Source: cyclingmagazine Author : MATT HANSEN
As the weather gets colder, the trail will be your friend. Entering the winter off-season, more and more road riders are choosing mountain bike training as an excellent winter crossover training program, and former Tour de France champion Froome also recently conducted a mountain bike training in Israel with his teammates, and called for double happiness!
The cold winter weather makes many people consider abandoning road bikes (or riding only on indoor riding platforms) and riding a tire-toothed bicycle instead. It could be a CX, a gravel bike, or a mountain bike, and there are many factors that make a tire bike your friend. Even if you're still riding on the road or bike path, there are still many benefits to getting a tire-toothed car. What are the benefits of winter mountain biking as cross-training?
This is safer
When the road surface gets slippery, the tooth tire will become your friend. When it snows, it's hard to be sure that the bike path will be cleared. Puddles after the rain may also make your favorite training route slippery. With more grip tyres during training, you're sure to get better stability in the harsh weather of the winter.
This is warmer
If you use a tire with more resistance than a road tire, the speed will be reduced accordingly. Unlike riding at 30kph, your speed may drop to 25kph. Of course, this means longer ride times and can't brush up to the stage on Strava. But on a cold, windy day, your body will thank you.
This will give you the pleasure of exploring
Even if you have a toothed tire car, that doesn't mean you have to ride on unpaved roads. But it also suggests that you can leave your daily training route and enter a park that you passed by during a summer training session but never entered, and maybe there is a short path in the woods. A bike will give you a lot of freedom to explore, but a tire bike will give you double the joy of seeing places and scenery that you have never seen in a normal day.
This can improve your skills
Maybe you'll consider doing some off-paved training. Practicing cornering on a buggy will never put you at risk of injury. Riding through rut-lined trails can also make you more confident in road racing. If you can remember the feeling of getting the car back when it's out of control; when riding on the sidewalk, you'll be more secure and confident.
This can make you stronger
When the weather gets colder, you may find yourself preferring to step on the heavy tooth ratio. As long as you don't overdo it, that's a good thing. If you can maintain a high cadence on the indoor riding platform, then when riding outdoors, you have the ability to use a larger gear ratio. When summer comes, these increases in strength can help you overcome steep slopes.