{"id":83,"date":"2010-11-11T06:39:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-11T06:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sweatblog.wardogcreative.com\/?p=83"},"modified":"2014-06-25T05:56:25","modified_gmt":"2014-06-25T05:56:25","slug":"first-road-bike-and-first-spin-class-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sweatblog.wardogcreative.com\/?p=83","title":{"rendered":"First road bike and first spin class EVER!"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Bike!!!<\/b><\/p>\n

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I’ve been visiting bike shops and not finding the bikes I want in my size. I’ve tried riding similar models in my size, but it’s not the same. After trying a few, I decided to get the first one I really liked: a Cannondale Synapse Alloy 5. It fits me really well out of the box, so I probably won’t have to make major component changes to get the fit perfect. And because I bought it at Sports Basement, I got a big discount as a Team in Training participant.<\/p>\n

New cardio experience!!!<\/b><\/p>\n

Tonight, the team met at Equinox in Palo Alto. It’s a posh gym that graciously donates time so we can sweat to music.<\/p>\n

I’ve never taken a spin class, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. When I go to the gym, I usually go pretty hard, but not too hard, and look for gradual gains. I also prefer equipment with digital controls.<\/p>\n

These stationary bikes had digital displays, but an old-fashioned knob to control resistance. It took a while to get used to them. It didn’t help that I got lost and was about 15 minutes late ::eyeroll:: Oh well, I worked up a sweat, got used to the program, and will be on time next week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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