Last week was the dreaded time change. The only good thing about the change was that we got an extra hour of whatever you happen to be doing at the time, my hour just happened to be sleep. The downside to the whole time change and this "wintertime" is the absence of light. I'm talking about the Sun. It comes up doesn't warm up much and then disappears before you know it.
This makes for a short time to do things outdoors. By the time most of us get off work it is already dark, oh yeah, and that goes for you kiddos in school. All day spent indoors while the sun is out. What a waste. The only thing to do is get bundled up charge the lights and hit the trail (the road is just too flippin' dangerous in the dark) or hop on the rollers or trainer. Kill me now.
Our team started trainer sessions on Tuesday and what a suffer fest that is. It just kills having to ride a bike that goes nowhere. If it was not for the fitness gain, then what is the point? You are taking a vehicle of freedom and shackling it immobile. It is a perverted act that happens over and over again. This does not make it right, it is WRONG. Bikes were not meant to be caged animals, and the people who ride them are supposed to be free.
I guess to some extent "you gotta do what you gotta do". I don't like it, I won't stand for it, and I will never condone indoor training. It should be something that we do but do not talk about. In cycling circles indoor training should be done, but only when absolutely necessary. And...if you enjoy indoor training keep it to yourself you sick-o. Trainers/rollers are wrong and you should never admit to using or owning them.
See you at the next trainer session.
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