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alright, this is stupid...
Dec. 13th, 2004 07:02 amForget anything I've said about headwinds, or weather in general. It could be worse, I could be exercising on a treadmill, like I just finished doing. God, I can't believe I was doing that 3 to 4 times a week last winter. Even with music and/or NPR, it's depressing. If candy is empty calories, indoor exercise is empty exercise. It makes your blood circulate, and burns calories. It's not fun, and it doesn't leave you with that intensely good feeling you have after a bike run, or a couple hours on xc skis (wish we had decent snow & tracks around here - something to look forward to for retirement, I guess). It's no wonder people have trouble keeping with an exercise plan, it's like asking people to flagellate themselve daily.
Even when it's cold and/or windy, at least cycling isn't boring. Nothing wrong that leaving 10 minutes early can't fix. The headwinds last week were wicked, but damn, I felt good afterwards.
"Let's see; cycle in freezing rain and a 20+ MPH wind, or sit comatose in a steel cage for 40 minutes and spend another 50 minutes running on a rubber belt, staring at a wall, beating hell out of my leg joints."
Just gotta put things in perspective.
P.S. - broke spokes #25 and #28 last week. Starting to wonder whether to go ahead and rebuild with butted spokes and a new rim while still in winter; but I hate to take a brand new Mavic and run it in the salt slush.
P.P.S. - Found my dream bike; Rivendell Atlantis, their "touring/commuting/everything" bike. If I start saving now, I should have enough about the time the frame cracks on my current bike (I figure 3 or 4 years). That'll irritate the Dexter LBS owner who's trying to sell me a Cannondale. He seems unwilling to talk about anything to consider other than weight and component quality (and whether it's U.S. built). How about "will it last the rest of my life?" and "Will I like it better when it's 10 years old than when it's new?" The Rivendell owners I've seen comments from indicate the answer is yes to both of these.
Even when it's cold and/or windy, at least cycling isn't boring. Nothing wrong that leaving 10 minutes early can't fix. The headwinds last week were wicked, but damn, I felt good afterwards.
"Let's see; cycle in freezing rain and a 20+ MPH wind, or sit comatose in a steel cage for 40 minutes and spend another 50 minutes running on a rubber belt, staring at a wall, beating hell out of my leg joints."
Just gotta put things in perspective.
P.S. - broke spokes #25 and #28 last week. Starting to wonder whether to go ahead and rebuild with butted spokes and a new rim while still in winter; but I hate to take a brand new Mavic and run it in the salt slush.
P.P.S. - Found my dream bike; Rivendell Atlantis, their "touring/commuting/everything" bike. If I start saving now, I should have enough about the time the frame cracks on my current bike (I figure 3 or 4 years). That'll irritate the Dexter LBS owner who's trying to sell me a Cannondale. He seems unwilling to talk about anything to consider other than weight and component quality (and whether it's U.S. built). How about "will it last the rest of my life?" and "Will I like it better when it's 10 years old than when it's new?" The Rivendell owners I've seen comments from indicate the answer is yes to both of these.
