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Originally Posted by look 171

It does helps with "Spin", but more then anything else, help build form and makes a rider "Smooth". People think you have to drive those big gears and have your heart and lungs beating outta your chest to get stronger. True, but spinning easy gears and keeping a steady pace and cadence also help tremendously. A rider that spins can ride on forever (Comes in handy on very long boring rides).

I've been reading about the differences between fast and slow cadence and the benefits, although it seems like not all of the articles that I've read agree, there does seem to be some consensus. I'm hoping to integrate some of that into how I ride

Originally Posted by David

My Kurt kinetic is the best trainer I’ve ridden although I haven’t tried the new $1,000 computer controlled trainers. I hate using it. The longest I’ve ever ridden it is 40 minutes and usually I can’t stand more than 20 minutes.

I road this morning bundled up for 45 degrees but it quickly became 55-60 so I sweated. 40-45 is easily doable with long tights, a long under jersey, long sleeve jersey, winter riding gloves and maybe a vest.

You live in the city so on crappy days and dark evenings you could ride the picnic loop at Memorial Park.

I can easily ride up and down the Bayou too.

Originally Posted by jhynesrockmtn

Get some foul weather gear and ride. I bike commuted year round in Seattle and rode mountain bikes year round there as well. Now that I'm in eastern WA, I'd love to be able to ride a real bike, outside year round but unfortunately we typically have harder winters with much snow, ice and below freezing temps. It's unusually warm now, I'm heading out tomorrow I hope. I hate riding inside unless it's a well taught spin class which doesn't exist in my area.

We definitely won't have any issues with snow and ice. I live about 3 miles from downtown/work. Folks have asked me over the last few years, "so do you ride a bike to work?" My response is always "hell no, too hot, too humid, too much chance that it could rain at any second despite how the weather looks. Now that I have (well, soon) a bike, I'm thinking, "hey, maybe I could ride to work." My wife says she's going to laugh at me when I do (because I've been telling everyone "hell no")