Cycling – no excuses

February 6, 2005 - Posted by danielle

If you’ve read my cycling posts (my favorites are weeks 2,3, and 4), you’ll know that HB and I took up mountain biking this fall.

So, you might be wondering what one does during a New England winter with a form of exercise that is more appropriate for spring, summer and fall; when it looks like this outside.

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Tangent
And just for reference, for those of you who saw the moment-by-moment blizzard pics, our driveway is slowly melting, but very very slowly.

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End Tangent

Well, thanks to a Christmas gift from my parents, we have a great trainer that we can use inside.

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We originally set it up downstairs, but you know, the TV downstairs is just not as nice as the one upstairs. For example, while I had the bike and trainer downstairs, I tried watching Finding Nemo (for the 2nd time) and even on maximum volume, I was straining to hear the great lines (Fin, Noggin, Duuuuuuude…. Just keep swimming, just keep swimming… Fish are friends, Not food…). But I digress. Fortunately, I’d seen the movie before, so I was okay with missing words here and there. However, it just wasn’t a good set-up for entertainment while riding, especially if I want to watch something I’ve never seen before. Plus, our “good” TV upstairs is the one that has the DVD player (a key component if I want to watch Shrek 2 or Harry Potter while riding).

So, I rearranged our living room and got it all set upstairs.

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I went ahead and tried it out at the beginning of the superbowl.

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But I got a little out of my biking groove by taking pictures. (I took them with the tripod and self-timer, which meant that I jumped on and off my bike a couple of times). Oh, the sacrifices I make for you! (ha! just kidding)

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Cool, huh?

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2 Comments

  1. LadyBug says:

    Now, I know it hasn’t been THAT long since I’ve visited you, but I had 4 or 5 entries to catch up on. I commented on the tea and cookies post, but I’ll sum up all my other comments here.

    Beautiful tulips. What a sweet hubby you have, not only for thinking of you and missing you while he’s gone, but also for following through on that and sending you those lovely, lovely flowers.

    And, how cool is it, that you’ve set up your cycle so you can exercise while you watch TV. Kudos to you!

    By the way, thanks for linking me at honestyrain’s comments. I read her blog daily and really enjoy it.

    Okay. I think I’m all caught up now.

    God bless,

    LadyBug

    ... on February 6th, 2005
  2. HB says:

    mmm.. wifey legs :)

    ... on February 6th, 2005