Great weather over the weekend. Fit in an18-mile ride with the hubby. It was my first full ride on the Citizen. A combination of things made it a more difficult ride for me than usual.
1. I wasn't as hydrated as I should have been.
2. Headwind on the return trip -- it was my first experience with wind.
3. Various bodily stuff, including a developing cold, based on my sore throat and ears this morning.
I also experimented with gears and hills a little bit. I haven't found my rhythmn yet, being a newbie and having a new bike. For shorter hills and for inclines, I'm finding that I enjoy the burn of keeping it in 3rd and just pushing super hard. I need to improve my cardio for that, though, and my knees don't seem to appreciate it either. I just feel like I lose something when I shift down to 2nd, but my heart and lungs appreciate it. I need to work on hills. I've considered trying a spin class, but it might have to wait since it looks like my body may be ailing this week.
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You definitely want to gear down and spin faster going up the hills. Your knees will thank you later.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the advice. When I gear down, I just feel like a hamster in a wheel going nowhere! I'll just have to put in more time to find my stride, I guess.
ReplyDeleteMy advice, as you may have heard me give in the class (THANKS for the props, BTW, and you are most welcome!), is to shift to the gear that works best for you. What works best is found by trial and error, and yes, finding one's rhythm is key (and it's a moving target). With only three options on that bike, you may find it difficult to find the ideal combination, so sometimes you'll end up going a bit slower to not feel like that hamster.
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