Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Spinning

That whole Charlie Sheen winning thing comes to mind. I know very removed from the concept of triathlons. So I took my first spin class at the new gym last week. It was a nice size room. Had a "Big Ass Fan" hanging from the ceiling. And the instructor made the effort to check in with everyone and the bike fitting. That is always my biggest fear - fitting the bike properly. Sure I should worry about not being able to get myself up out of the saddle just yet... Or that my rims lag some... But... No proper bike fit is what crosses my mind. I was glad to have some assistance - seat height somewhere around F; handles bars around 4... I just don't remember the distance of my seat from the handle bars. We played with each setting so many times. But I found my space and started peddling. That's about when I noticed the instructor had on full cycle garb. Well one would expect the shorts. The padding does help. But a tank top cycle shirt? A regular tshirt would do... It's not like there is wind resistance and need for aerodynamics on a spin bike. Why wear that clingy thing. I thought well would I wear my new Google cycle jersey to the class? And I realised no I would not. And that's when I noticed the whole outfit... Down both legs and down the inside seams of the shirt it said "spinning". And I realised an outfit like that would not be for me. With all my pink stuff there are certain things I am just not embracing. Now to go to a different class to see what the others are wearing. Class tomorrow at 630. Gonna give it a try then although swimming and running are falling behind this week already.

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