Jan 14 rides

[Duck on Wheels]

I never heard of a classical music spin class! What are some examples of pieces they play?

I mentioned my morning ride in another thread... but since I just got back from some errands/dinner out, there's another ride to post. This morning I came out for the regular Wednesday club ride, it was 44°F and none of those other weenies showed up. So I did our regular route alone (we don't have too many options here) plus the extra loop for a total of about 46. (That counts 3/4 of a mile riding circles around the parking lot waiting for anyone else to show up. ) Slower than we do it as a club ride - partly because a paceline always makes it go faster, partly because my legs are fried from the extra intervals I ran yesterday, partly because I'm just not motivated to "train" on the bici when I'm all alone. But it was a nice ride.

Then late this afternoon DH wanted to run some errands - I leaned on him to take the commuter bikes rather than fire the car up. Since it was getting on towards dinner time when we finished up - we were passing right by a new restaurant I wanted to try - plus I was ravenous from this morning's ride, we ate out before riding home. So another 12 miles tonight.

I'd ride in 44F! I'd wear wool, but I'd ride. Here it's now 24F and lots of ice and snow on the roads. Some people ride year round even here, but it's beyond my weenie threshold. What's your route like? Only one option, you say, so I hope it's a good one.

Examples of music on the classical spin program yesterday: Sailor's hornpipe, William Tell overture, Hall of the Mountain King, a lot of Viennese waltz stuff and Russian ballet stuff, Pomp and Circumstance. Lots of high-cadence work and a few slow, high-resistance climbs. I found the music more effort-inspiring than some of the techno and hip-hop stuff we get in other classes (for which I generally wear ear plugs to protect what's left of my hearing and avoid being annoyed by the boring music), but classic rock works even better for getting me to ride harder.