The New World of Indoor Cycling Training
Bikes and the outdoors go together like peanut butter and jelly , but all riders, at some point, are forced to contemplate the unthinkable: Riding their bikes inside. That’s just what happened to Dave Ambrose, a New York City venture capitalist whose friends suggested he try indoor training when his busy work schedule kept him away from his long rides . He quickly said no. “I thought it was boring,” Ambrose says. “I wanted to meet people and be outdoors.” The problem was that Ambrose didn’t realize he could create an indoor cycling training routine that would perfectly mimic his ideal outdoor cycling scenario. Fortunately, his friends persisted, and Ambrose tried out Zwift (a cycling app) on a Wahoo Kickr (an indoor trainer ). “I did 45 minutes for the first ride and thought, ‘This is amazing.’ You actually feel like you’re riding outside,” Ambrose says. “The resistance is changing with the terrain. There are other riders ever...