Originally Posted by
Trek-chick
I am actually looking forward to my indoor training this season. We have been doing some more home remodeling and decided to turn one of the spare bedrooms into my "bike room" for storage and training. I am not totally finished with the room yet but am very excited to have all my cycling gear organized into one space.
I will post photos once it is completed.
Still have to paint and install floor/door molding and move my stuff in......
Color me green with envy. I live in a 1BR condo. I don't want a big house, but I would love just one more room for the bikes.
In the past couple of years I have expanded my winter wardrobe and am able to ride more in the winter, down to 40 degrees or so as long as the roads are dry and not covered with salt, which causes asthma problems for me. It works well because I can ride indoors sometimes but have never been able to do it regularly throughout the entire winter. But yes last spring I reached a point where I wanted a break from cycling, until I came down with the mother of all colds and missed out on some rides that I look forward to every year.
Some folks in my bike club do a weekly Sunday afternoon ride throughout the winter, weather permitting. It's a relatively short, flat route that ends at a popular coffee place so people can enjoy a hot beverage after the ride. Last winter I started leading a semi-regular weekend afternoon ride that started from a different location which allowed me to easily the change the route for every ride and has a coffee and donuts place nearby for a post-ride treat. This year I hope to do more of those rides but also alternate them with rides in a different area that also allows for good route variety. The funny thing about leading winter rides is the looks on people's faces at the start if you have any announcements to make -- everyone really wants to start pedaling so they can warm up.
- Gray 2010 carbon WSD road bike, Rivet Independence saddle
- Red hardtail 26" aluminum mountain bike, Bontrager Evoke WSD saddle
- Royal blue 2018 aluminum gravel bike, Rivet Pearl saddle
Gone but not forgotten:
- Silver 2003 aluminum road bike
- Two awesome worn out Juliana saddles