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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 26-01-2013 07:49
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Hi guys.
Not sure if it fits here but I quit cycling about 9 months ago and want to get back into it. Any advice on how to keep motivated when riding. Hope you can all help.
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| Strydz |
Posted on 26-01-2013 07:52
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All depends on what you want out of cycling, for me it all comes down to enjoyment, if you don't enjoy it then it is hard to stay motivated. If you are the competitive type then things like Strava help with motivation.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 26-01-2013 10:38
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For me, I can keep motivated if I keep changing some goals and boundaries, or even change routes you do. If I always do the same route, same distance, the same way, it gets "boring" at times. But taking a detour to the Flemish Ardennes spices it up, in Australia, I think you have hills etc too? 
You can also use music while riding (though best not if the roads are packed with high-speed cars)
Or you could find a friend to train with, have intermediate sprints etc  |
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| Atlantius |
Posted on 26-01-2013 10:49
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Ian Butler wrote:
For me, I can keep motivated if I keep changing some goals and boundaries, or even change routes you do.
Certainly try and get some variation. For me it helps a lot to set a big goal to aim for - something that I need to be fit to do. Either a small race or a big thing by yourself. I have personally mainly used the last category and have within the last few years for example had a goal of cycling to relative more than 200 km away alone and stuff like that.
You can also use music while riding (though best not if the roads are packed with high-speed cars)
Music is really good for my motivation as well. A playlist with a lot of variation can help you to vary your racing as well if you try following the music. If there's a lot of traffic you can always just have the music in one ear (the one away from the traffic). That way you can still hear the traffic just fine, while you have the music as well.
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 26-01-2013 13:18
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All sounds good. Anything else to survive riding with my brother (who continued riding when I stopped) and pretty much says I am not doing something right every time and we argue. Maybe riding by myself with music would be better for me.
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 26-01-2013 13:22
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Forget the music, too many cyclists are caught up in accidents because of listening to music  |
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 26-01-2013 13:24
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Maybe. Hey Sutty do you ride?
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| Aquarius |
Posted on 26-01-2013 13:35
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Jakstar22 wrote:
All sounds good. Anything else to survive riding with my brother (who continued riding when I stopped) and pretty much says I am not doing something right every time and we argue. Maybe riding by myself with music would be better for me.
First of all : why did you stop riding during 9 months ?
Than, if you stopped during 9 months and he kept riding, he'll probably butcher you, that or the ride will be almost useless to him.
I don't think it's wise to start riding with him at the beginning, you could be gutted and never want to ride again, or stuff like that.
Better ride on your own until you've build up some shape. |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 26-01-2013 13:39
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Jakstar22 wrote:
Maybe. Hey Sutty do you ride?
Not as much as i used too, but is still do a lot on my home trainer just to keep the legs working |
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 26-01-2013 13:39
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Yeh. I guess so. Than I can go where I wanna go and it'll be like a TT. And I can climb hills  whenever I want
Edit: sounds about right Sutty. And thank for all your advice guys. It is really helping. Now what kind of route would you suggest for me just getting back into it? Flat with a bit of undulation, all hills. Completely flat?
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 26-01-2013 21:28
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Start with some flat profiles. Possible laps, so you can stop at any time. Then build up towards the hills. No point in doing hills if you ain't strong enough to enjoy them. You need to fly up the hills and love every second of it |
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 26-01-2013 21:32
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I'm training 99% on flat but when I go to the dune's I really enjoy it
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 26-01-2013 21:39
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Sounds like a plan. The only problem is I know a good loop wit hills but no flat circuits so Google maps here is come
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 26-01-2013 21:46
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Hills don't hurt, of course, but just be careful not to go too deep the first times I don't know about you, but I just can't resist hills, I always push myself to the limit on them, can't help it |
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 26-01-2013 21:49
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I like hills and ussually like t go up one a ridde (if my legs ar already dying). But Thanks for your advice though.
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| Aquarius |
Posted on 27-01-2013 09:12
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Jakstar22 wrote:
Now what kind of route would you suggest for me just getting back into it? Flat with a bit of undulation, all hills. Completely flat?
Can't tell without having any clue about what you're worth.
You should benchmark yourself, somehow, to see where you're starting from, what are your fortes and your weakness, then we might start talking about the most suitable routes for you.
What I mean is that even though you've not cycled for 9 months or so, all your qualities have not vanished, and you may have done other sports in between, etc.
If you were to start from scratch, basic endurance is what you should start with, and that's something to work on long flat rides. |
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 27-01-2013 09:24
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Aquarius wrote:
Jakstar22 wrote:
Now what kind of route would you suggest for me just getting back into it? Flat with a bit of undulation, all hills. Completely flat?
Can't tell without having any clue about what you're worth.
You should benchmark yourself, somehow, to see where you're starting from, what are your fortes and your weakness, then we might start talking about the most suitable routes for you.
What I mean is that even though you've not cycled for 9 months or so, all your qualities have not vanished, and you may have done other sports in between, etc.
If you were to start from scratch, basic endurance is what you should start with, and that's something to work on long flat rides.
Well I am a climber/kinda TT. I am skina and bone but I can kind of sprint due to goodish accelaration. I like to climb the hills and am pretty aggressive.
If this doesn't help you can ask any questions.
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| baggieboys32 |
Posted on 02-02-2013 12:46
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Another trick would be to make weekly plans, E.G at uni i'm riding 6 days a week, but i always know what a given day will contain, what i'm doing etc etc
Bikeroutetoaster.com is a good website for route planning, and depending on how strong you feel, probably best to be somewhere in the boundary of 50-150m of climbing per 10km of riding, should leave you with enough recovery time between hills
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 02-02-2013 12:49
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Sounds good. Thanks baggie boys. I will take a look at the website.
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