Cycling Training: Riding Inside versus Outside, Part 5

Here’s the next part of the riding inside versus outside series.  The series started here.

Inside: You don’t have to pay much attention to what’s going on.  In fact, it’s pretty boring.

Outside: There’s too much to pay attention to.  Things like shifting constantly, keeping your inside pedal up when riding around a corner (something I never do), and avoiding mud, water, melting snow, etc. to name a few.  You can’t relax and veg out while riding outside.  If you do, that’s just the time that you’ll run over a broken bottle on the road and puncture your tire.

Now to Part 6.

Comments

[Crash / Dairy Geek]

Hey Captain -

as you know it is important to keep your eyes on the road -- it is not fun whizzing down the trail and not looking at the road then finding yourself in the bushes / ravine -- thank goodness for helmets!!

[Team Captain]

Crash --

Yes, taht is another one of the disadvantages of riding outside -- you have to make sure you watch the road!!!!!

Captain