Guest Frail4Life Posted December 26, 2007 Posted December 26, 2007 Hello, I just started working abroad on a Ocean going Linear and had to leave my black beauty home. It is funny when you are used to riding / commuting everywhere and suddenly not able to. I can't wait anymore, 3* more months. Bye CheersDavid K.
David #7 Posted December 26, 2007 Posted December 26, 2007 A friend of mine has just returned from a cruise, the first thihg that crossed my mind was where can you ride? Could you take a mtb with and use it on the ship?
Frame Breaker Posted December 26, 2007 Posted December 26, 2007 Don't they have a gym with exercise / spinning bikes on board?
Guest Big H Posted December 26, 2007 Posted December 26, 2007 Forget about training ......... just ogle the bikini bodies!!!!!! That should get your heartrate up enough!!!!!!!!
Racer X Posted December 26, 2007 Posted December 26, 2007 buy and IDT and then do what big h suggests, good motivation.
SeanMort Posted December 27, 2007 Posted December 27, 2007 Yep, IDT should do, and enter a winter race or two for motivation so that when you get back you won't have wasted too much of your efforts coming back in winter.
GaryKZN Posted December 27, 2007 Posted December 27, 2007 Frail I don't know when you are going to get this as most of you only go onto the net when you dock... My son is a fitness instructor on the Island Princess .... having recently spent 8 months on the Saphire Princess. He has another 5 months !!!They cruise from Acapulco, Mexico to San Juan, Puerto Rico via the Panama Canal and visa versa. He took his " baby " with him. On his free days he puts on his Sasol or Jowett's Cycling Club kit on and goes out riding. He stores his bike in the Spa - gym. To ship your bike to you is going to cost an arm and a helmet. Either buy one there where you are .... when you get off, you can either sell it to one of the other crew or take it home with you and it goes on the next cruise or you simply wait till you get home and take it with next time round. My son did the latter. We got him a not so expensive bike - R 6k when he came home which he took. His good bike hangs in his bed room. Rather loose or have a R 6k bike than a R 30k bike. He was quite lucky in that he fley SA to Canada via London and his bike was free... Hope this info helps ...good luck and enjoy while you can !!!!
Guest Frail4Life Posted January 12, 2008 Posted January 12, 2008 Hello AllGary KZN, Thankz I will see what I can do ,later.I logon net seldom, 2/3 times a month.At pesent I have been doing a lot of walking and using all my leg muscles.I feel when I get to CT, I am going burnnn some rubberJust over 2 months to go ChhersDavid K.
Cois Posted January 12, 2008 Posted January 12, 2008 There isn't any jobs on the ship? I am going out of my mind. Advice for training. Get ready for a tri event. Run a lot and so some swimming. And enjoy your time on the ship!
Guest Frail4Life Posted January 12, 2008 Posted January 12, 2008 Hello, What Experience ??Bar, Restaurant, Casino, Fitness, Manager ???We have a small gym onboard no swimming poolI have been thinking alot about tri events.Safe CyclingDavid K.
Guest Frail4Life Posted January 12, 2008 Posted January 12, 2008 Hello We have some MTB on board, we rent them for the day.The Islands are very relaxed, cycling paradise.We can't really bring our own bikes, storage and permission ???Safe CyclingDavid K.
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