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In Depth Product Reviews
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Here’s my most recent GPS watch guide here, and cycling GPS computers here. Plus there are smart trainers here, all in these guides cover almost every category of sports gadgets out there. Looking for the equipment I use day-to-day? I also just put together my complete ‘Gear I Use’ equipment list, from swim to bike to run and everything in between (plus a few extra things). And to compliment that, here’s The Girl’s (my wife’s) list. Enjoy, and thanks for stopping by!
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Time to ride in Austin, TX
100k endurance ride on Sunday.
A big epic lap around Mt. Rigi here in central Switzerland. The weather looks perfect!
First official team ride of the year this weekend. Hope the weather will play along…
Well, I wish I had a bike here in Poland where I just moved to. The weekend plans are to get a run in and work on my MA submission. Thanks as always!
Too cold to go outside this weekend. Riding my Hammer trainer that I bought from Clever Training. Stages power meter would be awesome.
Gonna do about 2 hrs of Zwift. Boring..i know…
This looks awesome.
4 hour climbing ride followed by a 1 hour run. Build phase for st croix 70.3
Below freezing and high winds = miles on the trainer!
With temps near 60 on Sunday, I’ll be outside on the road bike for the first time in months. Goodbye trainer (for now).
Saturday was 3rd ride this year, was hard with big group, avg 32 km/h. For 120km. Sunday easy coffee ride for 2h
I’ll be Zwifting this weekend
Trainer for me. Just picked up the new wahoo kickr. 2 hours today and an hour tomorrow. Who needs the outside?
100k on zwift and 20 miles of running
It’s my 30th birthday long weekend! My wife has planned many activities including allowing me to train for a 145km hills ride/race in Perth WA. Fun activities and long weekend riding doesn’t get much better than that!
Just did a short recovery training on the indoor training with virtual power… how nice would it be to use real power!
Slush w weekend hiking with my dog!
Doing a 40K Time-Trial race this weekend. Better way to get FTP score than suffering on the trainer!
Riding around on zwift
Hopefully I’ll manage a Zwift ride.
Trying out the new Sufferfest workout The Shovel then off to Cambridge for a half marathon, first event of the year!!
No ride this weekend. Recoverying from The Ice Ultra!
A big brick session on sunday. Stages power meter woulb be the best upgrade to my training hardware..
A simple spin on the bike as I am just getting back into things.
Winter MTB with Ice Spiker Pro tires
I will be sitting on the trainer as its too effing coldto ride outside in eastern Canada this weekend.
After joining my daughter at rescue swimming i’ve done a few rounds on the volcano flat in Zwift on Friday Evening. Saturday afternoon a short WBR race on Zwift and Sunday morning a local club ride on the MTB.
Thanks for the good work!
Hoping to get on the turbo to try out the sufferfest app for the first time. Will probably have to sack that off for settling our new baby though!
Will get my last two ride on Zwift before knee (meniscus) surgery on Tuesday
Ended the friday ride after 40 km due to a broken shifter. Finnished a 75 min pool session saturday, and intend to do a 15 km run on sunday.
I’ve been out for a 2.5 hour ride today and watching the classics on tv. Tomorrow will be a recovery ride
Hours of trainerroad
Test-riding a TT bike from LBS. Who knows, might be mine soon :)
Indoor/outdoor brick- 3hr TrainerRoad ride on my kickr then outdoor 20 min run outside
Just a short 30 mile ride to start spring off
Tour of southern Sjælland (Denmark)
125km from Mexico City to Tequesquitengo, Morelos.
My cycling plans are to take my bike to get cleaned and serviced all ready for a new season here in Manitoba!
It’s the Turbo Trainer + Zwift for me this weekend. As soon as my daughter goes down for her afternoon nap I’ll be heading into the pain cave.
Long easy 2hr ride to resume some cycling after a bit of a break.
Just finished my 4,6km swim and now i´m enjoying the warmest day in 2017 so far with a nice 70km bike-ride, followed by a fast 8km run.
Sunday will be pain-day. A Bricksession with 15min intervalls on the indoor-trainer and 2km-running in between the intervals. A powermeter would be the perfect addition to my training and bring some reliable numbers for the next hard sessions.
Keep up the good work.
Kinetic trainer fun!
1 hour spin Z 1 , 20 min T run off the bike and Sunday 3/4 hours spin z1/2.
Hopefully I’ll manage a ride to the local mountain on Sunday.
I’m doing a little cross training on the ice as a referee for 3 games this weekend.
Headed to Solvang California for a week training camp with The Cycling House :-)
link to thecyclinghouse.com
A long slog on the trainer with TrainerRoad.
I’m riding my Sufferlandrian Knighthood in support of Team RWB
Indoors on the trainer this weekend
Just happy to get out on the bike what with injury!
This would be awesome to have….
During weekend i need to recover a roof cover in mine barn aka “pain cave”
Putting in some base mileage on Watopia island.
Recovery week so hour and a half commute on Monday
Reconstructing bathroom and dreaming about bike as there is wonderfully weather
Saturday I won’t be riding since I have my first crossduathlon of the year on sunday! So sunday i’ll test my legs on the mountainbike!
Riding on Zwift, watching Strade Bianchi and drinking beer…..maybe all at the same time!!!
Trying to kick the flu, maybe a swim with the kids, and then hoping…hoping for some time on the trainer…my legs need miles!!
going for Powerman Asia – 60km
Almost tempted by the real world but the thought of washing my bike due to all the rain has got me heading to virtual volcano on Zwift!
Zwifting while my newborn twins sleep and my 3yr old goes swimming with grandma!
After a crash on the cobbledtones of the, in Belgium legendary, Paddestraat I am forced to stay on the turbotrainer this weekend. Grtz steven
I plan on one short ride, but focus on short bursts of speed. And one longer ride with the focus of cadence.
Will be going for a long run of 28km tomorrow!! Wish me luck to finish in one piece.
Tomorrow small MTB race in snow. The first race of the season :)
Just back :-) After long winter first climb on a hill near my house – 5-6% avg. grade for about 15 km
Sunny but a little winndy
Suffering with sufferfest.
The traditional Sunday morning spin to a coffee shop with the lads from the local club!
TrainerRoad session with the baby monitor for company- no interruptions thankfully!
It’s minus 24F here in Québec so I’m planning on doing some bike on my Stac Zero trainer!
Zwifting this WE it’s still very cold, this morning -28 with the wind factor ?
No cycling this weekend. Hitting a local spa with The Girl instead.
The weekend started with a hit workout. Tomorrow there will be some mountain biking
If it stop to rain, today I plan doing 3 sets of 13 minutes at 102% ftp, and tomorrow 120km endurance ride :)
If it does not stop to rain today, I’m gonna do tomorrow endurance ride with the 3 sets of 13′ of 102% ftp :)
One hour on the trainer dreaming about spring!
Taking the brother in law out for a run on saturday. Time he gets his lazy ass off the couch. When there is time Sunday, will do a small ride before going to a soccer game with my oldest
Trainer saturday and mountainbike sunday
LSD training with the rain !
I am currently on a medical humanitarian trip overseas and so am unable to ride for at least two weeks. This is my break from winter training.
Sunny + Lake + Bike = Funny Ride
Temps are in the 20’s so far biking the trails this weekend
2 hours on the trainer since it’s 20 with a wind advisory outside.
It’s a cold, wet and miserable day here in Scotland. This is my second year after returning to cycling and one of my goals turning 50 is to become a decent cyclist. I’m training by heart rate and feel but power seems to be the way to go. Shortly I’m saddling up and going to knock out two hours in Midlothian, all part of getting ready to complete my first 100 this summer.
Actually both, cycling first then heading to spa!
On Saturday I’m building a second CX bike so I will be able to swap bikes in next seasons racing. Power profiles are NUTS in CX!
Sunday will be a century ride building endurance for the TOUR Transalp this July.
Snow’s falling here in Espoo,Finland so it’s indoor training with TACX fortius. Maybe some Mallorca RLV this time!
Taking daughters for a flat 18 k ride to grand mom and back, while my man was suffering on a home hill
Trainerroading in the garage, watching xc ski WC in Lahtis and the Vasaloppet!
Planned 2,5 hours endurance with a local race after. But stayed at home with fever.
Ride a 100miler with buddies!
Well, tomorrow I will ride a Gran Fondo, 126km 2000mt d+! Need to get back to my 50/34 crankset!!!!
Trainer miles since the roads here in Alaska are covered with ice and snow, zwift has been a god send!!!
just a trainer ride
Two rides on my KICKR16. Preparing for Spain end March:)
Cycling over to Ledbury with the Wheelers; so splasing about in the puddles and the pouring rain.
115km done this morning and beer for recovery. Tomorrow it’s an indoor session
Saturday: structured training indoor because of the bad weather… and as prep for the upcoming season. Sunday: Maybe a short hard round on my cyclocross.
Too cold to get outside today planning a 3 hour trainer ride on Zwift
As I hit my last week of chemotherapy I only plan to do a short recovery ride this week to get me some fresh air.
So to celebrate my beating of the c word what would be better than a power meter so I could measure my recovery from sick to fit.