winter riding – FIT IS A FEMINIST ISSUE

It started off so promising. An icy Monday morning I hopped on my commuter bike with new studded tires. They gripped through ice and wet leaves. I felt so bad ass.

The ride home was equally wonderful. A bit chilly but it felt like a win.

The Tuesday we got a good amount of snow.

Wednesday the ride in was terrible. I shared an honest video recounting how the road plow had filled the bike lane with snow banks, that it was garbage day and we still had piles of leaves in the lane too.

I felt deflated. Defeated really.

The snow has since melted.

I’m feeling positive about trying it again next week. Fingers crossed the weather is on my side.

A short video showing black painters strapped to a blue step through bicycle. There are neoprene sleeves over the handle bars.

Sam's bike on a trainer in front of her computer — Sam’s bike on a trainer in front of her computer

Part 1: Bike on the trainer in my home office. It’s good for weekday evening mini-spins and longer sessions on the weekend. This is my old house set up from last year. This year it will actually require unpacking my home office and setting up the computer. On the bright side the floor is carpeted and it will be quieter. Though truth be told there’s only so much time on the trainer I can take.

Part 2: Bike commuting on the fat bike and weekend playing. I’m not a fan of the indoors.

Part 3: Spin classes on campus. My favourite is bike yoga with is 30 min of spin, followed by 30 of yoga stretches for cyclists

Part 4. Sarah and I have scoped out a place called the Bike Shed which runs trainer classes indoors. You just bring your bike. They supply the trainers. And the tech.

Part 5. Go South! We have a plan to visit Jeff on the boat in January in Florida. Planning to motor around the Florida Keys and get out each day for a ride. We haven’t decided yet whether we are taking road bikes and flying with them or if we’ll rent bikes there.