Quote Originally Posted by Catrin View Post
Thanks for your thoughts - I had thought about the spinning bike here at the complex, but would need to do that in my cycling gear for outside - wondering if I would get overly warm that way and be sweating when I hit the cold air on the bike...only one way to find out how this approach would work and that is to try it
I wouldn't worry too much about your lower body being overdressed for the spin bike. As for your upper body: I'm not sure how you're layering, but I would assume you could hold off on putting your outermost layer on (a jacket?) until you're ready to hit the road. What I'm contemplating is about a gentle 10 to 20 minute warm-up. Just long enough to get your muscles activated, but not enough to really get overly sweaty.

In my mind, the bigger issue about riding outside right now with your lingering injury is that the wind and cold really makes it hard to take it easy. I find that I need to push myself harder in the cold just to stay warm. If I ride too slowly, I just can't get warmed up enough. Add in the wind and it's pretty difficult to go out for an easy spin.