Virtual reality

With the digital age firmly upon us, we take a look at the pros and cons of modern indoor winter training methods and ask whether we even need to go outside during the dark, cold months…

WORDS JAMES BURGESS

Training indoors has never been so entertaining. You can take your pick from a Sufferfest session, a TrainerRoad workout or a virtual ride around Zwift’s land of Watopia, without cold freezing your fingers or dirt sullying your bike. And with smart trainers becoming more affordable, more cyclists stand to benefit from tailored winter workouts and precise measurement of their training efforts. Gone are the days of sitting on a turbo trainer in boredom, numbly pushing the pedals as you stare at the wall. Does that mean, though, that gone with it is the incentive to actually get out and ride? Can summer smiles now be achieved without winter miles, or is there still some logic in the ‘old-time religion’ of the outdoors approach to winter training? Rise of Zwift Launched in 2014, online…

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Ride Fit (Digital) - 1 Issue, Ride Fit 2023

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