Swimming Vs Running?

MrSmall · Apr 20, 2011

Surely if there are bridges you can run up them as they open, there's your hill!

BagsWithDust · Apr 20, 2011

Ylem said: ↑

id aim for 40-50 mins minimum 3-4 times a week with a decent ride on the week end soemthing that pushes you so your feeling it on the way back but done at a decent pace so you not incredibly sore.

a tip for a beginner,as far as hills dont just stand up and pedal as hard as you can up the whole hill, your not going to make it, your going to have issues down shifting, and your goign to end up off your bike walking the rest of the hill.

your best option is to drop into your lowest gear at the very bottom of the hill and take the hill as slowly and relaxed as you can, do not get off your bike and walk it, just pedal as slow as you can to the top then once you have confidence that you can make it up the hill and you start to feel comfortable with it then you can start messing around with the hill like stand up pedaling and higher gears ect.

cyclo cross bikes are similar to road bikes in that they are light and preform well on the road, not quite as well as a good road bike. they pretty much look just like a road bike but the tires are slightly bigger with slightly more agressive tred and tend to have moutain bike locking pedals(there might be other diffrences im not sure) if your looking for something you can take on dirt paths and roads while still having good speed and comfort this is probly the kind of bike you want, but of course with new good bikes whether its a road bike mountain bike cyclo cross bike its going to be expensive i spent about 1700 on mine and from the sound of gumbo's he probly spent over 2k on his.
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Once again thanks for the advice. Im done school next week so im gonna have plenty of time to try out all of these new exercises. I will try out both swimming and cycling and see which one i find best for me

Mohak · Apr 20, 2011

gumbo2176 said: ↑

Good advice here, especially about the hills and how to approach them. Not many hills in New Orleans, none in fact, but several bridges that need to be crossed on most rides I take along the lakefront-----only a couple uphills when taking the levee route.
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If you can't find hills then find a really high set of stairs instead Rocky style.

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