I think I rode once indoors in October. Maybe it was even September. Anyway, since I got my new Salsa Fargo I have not spent any time on my road bike -- outside on the road or indoors on trainer. None. Until today. After months of hauling around my nearly 30 pound winter rig [with studs], I audibly gasped in shock when I lifted the ROL bike onto the trainer. Seriously, there is nothing to a road bike after a few months on a fat tired monster.  And the spin! Oh, man, it spun up so smooth and quick.

After a few minutes on the trainer I could tell my riding has changed -- and needs some work.  For one thing, I was easily pushing a 16mph ave [~165W or 1.93w/k], which may be considered "untrained" on some websites, but I don't think is too bad since it was my first time "training" in a while. But it only lasted about 20 minutes.  Don't get me wrong, I was not spent -- actually, I was really comfortable [even at the end]. The thing that ended my ride was that I didn't have a fan hooked up and was over-heating. After a few months of working to keep from freezing while riding outdoors, it was easy to forget that indoors you need to work to stay cool. The other thing that got me was the bordem. I had forgotten how bad the mental games are on a trainer and that is something I will need to work on if I am to have a decent season this year.

Let's see. All I need to do now is to reduce my weight by 10% [to 180] and increase my 20 minute average 25% [up to 20mph] and I will be at a Cat4 comfortable 3.21w/k.  Ummm...easy [right?]

Anyway, lesson learned.