October 2015 Bike Bicycle Cycling Challenge
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I should have known something was amiss when I saw the air mattress next to the bike in the video still shot. Yikes! But it seems like the rollers could be a lot of fun "if" you could master it before breaking your neck.0
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Does spinning /cycling reduce hips ?0
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Hmmm.... I can't say I've noticed more of a reduction in my hip size vs. other areas. I'm sure you've heard/read that there's no real way to spot-reduce.
That said, I have lost weight using spinning and cycling as my primary form of cardio (by helping me create a daily calorie deficit.)
Lose enough weight (and incorporate some resistance training) and I'm sure at some point your hips will follow.
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funfitfreeme wrote: »Off to a good start:
10/1 - 21.8 miles (stationary/spin bike)
Btw, I had never seen a roller trainer before - coolest invention ever!
Great start for the month!!
lol I had one of the roller type, traded a friend for a trainer before I broke my neck. Crashed a couple times, the air mattress is a good idea but about tore up my bike when the tire went off the roller and about took a spoke out0 -
I've grown find of my neck so I don't reckon I'll be trying the roller any time soon. 0
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Oopsie - fond0
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Torrential rain the past 2 and the next 2 days.... Had my first serious indoor trainer ride in the last 4+ months this evening and I could tell a noticeable gain in both strength and endurance. I cycled several gears higher at all times and 60 minutes was nothing to do. I had to really push to break a sweat and almost ran out of gears. It's awesome to see commuting + long distance, hill climbing, group rides all summer have been paying their dividends.
10/01 - 07.15 @ 16.7 mph (AM Commute-MTB)
10/01 - 07.70 @ 16.1 mph (PM Commute-MTB)
10/02 - 22.00 @ 22.0 mph (Trainer)
MTD: 36.85
Goal: 750
YTD: 4,5510 -
21 more miles today, including a very chilly commute home from the ballgame. Time to crack out my long biking tights and gloves.
10/1 - 22 miles
10/2 - 21 miles
Total: 43 miles
Goal: 550 miles
Remaining: 507 miles0 -
I'm in! 150 miles on the recumbent bike for October.
10/3 - 12.0 miles
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Did mostly hill work and flat intervals in spin class today. Great workout but clocked fewer miles than I typically get in spin classes. Made up for it with some individual bike work after class. My legs are beat after doing this and a lower body workout yesterday. Resting tomorrow.
Keep up the great work everyone.
10/1 - 21.8 miles (stationary/spin bike)
10/3 - 26 miles (spin class + stationary/spin bike)
MTD: 47.80 -
My goal for this month will be to get out every day if the PSI is below 130.
3 oct: 13.66km cycling the new bike home in psi 200 (but you've got to ride it home!)
4 Oct: 54.92 km
October Total: 68.58 km0 -
Newbie, just starting to ride after an injury. UK based so weather not so good.
1st day back on a bike today and need to take it easy.
October goal 500 miles
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Remaining 5000 -
funfitfreeme wrote: »Did mostly hill work and flat intervals in spin class today. Great workout but clocked fewer miles than I typically get in spin classes. Made up for it with some individual bike work after class. My legs are beat after doing this and a lower body workout yesterday. Resting tomorrow.
Keep up the great work everyone.
10/1 - 21.8 miles (stationary/spin bike)
10/3 - 26 miles (spin class + stationary/spin bike)
MTD: 47.8
Great dedication going for more! Some good numbers your putting up.. Good job!
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Thanks!0
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Still raining so more trainer rides but looks to be clearing up for the work week tomorrow. Looking forward to it.
10/01 - 07.15 @ 16.7 mph (AM Commute-MTB)
10/01 - 07.70 @ 16.1 mph (PM Commute-MTB)
10/02 - 22.00 @ 22.0 mph (Trainer)
10/03 - 20.00 @ 20.0 mph (Trainer)
10/04 - 15.00 @ 20.0 mph (Trainer)
MTD: 71.85
Goal: 750
YTD: 4,590
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I'm in! 150 miles on the recumbent bike for October.
10/3 - 12.0 miles
10/4 - 24.0 miles
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funfitfreeme wrote: »I should have known something was amiss when I saw the air mattress next to the bike in the video still shot. Yikes! But it seems like the rollers could be a lot of fun "if" you could master it before breaking your neck.
My husband seems to do all right once he gets going, but his are set next to a railing, so he grabs it if he loses focus and the bicycle starts to head off the rollers.
"They" do recommend putting the rollers in a door frame or next to a counter or something you can grab to steady yourself.
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Review ...
March: 409.33 km (254.34 miles) = 21 hours 55 min
April: 384.15 km (238.7 miles) = 20 hours 35 min
May: 259.06 km (160.9 miles) + 45 min cycling inside
June: 493.53 km (306.6 miles) = 25 hours 31 min + 215 minutes (3 hours 35 min) cycling inside
July: 130 km in 405 min + 280 min cycling inside
Aug: 129.25 km in 474 min + 225 min cycling inside
Sep: 224.8 km in 697 min + 35 min cycling inside
DST starts this weekend so we should have daylight in the evenings again, and I might actually start cycling outside in the evenings again.
As for goals ... more than September.
Oct 3 - 27.3 km (85 min) ... outside on the cycleway. Hot and windy, very windy. Challenging ride out, quick ride back.
Oct 4 - 20.3 km (65 min) ... outside on the eastern shore path. Really nice day. Slightly cooler and much less windy.
Totals:
Oct Cycling Outside: 47.6 km (150 min)
Oct Cycling Inside: 0 min
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Lots more commuting by bike the past 2 days including to/from a bachelor party, and an awesome ballgame (clinched home field for the wild card). My dress shoes are definitely not bike friendly, but I made it.
10/1 - 22 miles
10/2 - 21 miles
10/3 - 22 miles
10/4 - 11 miles
Total: 76 miles
Goal: 550 miles
Remaining: 474 miles0 -
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funfitfreeme wrote: »I should have known something was amiss when I saw the air mattress next to the bike in the video still shot. Yikes! But it seems like the rollers could be a lot of fun "if" you could master it before breaking your neck.
My husband seems to do all right once he gets going, but his are set next to a railing, so he grabs it if he loses focus and the bicycle starts to head off the rollers.
"They" do recommend putting the rollers in a door frame or next to a counter or something you can grab to steady yourself.
Yep, I asked a friend (who is a serious cyclist) about the rollers and he mentioned the door frame trick.
I'm sure like most things, the rollers can be mastered with practice. I saw a YT video of a woman using the rollers hands-free - very impressive. But I'll stick to the stationary bike this winter. 0 -
I am in again... setting my goal at 200.
10/1 - 10.32 miles, road bike, started at 7:20 pm. 1/2 daylight 1/2 after dark.
10/4 - 12.14 miles, road bike, windy windy
MTD- 22.460 -
Sun is out....Back to the commuting!
10/01 - 07.15 @ 16.7 mph (AM Commute-MTB)
10/01 - 07.70 @ 16.1 mph (PM Commute-MTB)
10/02 - 22.00 @ 22.0 mph (Trainer)
10/03 - 20.00 @ 20.0 mph (Trainer)
10/04 - 15.00 @ 20.0 mph (Trainer)
10/05 - 07.09 @ 19.1 mph (AM Commute)
10/05 - 11.16 @ 18.1 mph (PM Commute)
10/05 - 12.18 @ 17.3 mph
MTD: 102.28
Goal: 750
YTD: 4,590
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I am in again... setting my goal at 200.
10/1 - 10.32 miles, road bike, started at 7:20 pm. 1/2 daylight 1/2 after dark.
10/4 - 12.14 miles, road bike, windy windy
10/5 - 27.36 miles, road bike, 14.3 ave.
MTD- 49.820 -
In honor of my beloved buccos hosting the wildcard game, I finally decided to upgrade my pirates bike to STI (integrated brakes & shifters). Ordered parts today (tourney 7x3 brifters, new handlebar, and black/yellow grip tape), and hoping they'll all come in before the pirates are out of the postseason and I return to the warmer south. Never had brifters that use a thumb lever for up-shifting (campy ERGO style), so curious how they'll work.
10/1 - 22 miles
10/2 - 21 miles
10/3 - 22 miles
10/4 - 11 miles
10/5 - 21 miles
Total: 97 miles
Goal: 550 miles
Remaining: 453 miles0 -
Good class tonight followed by some upper body work.
10/1 - 21.8 miles (stationary/spin bike)
10/3 - 26 miles (spin class + stationary/spin bike)
10/5 - 21.1 miles (spin class + stationary/spin bike)
MTD: 68.9 miles0 -
Good job everyone!
m1xm0d3- I envy those commute miles, I want to ride but start at 6 am. Would have to leave at 4:30 am.
Ohhim- Good luck on the new shifters but have to stop there lol. Always a Cubs fan!
funfitfreeme- always going beyond and pushing for more.0 -
Here it is the 6th day of the month already, and I have only had a chance to do two rides.
10/3 25.68
10/5 17.01
October Total: 42.69
Total for Year: 1,731.990 -
'm in!
10/3 - 12.0 miles
10/4 - 24.0 miles
10/6 - 12.0 miles
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I am in again... setting my goal at 200.
10/1 - 10.32 miles, road bike, started at 7:20 pm. 1/2 daylight 1/2 after dark.
10/4 - 12.14 miles, road bike, windy windy
10/5 - 27.36 miles, road bike, 14.3 ave.
10/6 - 11.57 miles, road bike, 13.2 ave. eve getting so short, had to finish in the dark
MTD- 61.390
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