Go on then be honest do you prefer a Spinning session where you do press-ups on the bike and stretch your arms or do you prefer just pedalling? How can we use the bike to exercise the whole body. Classes are now advertised that boast that the whole time is spent on the bike rather than with exercise before we climb aboard and then after we have dismounted. Can it feel fraudulent to say you have bee spinning when in truth some of the time was spent doing things for which no bike is necessary?
It begs the questions though: are those of us who are keen
spinners the best con merchants around? We tell everyone we like cycling (of
the indoor variety) when in reality we are pulling our bodies in and out of
shape in ways that no-one would consider on a road bike. Then there is the fact
that we have no destination on our journey other than pleasure and relatively
few mechanical worries. We do not need
protection against the elements nor safety gear like helmets. So as cyclists
are we fraudsters?
Consider the question the other way up: as Spinners we do
ride a bike, we can wear Lycra , we talk about climbing to the top. We ask one
another about our enjoyment of the ride. We like to regulate our environment. No one on a road bike likes cycling in the
rain. No one on a Spinning bike likes spinning in the summer without air
conditioning. Are we closer to our road
cycling cousins than we think?
