I am new to cycling and as of yet do not even have a bike. I am 24 and pretty fit already. I weight train 4 days a weak and warm up with 2 mile runs.
I am planing to complete a southern tier coast to coast tour by summer of 2005, which gives me 5 months to prepare. This leads me to several questions.
1. Since I dont have a bike as of yet, I am training indoors (Ballys Total Fitness). Can anyone suggest some training workouts to help me reach my goal?
2. Once I purchase a bike, what type of workouts should I do to prepare for my goal?
3. Finally, any recomendations on touring Bikes or other equipment?
I am not familiar with all of the abreviations (BPM, etc) used so if you could be really descriptive I would appreciate it.
Thanks,
Ryan
I am planing to complete a southern tier coast to coast tour by summer of 2005, which gives me 5 months to prepare. This leads me to several questions.
1. Since I dont have a bike as of yet, I am training indoors (Ballys Total Fitness). Can anyone suggest some training workouts to help me reach my goal?
2. Once I purchase a bike, what type of workouts should I do to prepare for my goal?
3. Finally, any recomendations on touring Bikes or other equipment?
I am not familiar with all of the abreviations (BPM, etc) used so if you could be really descriptive I would appreciate it.
Thanks,
Ryan