One of the beauties of indoor cycling is that it inspires many instructors to become cyclists, and some instructors even inspire their students to ride outside (one of my favorite things). But sometimes the world of cycling can be a little intimidating. At ICA, we want to help you discover the world of outdoor riding and help you answer your students’ questions about outdoor riding as well as indoor! So join us as we explore the world of the bicycle for beginners. This first article is about gears. . . .

While we are always stressing the importance of bringing the outdoors indoors, it’s also important to take the indoors outdoors. Your own indoor cycling and coaching skills will improve when you ride outside. Guest contributor Robert Baldi, a longtime Spinning