I try to maintain some degree of cycling fitness during the winter through spinning and riding when I can, but I also see winter as a time to take a mental and physical break from it. I run, I go to more yoga classes, I get a little more rest, I catch up on other projects. When I came back this spring, it didn't take me long to feel really good again on the bike so something seems to be working. Right now, I'm starting to feel some burn out and am actually looking forward to the change of pace that winter will bring. Don't get me wrong. I'll likely whine and complain when the weather really starts to turn nasty, but I think there's something to be said for mixing it up.