cycling? If so, do you ride on the trainer as much as you would outside when it's nice?

 

[Rom]

After CX season i will take a few weeks off the bike and only ride if I WANT to. Then it's full base season time. This means long hours on the trainer (2+ hours a day) with goals of north of 13 hours a week. Doing some structured training but for the most part, ride bike for hours. You body doesn't know miles it only knows hours at load. Just do it!

 

[darylm]

Zwift and TrainerRoad for winter however I do significantly drop off riding November&December to avoid burnout. Basically maintenance fitness only.

 

[Rom]

Zwift and TrainerRoad for winter however I do significantly drop off riding November&December to avoid burnout. Basically maintenance fitness only.

The challenge around here is that many of us do the DSR. So you have to be somewhat fit at the beginning of March. So starting any later than December doesn't really allow for that.

 

[darylm]

I want to do the DSR this coming year

 

[Rom]

I want to do the DSR this coming year

Need to start prepping around the beginning of December.

 

[Shawn Gossman]

I hate riding inside. Probably because I've never had a good trainer setup. But I do increase my hikes and tackle more hillier routes so I am getting a good workout.

I'll also be trail running more this winter, too.

 

[Rom]

I find that utilizing movies/tv shows helps me indoors. Also doing group rides on zwift help. Gabe said it was the only way he can ride indoors.

 

[darylm]

I find that utilizing movies/tv shows helps me indoors. Also doing group rides on zwift help. Gabe said it was the only way he can ride indoors.

We watch Ryan Van Duzer, Ride along Adventures, and Adventures with Bane on YouTube

 

[Shawn Gossman]

Also doing group rides on zwift help. Gabe said it was the only way he can ride indoors.

Yeah the Swift thing looks interesting.

I need to set something up.

 

[darylm]

Also look at Rouvy (real life video) and MyWhoosh (free, but fewer features and riders)