It has been almost 2 months since I was in a saddle. If Alain is reading this, that 1 botched ride we had on one Saturday didn’t count. To start siding from a long sabbatical is one tough gig. So i decided that the best way to get back in to shape is by using a bicycle that will make my muscles work twice harder than road bike. Hopefully this will help speed the process up a bit if not a lot. And this bike is my newly refreshed MTB.

Why MTB? Well I discovered that when I used my MTB to ride with my buddies not long a go. The distance was 14 KM but the amount of calorie burnt was 2.5 times higher compared to when I was on my road bike. And not to mention I had better heart rate than the target zone too.



Some might asked if MTB was a good cross training for road bike. Honestly I am not sure. It's just my personal opinion based on the data I gathered. MTB and road bikes require different power outputs.

Today’s ride was a tormenting one. This was my 1st ride using MTB as a training bike. Well at least the the hard part was done, to start. Now, to keep it up!

Abayo.

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