TheX Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Strange question, I know. I have spent literally thousands of hours on spin bikes at the gym. Years of doing it for fitness for riding sportbikes at the track. Heart attack recovery, and Ducati motorcycle wreck recovery. Anyway, in those classes I got used to spinning recovery, so on the trails I tend to never really stop. If I need to catch my breath (I'm old, it happens) I slow down and keep moving. Stopping completely just makes me feel hotter since the air isn't moving. So, recovery for you....spinning or standing? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Spinning for sure. Especially in the humidity and heat. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notyal Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Stopping during a ride to recover totally kills the flow of a ride. It drives me crazy when you get in a group that wants to stop at the top of each climb. I guess that's why I usually ride with the same 3-4 people (that's total number of people I ride with regularly, not average group size). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack_turtle Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 both. seems to use different muscle groups. I also like to let my butt air out cuz it's all sweaty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheX Posted August 26, 2020 Author Share Posted August 26, 2020 4 hours ago, notyal said: Stopping during a ride to recover totally kills the flow of a ride. It drives me crazy when you get in a group that wants to stop at the top of each climb. I guess that's why I usually ride with the same 3-4 people (that's total number of people I ride with regularly, not average group size). It's very rare that I ever ride with a group. I don't want to slow anyone else down, or have to stop/ride someone else's pace. I prefer to ride where others are riding in case I take a tumble and need some help. It can happen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notyal Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 13 minutes ago, TheX said: It's very rare that I ever ride with a group. I don't want to slow anyone else down, or have to stop/ride someone else's pace. I prefer to ride where others are riding in case I take a tumble and need some help. It can happen. I'm more worried about getting lost and never found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sluggo Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Big fan of talking and recovering at the truck when I ride with my buds. I use the dropper in different positions to help recovery when pedaling. Stopping to recover es no bueno por caca. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sluggo Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 (edited) .. Edited August 26, 2020 by Sluggo Doble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tip Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Agree with Mack Turtle. Where's that third choice button to chose "Both." It is harder to start after stopping, but sometimes, I just have to stop. But I would say normally I keep moving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonSurly Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Both, sometimes you gotta stop, enjoy the view and take a photo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 I hate stopping especially when hot and humid as Barry points out. I've stopped riding with groups because of the constant stopping. I also don't like holding a group back either. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Rode road bikes for years and always found that spinning was the best recovery for me. I'm with Ronsurly on the need to stop once and a while on Mtb to enjoy the scenery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taco Man Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 I generally use the slower spinning method but yesterday in that humidity I had to stop a couple of times to just a few minutes to reset myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notyal Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Sometimes you gotta stop. It's the "Whew that was a moderate climb! I need to stop to catch my breath and eat a GU even though we did that at the top of the last moderate climb." that i don't like. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyt Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 (edited) On 8/26/2020 at 10:57 AM, TheX said: Strange question, I know. I have spent literally thousands of hours on spin bikes at the gym. Years of doing it for fitness for riding sportbikes at the track. Heart attack recovery, and Ducati motorcycle wreck recovery. Anyway, in those classes I got used to spinning recovery, so on the trails I tend to never really stop. If I need to catch my breath (I'm old, it happens) I slow down and keep moving. Stopping completely just makes me feel hotter since the air isn't moving. So, recovery for you....spinning or standing? spinning, never stop moving. On a trainer you never stop pedaling, on a trail there is a lot of coasting to be able to recover. Edited August 27, 2020 by crazyt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheX Posted August 27, 2020 Author Share Posted August 27, 2020 9 minutes ago, crazyt said: spinning, never stop moving. On a trainer you never stop pedaling, on a trail there is a lot of coasting to be able to recover. Agreed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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