why a coffee stop on spin

Derrydingle

Must club spins around the 80 to 120 always seem to stop half way at a coffee shop then restart after about 15mins or so, I always find when im on a training spin its better to keep going and have your drinks and food on your bike as you go along, I do find it hard to restart again after a coffee stop as my body as cooled down and can take a few mins to kick start, apart from people liking to stop for a chat and rest is there any other reason why clubs do this?

bcmf

Deffo its the hardest the part of the spin starting up again after a a mad gallop to the coffee stop but coffee is so awesome its worth it.

RobFowl

Blasphemer

ednwireland

cos it's a club spin and a social event as much as a training ride basically.

jinkypolly

Cycling spins can be a social event too, it's not all about going balls out all the time.

Wishbone Ash

Derrydingle wrote: »

....apart from people liking to stop for a chat and rest is there any other reason why clubs do this?

It's difficult to butter and jam the scones while on the move. ....and coffee from a plastic bidon is vile!

Max Rockatansky

No cup holder on the bike.

crosstownk

I don't drink coffee as it messes with my nerves (eye twitches for example) but I do like a decent cup of tea.

During good warm weather I don't stop too often but in cold weather I find a tea stop helpful. The warm drink is comforting but standing on my (cold and numb) feet and shuffling around helps the blood flow back and relieves the numbness somewhat.

Although I do find it hard to pass the Armoury Cafe and that spot in Laragh at the bottom the road to Glenmacnass/Sally Gap. I can't remember the name

07Lapierre

We drink coffee because it's illegal to drink beer.

Derrydingle

07Lapierre wrote: »

We drink coffee because it's illegal to drink beer.

Best one yet, bar stop would beat coffee stop any spin day

happyhappy

07Lapierre wrote: »

We drink coffee because it's illegal to drink beer.

Going for a spin with the lads and stopping for a coffee is the new going out to the pub for me!!

Pinch Flat

Coffee and cake the essential part of any spin. I feel cheated if I get home without stopping for either

Wishbone Ash

crosstownk wrote: »

... and that spot in Laragh at the bottom the road to Glenmacnass/Sally Gap. I can't remember the name

Glendalough Green (aka Hippy Cafe).

07Lapierre

crosstownk wrote: »

I don't drink coffee as it messes with my nerves (eye twitches for example) but I do like a decent cup of tea.

During good warm weather I don't stop too often but in cold weather I find a tea stop helpful. The warm drink is comforting but standing on my (cold and numb) feet and shuffling around helps the blood flow back and relieves the numbness somewhat.

Although I do find it hard to pass the Armoury Cafe and that spot in Laragh at the bottom the road to Glenmacnass/Sally Gap. I can't remember the name

I'm the opposite..in Winter I don't really like stopping. I prefer to go out for a few hours and have coffee when I get home.
In Summer, nothing better than stopping at a cafe and having a coffee while working on the cyclist tan lines!

Derrydingle

07Lapierre wrote: »

I'm the opposite..in Winter I don't really like stopping. I prefer to go out for a few hours and have coffee when I get home.
In Summer, nothing better than stopping at a cafe and having a coffee while working on the cyclist tan lines!

Im with you on that one, summer stops are good

godtabh

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

It's difficult to butter and jam the scones while on the move. ....and coffee from a plastic bidon is vile!

Have you not seen GCN?

el tel

It's cos cycling is the new golf; people want to stop and shoot the breeze and bask in the chuminess of it all. Plus its a way to get into proximity with non-cyclists and to get that 'how awesome must we appear" feeling.

Neleven

Can't imagine going for a cycle and NOT stopping for coffee. Too much unrewarded pain otherwise. And caffeine is surely an acceptable performance enhancing substance, no?

wexandproud

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

It's difficult to butter and jam the scones while on the move. ....and coffee from a plastic bidon is vile!

ya should try lighting a fag , then the ash goes in your eyes when ya do get it goin

Muckers

Chocolate milk is another very popular treat down Deise way on our club spins. The days of the petrol station stopover are numbered too. Nice little cafes are springing up all over the place, so we get to sit down too.

mossym

real coffee nuts would ask why you delay the coffee by having to go for half a spin first.

Carawaystick

07Lapierre wrote: »

We drink coffee because it's illegal to drink beer.

Oh, I thought it was just illegal to sell beer that early...
:eek:

Rambling Man

I pretend to get coffee, but it's just a chance to do Lotto. "And there was one winner tonight. The ticket was bought in the arseh0le of nowhere"

Wishbone Ash

wexandproud wrote: »

ya should try lighting a fag , then the ash goes in your eyes when ya do get it goin

That reminds me - I saw a chap in full Lycra smoking a pipe today on the move (Dublin City Centre)

.... and I used to feel awkward smoking cigarettes on the bike!

eeeee

I used to light a fag going through town on the way home cos it was slow in traffic and with lights etc. I can't believe I used to smoke now!

Wishbone Ash

gadetra wrote: »

I.... I can't believe I used to smoke now!

Same here - kicked a 55 a day habit on 30th August 1997 at 2pm (I can easily remember the date because Princess Diana died that night).


....still addicted to the Nicorette chewing gum though and it is an essential content in the jersey pocket!

Just a little Samba

07Lapierre wrote: »

We drink coffee because it's illegal to drink beer.

I'll often have a schnaky half pint of stout or ale (along with some icewater) while out for a longish spin, it's got electrolytes, maltodextrin, all the good stuff, right job.

I did it more while I lived in the UK though as there are a lot more low abv ales available there and pretty much every pub you find will have something on cask at around 3% abv so having a half or even a pint of something at that level isn't going to hurt anyone.
Studies have actually shown that sub 3.5%abv beer is beneficial after exercise.

Captain Havoc

I love coffee on a spin.

07Lapierre

Just a little Samba wrote: »

I'll often have a schnaky half pint of stout or ale (along with some icewater) while out for a longish spin, it's got electrolytes, maltodextrin, all the good stuff, right job.

I did it more while I lived in the UK though as there are a lot more low abv ales available there and pretty much every pub you find will have something on cask at around 3% abv so having a half or even a pint of something at that level isn't going to hurt anyone.
Studies have actually shown that sub 3.5%abv beer is beneficial after exercise.

See that's the bit I don't like...that's like having a decaf coffee!!

Just a little Samba

07Lapierre wrote: »

See that's the bit I don't like...that's like having a decaf coffee!!

Ah now, there are some lovely low abv ales out there (well, in the UK there are), mild ale is a lovely style, like a kind of lighter stout with nice malty taste and goes down great on a spin.

The choice in Ireland isn't nearly as good...

Brian?

Just a little Samba wrote: »

Ah now, there are some lovely low abv ales out there (well, in the UK there are), mild ale is a lovely style, like a kind of lighter stout with nice malty taste and goes down great on a spin.

The choice in Ireland isn't nearly as good...

I completely agree. I'm not sure why but cask ale died in this country a long time ago. I'm assuming it was the Brits fault. English cask ale is generally lovely.

Just a little Samba

Brian? wrote: »

I completely agree. I'm not sure why but cask ale died in this country a long time ago. I'm assuming it was the Brits fault. English cask ale is generally lovely.

It seems to be making a comeback lately. The Galway Bay chain, L Mulligans Grocery, Porterhouse and the likes are giving it a fair go anyway.

Used to love going for a spin in different directions from town when I lived in blighty and try whatever local cask ale I could find in a pub on the way.

Rambling Man

el tel wrote: »

It's cos cycling is the new golf; people want to stop and shoot the breeze and bask in the chuminess of it all. Plus its a way to get into proximity with non-cyclists and to get that 'how awesome must we appear" feeling.

Eh, No.

ford2600

Just a little Samba wrote: »

It seems to be making a comeback lately. The Galway Bay chain, L Mulligans Grocery, Porterhouse and the likes are giving it a fair go anyway.

Used to love going for a spin in different directions from town when I lived in blighty and try whatever local cask ale I could find in a pub on the way.

Had a beer on a few long audax spins last year.

Anytime i just have one beer this chapter from Philip Delerm's book comes to mind. Bukowski wouldn't approve of course!

The First Sip Of Beer
THE ONLY one that counts. Everything that follows is bland by comparison, a tepid coating on your tongue. The harder you swallow, the more meaningless the excess. Perhaps, within the tragedy of the final sip you can begin to recapture...
The first gulp! Its journey is already well advanced by the time it reaches your throat. With a frothy trail of framing gold around your lips, bitter happiness slowly permeates your palate. It seems to last a small eternity, that first sip. You drink without hesitation, gulled by your own instinct. The ritual is familiar enough: the right quantity to ensure a perfect prelude; the instant rush of wellbeing, punctuated by a contented sigh, a smack of the lips, or silence; the giddy sensation of pleasure teetering on the brink of infinity... Yet you know that the best is already over.
You put your glass down on the beer mat and push both slightly away. Time to relish the colour - ersatz honey, cold sun. If only you were patient and wise enough to grasp the miracle behind the disappearing act. You notice with satisfaction that the brewer's name on the glass corresponds with the beer you ordered. But whatever the relation of the vessel to its contents, nothing can bridge the gap between them, or conjure liquid out of thin air. What wouldn't you give to capture and encode the secret of pure gold? Instead, you sit at your table, like a frustrated alchemist intent on keeping up appearances - each mouthful is a falling away from pleasure. Happiness has a bitter taste when you have to drink in order to forget the first sip.

From `The Small Pleasures Of Life' by Philippe Delerm

Edit
Bukowski's take on endurance for balance...

“Anybody can be a non-drunk. It takes a special talent to be a drunk. It takes endurance.” ~ Charles Bukowski, Barfly

07Lapierre

Just a little Samba wrote: »

Ah now, there are some lovely low abv ales out there (well, in the UK there are), mild ale is a lovely style, like a kind of lighter stout with nice malty taste and goes down great on a spin.

The choice in Ireland isn't nearly as good...

Agree, there are nice ones in the UK.

DaithiMC

...and now for the science.... The best way to remove lactate from the muscles, and the associated acid build up that causes soreness, is to stop, 10-15 minutes. So you can go eyeballs out before and after the coffee stop with arguably a better training effect than continuing to mash on without the stop. One more benefit of coffee I saw in a study recently is that it aids the uptake of sugar in the system, aiding recovery through faster replenishment of glycogen stores, which is what the muscles also use as energy for repair. Aside from that coffee is just good.

death1234567

Derrydingle wrote: »

is there any other reason why clubs do this?

Yes. It's the best part of the cycle. mmm..cake...

jon1981

My choice is a pint of cider outside Johnny foxes on a summers evening and then a fun free wheel back down

weeeeeeeeeeeeeee !!!

I'm sure the serious enthusiasts among you will slate me for that!

NeedMoreGears

@jon 1981 You're right. Most cider drinkers would be appalled you only had one.

tunney

Derrydingle wrote: »

Must club spins around the 80 to 120 always seem to stop half way at a coffee shop then restart after about 15mins or so, I always find when im on a training spin its better to keep going and have your drinks and food on your bike as you go along, I do find it hard to restart again after a coffee stop as my body as cooled down and can take a few mins to kick start, apart from people liking to stop for a chat and rest is there any other reason why clubs do this?

Cause its not about the cycling, its about having the bike, the gear and comparing power numbers from the little bit of cycling from the stages units and back slapping - aren't we great, aren't we fit, all those people sitting at home just eating cake and drinking coffee.

Chips Lovell

I've deleted several posts that were either off-topic sniping or commentary on said posts.

Let's not let a thread about coffee stops descend into a bun fight.

Brian?

tunney wrote: »

Cause its not about the cycling, its about having the bike, the gear and comparing power numbers from the little bit of cycling from the stages units and back slapping - aren't we great, aren't we fit, all those people sitting at home just eating cake and drinking coffee.

That's exactly it, you've hit the nail on the head as usual. /sarcasm

It's really because most people are out cycling as a leisure pursuit. I've no intention of ever racing again and I enjoy coffee. It's as simple as that.

Lumen

I hate it when a bunch of Freds wearing Sky gear all sit around drinking coffee and fiddling with Strava on their smartphones.

rayman1

I always look forward to the coffee stop.
Best part of the spin.

alentejo

My Sunday morning coffee and cake is my only guilt free one of the week!!!!

ROK ON

I like coffe stops on a spin but there is a time and place. For me they are irregular and a treat;
A reward for a particular interval,
Freezing cold and need a hot cup and change of base layer,
Or an actual coffee stop spin when it is gloriously warm.

I don't get the attitude of some people so inured to disdain that other peoples enjoyment is a cause for demeaning snide remarks. The key thing about sport and leisure activity is enjoyment. I don't get it otherwise.

Puggy

I thought coffee stops were to let all the cars go by

Or maybe coffe stop threads are cool places for mods to post in

Still waiting to find out if Beasty drinks coffee.

ted1

The hills are the only way to avoid Starbucks

LennoxR

God I love coffee stops. That is all.

asteroids over berlin

i agree op, lightweights the lot of em. Should see when i pass them out shouting bring on armstrong! Who needs a peloton anyway!
Where you based, maybe we can go for a spin.


Btw - I am a Scorpio, yourself?

outfox

Coffee stop is a good place for group bitching. On the road, any bitching and gossip is only one-to-one. Coffee stop gives the bitching a group forum.