Comments on: The Fat Cyclist Explains: How to Do a Recovery Ride

By: Maga D

Maga D — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:14:51 +0000

Love recovery rides, usually do em after the harder rides. You know after seeing somebody infront I’m tempted though, lol.

By: Shawn

Shawn — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:50:15 +0000

There should be a Team Fatty recovery ride jersey.

By: Steve Wilson

Steve Wilson — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:58:37 +0000

Ah yes the good old recovery ride. Gotta love em.

http://hillsandheadwinds.blogspot.com/2011/10/recovery-ride.html

By: the swede

the swede — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:09:09 +0000

im recovering with strawberry waffles

By: Clancy

Clancy — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:57:29 +0000

I have actually STARTED rides with the full intent of making them a ‘recovery ride’ (Ditto spin class). I have started with these intentions seriously more times than I can count. The problem is, I have never – EVER finished a recovery ride that started out as a recovery ride. I always find some reason to hammer like there is no tomorrow totally blowing any point of the ride being a ‘recovery’ ride.

On the flip side – I have had a number of recovery rides that came about for all the reasons above … and then some. :)

By: Karen Etchells

Karen Etchells — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:55:12 +0000

While for many cyclists, being competitive is in their nature and suffering is part of the “fun”, I think it’s a healthy thing to slow down now and then to appreciate the surroundings, chat with fellow riders, and just enjoy the motion of being part of a group as a whole.

By: 3d brian

3d brian — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:35:15 +0000

Thank you for sharing your vast Alpine expertise on the how and when of recovery rides. I believe I am already 10% faster just from reading your post.

Since you plugged your book, I’m going to take the opportunity to comment on it now that I’ve finished it.

Overall I absolutely loved the book. The intros were great. Occasionally the footnotes made me laugh even harder than the blog posts.

My one criticism is the Tour De Lance section. For some reason a bunch of articles about how lame a bicycle event was 5 years ago is even lamer than said bike event. Who knew?

By: Jon B

Jon B — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:39:18 +0000

Fatty, your “How to” posts are amazing!

By: Onomastic

Onomastic — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:51:54 +0000

Hmmm. Apparently all of my rides are recovery rides. Is there a training flaw in that?

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:51:32 +0000

I’m not to happy about this post. I’m now blaming you next time I’m ‘training’ and find there’s been a run on recovery burrito’s at the gas station…. Guess I’ll have to see if they have recovery roller dogs.