Hi,
Myself and some friends are planning on riding the South Island of NZ this summer (Dec/Jan), and I was wondering if anyone had any good training tips in order to work up to something like this?
We are all basically casual riders at the moment (meaning that we will get out on the bikes for a few hours on a weekend a few times a month). Most of us are reasonably fit with other sporting commitments so we are not starting from complete nothing.
However NZ is going to very hilly and at times windy. Could some people provide some tips on what would be a good way to start out easy and work up to this.
At this stage we are not sure how far each day we will travel it will depend on fitness, weather, terrain etc... but want to go in prepared.
We are aiming to mostly tour on roads, however we are looking into maybe doing a few off road rides (not major downhill or anything though).
Any thoughts appreciated.
Cheers
Dan.
Myself and some friends are planning on riding the South Island of NZ this summer (Dec/Jan), and I was wondering if anyone had any good training tips in order to work up to something like this?
We are all basically casual riders at the moment (meaning that we will get out on the bikes for a few hours on a weekend a few times a month). Most of us are reasonably fit with other sporting commitments so we are not starting from complete nothing.
However NZ is going to very hilly and at times windy. Could some people provide some tips on what would be a good way to start out easy and work up to this.
At this stage we are not sure how far each day we will travel it will depend on fitness, weather, terrain etc... but want to go in prepared.
We are aiming to mostly tour on roads, however we are looking into maybe doing a few off road rides (not major downhill or anything though).
Any thoughts appreciated.
Cheers
Dan.