davetrave
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Reged: 18/09/2007
Posts: 4
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Well, the build up to this season was going well until I was told to pack my bags and head for sunny Afghanistan at the end of April. I'm now sat in the middle of a giant dustbowl with no means of getting on a bicycle for the next six months. All I have at my disposal is a rudimentary gym and an exercise bike. Does anybody have any suggestions for suitable training that will keep my biking legs going? I'll be looking to do a few cyclocross races and winter series MTB events when I get back, as well as just wanting to be in decent general riding shape anyway, and would like to start my build up to next year's race season now!
Ta! Dave T
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stevewiz
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Reged: 20/05/2008
Posts: 107
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Unfortunately for me the exercise bike has been the mainstay of my regime for a long time. I have a young family and it is very difficult to get away on a long ride. When they are older and don't want to associate with dad anymore... My main riding is across fields from home to the station for my commute to city.
Anyway, to improve power, I have recently been doing one minute intervals. After a good warm-up (spin for 5 minutes on light resistance), alternate one minute intervals of extremely high resistance (50-60 rpm) with intervals of light resistance to recover until extremely fatigued. It has certainly helped me turn the pedals across the fields.
Just started to try something else out - long intervals at moderate to high resistance so I can turn a bigger gear on the mtb for longer. No conclusions yet.
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glasdrum
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Reged: 23/06/2008
Posts: 100
Loc: Fort William (mostly)
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Dave
If the post is is random as ever out there then you may not be aware that your querie was published in the Summer 2008 edition of the mag (famous at last!). If you can't get hold of it then I'll type it out on the forum.
Also - the Army Cycling Union website has some training programs that you can fiddle with to suit your needs. Access via DII/JPA machine.
Let us know how the training is going.
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my other bike's got thumbshifters
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AndyWaterman
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Reged: 30/11/2006
Posts: 58
Loc: Croydon UK
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I've asked Hannah to start replying to the letters directly on the forum. I'll remind her.
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AndyWaterman
journeyman
Reged: 30/11/2006
Posts: 58
Loc: Croydon UK
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Shame you couldn't sneak a bmx over with you like these guys from the US did in Iraq. Bit of BMX to keep your skills up, plus some exeercise biking to keep your fitness up sounds about perfect
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53NUi4W_phc
Edited by AndyWaterman (28/07/2008 10:45)
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glasdrum
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Reged: 23/06/2008
Posts: 100
Loc: Fort William (mostly)
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Dave is probably in a place the size of a small and dusty postage stamp with 200 other people...or something resembling a huge flat dust plain (with a fence)...
Them yanks...damn their cotton socks...don't go many places without the minimum of a huge runway, a burger king and a shop the size of an out-of-town asda...that sells bikes!
We Brits have to do with a shop selling pringles (not that there is anything wrong with pringles) and sewing kits... The time just flies by...
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my other bike's got thumbshifters
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