Exercise Bike v Getting on the Road?

[Cuchilo]

Ive not been anywhere near my exercise gear since I got a road bike . Im out on the bike as soon as im dressed .
Im swapping my six pack for bigger legs but getting out there even with the chilly mornings is well worth it !
Im also eating more ( I need too )
The other day I thought to myself that I feel good . Not that ive ever felt bad or the need to sort anything out but I feel better than I have in years .
Ive covered just over 1200 miles in about 4 months and I would say about 1000 of those are just doing what I used to do on my MTB ( 800 miles a year max ) Now I go the long way around just for the hell of it .

 

[Keith Oates]

An exercise bike is good in the depths of winter when going out on the normal bike is not such a good idea but there is NOTHING that can equal actually riding a bike out in the fresh air!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Daniel Douglas]

Great, thanks for all of your replies! Looks like I will indeed be purchasing a bike soon!

 

[MarkF]

This has really given me a bit of a bug for cycling so I'm wondering is cycling for real that much more difficult?

Of course it's more difficult, getting off/switching off, when you are tired on a real bike, won't help at all if you want to get home. Therein lies the benefits.

 

[vickster]

Not to mention all the lunatics on the roads! Who are even more lunatic in the dark it seems!

 

[phil_hg_uk]

Not to mention all the lunatics on the roads! Who are even more lunatic in the dark it seems!

I had someone wheel spin out of a garage in a HUGE 4x4 this evening directly in front of me, and he seemed to take offence when I called him a cock ........... I don't know there is no pleasing some people

 

[vickster]

I shouted 'Whoa' at some **** in a lorry thing and he took offence and shouted something back. I kind of thought that you should give way to cyclist on the correct side of the road when passing through parked vehicles and you have to impinge on said cyclist's personal space. K*obber

 

[michaelcycle]

Cycling on a stationary trainer is generally easier than cycling outside because it have a flywheel which continues to spin even if you are not exerting effort on it whereas outside you have to continue to apply force. It's why you see people in spinning classes who seeming to be working hard when in reality they are doing nothing of the sort except bouncing all over the place.

It can help of course with general conditioning but you can't really replicate the experience of riding outside with them (outside of specific pieces of equipment which give a better feel such as a Wattbike.)

 

[Cuchilo]

Whats a spinning class ?

 

[michaelcycle]

Whats a spinning class ?

An aerobics class conducted on indoor spinning bikes lead by an instructor usually with loud music:

http://www.spinning.com/en/

 

[Cuchilo]

Im going to spinning classes !!!



View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Hl1WAGKjMc

 

[michaelcycle]

Why does that remind of the video for Eric Prydz's "Call On Me"...

 

[MikeW-71]

Im going to spinning classes !!!

Dammit, I can't tear myself away from that

 

[Kies]

When I get reincarnated .... I want to be a spin bike !

 

[DooDah]

If you put your exercise bike in the bike rack outside the cafe all the other cyclists will bully you.

Get a real bike.

Ah, but it probably would not be nicked.