Fall has come and Winter is approaching. Depending on your location, this could mean moving your cycling indoors. Most riders migrate to a Cyclops or other type of indoor Training. This is a great way to train indoors but lacks motivational effort if you are wanting to maintain a competitive riding style.
There are various local Bike Shops that have stepped up to the plate to address the competition issue. These shops have invested in Computrainer Studios. The studios consist of 3 – 8 stand alone computrainer platforms and allow cyclist to train indoors and also compete against the overhead video screen in which other riders are riding against.
The smart bike shops such as Cool Breeze Cyclery in Mooresville, NC have implemented Winter Indoor Time Trial Series. Local riders now have a great place to go and compete for times in a climate controlled atmosphere. The series generally last for 3 – 4 months which is perfect for keeping up good conditioning during the Winter off season. To make it even more competitive and to provide a challenge, Cool Breeze even offers prizes to the top finishers.
If you are in the Charlotte, Mooresville, Lake Norman area be sure to go to CoolBreezeCyclery.com and sign up. Spots tend to go quickly. The good news is that this year Cool Breeze is offering mutliple days to accomodate the growing popularity of the Indoor Time Trial Series.
I had the pleasure of attending this series last year. Not only did it provide me an excellent place to train indoors but I also learned some valuable training tips. I feel that the training effort really helped me increase my strength and endurance as well as my pedal stroke.
What do you need to join the series? A bike and a training skewer. A little motivation never hurts.
Registraion for this years Winter series starts Oct. 1st 2008.
Hope to see you there!
JFinn