Monday, January 4, 2010

Why rollers?

Steve and Michelle, I'm sorry.

Steve and Michelle are my neighbors downstairs - a friendly, quiet couple who have the unfortunate experience of listening to me doing cadence drills on rollers directly above their kitchen. At the very least, they are spared the unfortunate experience of actually doing cadence drills on rollers. The weather has been less than cooperative lately, and it has forced me to ride indoors, one of my least favorite things.

As I look out the window and see more snow swirling about, I should note that I haven't given up riding outdoors. I still am running errands and commuting (a necessity as I don't own a car), but I just can't bring myself to do a workout ride at night when it is 20 degrees outside. I can't do it.

That reluctance makes me wonder, why am I even riding the rollers or doing cadence drills? I'm clearly not hardcore enough to go on 10pm winter road rides, and I can count the number of crits I've done on one hand. I'm not trying to climb the ranks of the local racing scene. So why am I doing it?

I have no clue.

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