Ride Inside

From bad weather to business travel to traffic safety, there are dozens of reasons why cyclists and triathletes take their rides inside. Although indoor cycling workouts offer the ultimate control over workout conditions, most inside riders don’t get the most out of their trainers or spin bikes.

Ride Inside offers cyclists and triathletes a smart guide to getting more fitness from every indoor cycling workout. From the world’s most experienced personal cycling coach, Joe Friel, and indoor cycling specialist Joey Stabile, Ride Inside reveals all the unique aspects of indoor riding:

• Mental aspects like motivation, focus, and enjoyment

• Changes in upper body stability, posture, and pedaling technique on a stationary bike

• Respiration, hydration, and cooling

• Inherent changes in power output

• Lower leg tension and eccentric loading from flywheel momentum

• Lower effort from lack of terrain changes, headwinds, and crosswinds

• Road-like feel

• Different shifting patterns

All these differences of indoor riding add up to a big impact when the rubber hits the road

About the Authors

Joe Friel is the most trusted endurance sports coach in the world. He is the best-selling author of The Triathlete's Training Bible, The Cyclist's Training Bible, Fast After 50, Going Long, Your Best Triathlon, The Power Meter Handbook, and Your First Triathlon. His TrainingBible Coaching service is one of the most successful and respected in endurance sports. Joe has trained endurance athletes since 1980, including national champions, world championship contenders, and Olympic athletes in triathlon, duathlon, road cycling, and mountain biking. He is an elite-certified USA Triathlon and USA Cycling coach and holds a master's degree in exercise science. He conducts training and racing seminars around the world and provides consulting services for corporations in the fitness industry. He has also been active in business as the founder of Ultrafit, an association of coaching businesses; TrainingPeaks, a web-based software company; and TrainingBible Coaching.

Joey Stabile is the owner and director of instructor resources at Cycling Fusion, a leading coaching certification company that trains indoor cycling instructors. Cycling Fusion trains hundreds of instructors each year through online and in-person certification programs. Joey is a certified personal trainer, group fitness specialist, and the lead Master Trainer for Cycling Fusion. Joey currently teaches indoor cycling at several Pittsburgh clubs and loves to fuse his passion for the ride with his love of training, technology and, of course, the music.