Should I or Should I not?

[StargazeramI]

StargazeramI, after reading you post I Googled night rides and found this http://www.stcrispinsdaynightride.com/about/, which I have entered. I'm only 60 and restarted riding 5 months ago after many years out of the saddle, have done 50 miles and 100 km so this is the next step. So good luck in your endeavours, just build up slowly and if it rains on 25th it is partly your fault that I will get wet

Ohhhh, the responsibility........................will have to get a hot-line to a higher authority and make sure the day (oops, night) is fine and starry.........good luck with the ride :-)

 

[StargazeramI]

Turbo trainers are good. I use mine when the weather is bad or I am short of time for a proper ride.
With your level of fitness,time spent on the saddle (indoors or out) will give you great returns. Don't worry about training plans just yet,just aim to ride 3 or 4 times a week and do the best you can. Get ready to be amazed with your yourself

Thansk very much for the encourgement......I try and get on the trainer every other day (then the cross trainer in between), so am trying very hard to build up some stamina, it just seems much harder to do than when I was 30!!!!!!!! wonder why that is??

 

[StargazeramI]

Turbo trainers are good. I use mine when the weather is bad or I am short of time for a proper ride.
With your level of fitness,time spent on the saddle (indoors or out) will give you great returns. Don't worry about training plans just yet,just aim to ride 3 or 4 times a week and do the best you can. Get ready to be amazed with your yourself

How long are each of your turbo sessions?

 

[compo]

Us geriatrics may have lost the speed of our youth but we have stamina and can keep going all day (or night) at our own pace. When Stargazeram1 has done the London night ride it isn't long before the Dunwich Dynamo, another little overnight jaunt.

 

[Kies]

How long are each of your turbo sessions?

Around 30 minutes.
10 mins warm up
10 mins max power that i can keep up for 10 mins :-)
10 mins warm down

I usually watch TV or listen to music on warm up/down

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Around 30 minutes.
10 mins warm up
10 mins max power that i can keep up for 10 mins :-)
10 mins warm down

I usually watch TV or listen to music on warm up/down

I would rather a quick 10 mile loop in that time (or just over best is 34 min or so)

 

[Kies]

It's only for cold wet dark evenings. I prefer being out on the bike by far.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

It's only for cold wet dark evenings. I prefer being out on the bike by far.

I will still ride on the road, bright light, and it doesn't take long to dress for 10 miles whatever the weather, it's more palaver getting the bike out of the shed