Any workout ideas &/or leads to previous threads that offer ideas on how to train for cycling WITHOUT a bike?
I know this may sound crazy, but my bike is in need of serious repairs that'll take me some time to pay off. plus my current schedule + terrain where i live make it near impossible to get in any good time on the bike. i've kind of been in this slump for a couple of years now and haven't been riding, well, at all. but i miss being out on two wheels and have decided to get back on track, period.
thing is, there's a century ride coming up in about a month that friends are bugging me to do with them. so the clock's ticking and I want to do all I can to get in good enough shape to just complete this social ride and stay injury free. i know how to pace my self on teh day of, i'll have my nutrition dialed in by that time as well, plus my cardio is strong. i just don't have bike legs.
i KNOW that nothing prepares you for being on the bike like being on the bike, but i'm also convinced that there MUST be good ways to cross train in such a way that kind of comes close. the idea is to get in as much saddle time here and there as I can but also supplement that with time in the gym or out running in the park.
so, like i said, any suggestions?
thanks all!!!
I know this may sound crazy, but my bike is in need of serious repairs that'll take me some time to pay off. plus my current schedule + terrain where i live make it near impossible to get in any good time on the bike. i've kind of been in this slump for a couple of years now and haven't been riding, well, at all. but i miss being out on two wheels and have decided to get back on track, period.
thing is, there's a century ride coming up in about a month that friends are bugging me to do with them. so the clock's ticking and I want to do all I can to get in good enough shape to just complete this social ride and stay injury free. i know how to pace my self on teh day of, i'll have my nutrition dialed in by that time as well, plus my cardio is strong. i just don't have bike legs.
i KNOW that nothing prepares you for being on the bike like being on the bike, but i'm also convinced that there MUST be good ways to cross train in such a way that kind of comes close. the idea is to get in as much saddle time here and there as I can but also supplement that with time in the gym or out running in the park.
so, like i said, any suggestions?
thanks all!!!