www.litespeed.com -- Litespeed supplied a Vortex and Blade to each member of
Ed Pavelka's Race Across America senior team in 1996. The guys will
never stop appreciating it. Super bikes! The team set a still-standing world
record on 'em.
www.peterwhitecycles.com -- a world-focused shop specializing in
lighting systems, custom wheels, tandem equipment, touring gear, unusual goodies and
a wealth of website info (with attitude).
www.rivendellbicycles.com -- Rivendell supplies classic lugged steel frames,
hard-to-find retro equipment, a refreshingly traditional attitude, and its very
cool Rivendell Reader.
www.spectrum-cycles.com
-- Tom Kellogg designs and builds exceptional frames. He has also built an
exceptional website, full of his technical knowledge and no-apologies opinions.
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RIDES & TOURS
www.bicycleadventureclub.org -- this non-profit club offers 30-40 North
American and overseas tours each year, led by members to keep costs down.
Impressive venues and prices.
www.caltriplecrown.com -- packed full of info by true-blue roadie Chuck
Bramwell, a key figure in endurance cycling. Winners of the California Triple
Crown are truly elite long-distance riders because they've completed at least
three double centuries in one year.
www.pactour.com
-- for serious endurance cyclists, PAC Tour offers rapid transcontinental rides,
training camps, and other opportunities to go the distance. Owned and operated
by Race Across America champions Lon Haldeman and Susan Notorangelo.
www.planetultra.com -- promoter Chris Kostman's site has training articles
and event information for a host of real tough bike rides, including the
fearsome Furnace Creek 508 (miles) through
Death Valley.
www.ridetherockies.com -- the annual cross-Colorado tour, sponsored by the
Denver Post, is a popular way to experience the challenges of pedaling
through the Rocky Mountains.
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CAMPS & COACHES
www.athleticamps.com/index.html -- AthletiCamps in NorCal caters to
cyclists and triathletes with a staff that includes big names such as Dr. Eric
Heiden, Dr. Massimo Testa, Mike Carter and Leonard "Harvey" Nitz.
www.bikecamp.com -- get the skinny on
excellent camps in the U.S. and Italy run by Olympic champion Connie Carpenter and
her husband, Davis Phinney, the winner of more road races than any rider in
American history (328). They know road riding!
www.johnhowardsports.com -- John Howard, America's dominant roadie in
the early 1970s, coaches cyclists and triathletes with the knowledge that put
him into the Olympics and the winner's circle of the Hawaii Ironman.
www.mindfulcycling.com --
a cycling camp with a
difference: daily meditation and yoga sessions along with challenging rides.
It's for men only and seeks to teach stress management along with cycling
enjoyment.
www.trainright.com -- this'll take you
to Carmichael Training Systems and its full range of coaching options. Don't let
Lance get a leg up on you! Go to the same guy who coaches him, Chris Carmichael.
www.ultrafit.com -- if you're really
serious about training, you'll meet your match in Joe Friel. Click to learn
about his highly successful personal coaching service.
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ORGANIZATIONS
www.adventurecycling.org -- the Adventure Cycling Association is a leading
source of maps, tours, and touring products.
www.bikeleague.org -- the League of American Bicyclists works through
advocacy and education to foster a bike-friendly America. Don't just sit there
-- join!
www.cascade.org
-- Cascade Bicycle Club is the largest bike club in the nation and could well
have the biggest website, too. Cascade's annual Seattle-to-Portland ride (STP)
is an American classic.
www.rusa.org --
Randonneurs USA sanctions the nationwide series of long-distance brevets. These
are qualifying
rides for the epic randonnee called Paris-Brest-Paris and its North American
counterpart, Boston-Montreal-Boston.
www.ultracycling.com -- official site of the Ultra Marathon Cycling
Association, the sanctioning body of many endurance events. Includes details
about the Year-Rounder Mileage Challenge. You gotta belong to the UMCA if you love riding long!
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INFORMATION
www.analyticcycling.com
-- provides technical methods for
evaluating and estimating cycling performance. Number lovers
and math majors rejoice!
www.arniebakercycling.com -- the website of national
masters champion and coach Arnie Baker, M.D., with training information and all
of his books for sale.
www.bamacyclist.com
--
a folksy hodgepodge from Alabama roadie Mike Munk, topped by his detailed
how-to advice for transcontinental tourists.
www.bikehighway.com
-- if it can wiggle, scroll or blink, it happens on this site. But when you get
past the glitz you'll find a varied collection of useful info, including cue
sheets for rides all over the U.S.
www.bikeworldiowa.com -- Forrest Ridgway's primo Bike World store has given
us a big helping hand over the years. His website's Links page has around 300
connections to cycling companies and organizations. Great resource!
www.byjamesraia.com
-- features a free e-mail subscription to Tour de Sport -- a pertinent and timely newsletter
for cyclists and runners written by veteran
journalist James Raia.
www.cyclogs.co.uk --
a nifty free site in England that lets you record and analyze your ride data and
compare it to other roadies around the world.
www.fitday.com -- here's a
free nutritional website that helps you lose weight with calorie calculation,
including the number you burn on the job and while riding.
www.frameforum.net -- launched in
April '04, it aims to be a meeting point for pro and amateur framebuilders as
well as product managers.
www.girlbike.com -- a sweet resource
for women cyclists, owned and operated by Crystal Waters, No. 1 on RBR's
great-name list.
www.greenvillespinners.com --
this site is like riding a country road with interesting twists and turns all
over the place. A variety of advice, information and fun stuff.
www.hubbub.com -- this Cleveland-area bike
shop comes under the "Information" heading because of its unique "technical calculator." Not
for rocket scientists only (but it might help!).
www.jimlangley.net -- longtime cycling mechanic/writer/collector Jim Langley has filled his site with tips, tricks, stories, reviews, repair
articles, and dozens of vintage cycling illustrations. Jim also serves as a
technical consultant to RoadBikeRider.com.
www.nohypehealth.org
-- a nonprofit site with the straight skinny on a host of medical issues,
researched by 85-year-old health writer (and cyclist) Norman Ford. To go
directly to his important report on osteoporosis in male riders,
click
here.
www.onlineconversion.com -- this nifty site lets you convert just about
anything to anything else. How many millimeters in a mile? No sweat!
www.poweringmuscles.com
-- advice on nutrition,
training and physiology from an impressive list of contributors.
www.thefullcycle.com
-- if you live in Southern Cal or will be visiting this cycling hotspot, here's
a great guide to the full schedule of rides and events.
www.timetrial.org --
if you love "the race of truth," this site is TT heaven. Aerodynamics,
equipment, position, techniques, events and many useful links.
www.truesport.com --
a resource for bike races and results, plus links to other websites of interest.
www.velogirls.com --
if you're a woman in the San Francisco Bay Area (or will be visiting) check this
site by Lorri Lee Lown, RBR's favorite SF cycling chick.
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OTHER
www.bch.org/sportsmedicine
-- Andy Pruitt's Boulder Center for Sports Medicine in
Boulder, CO, has probably fixed more injured cyclists than any place
on the planet. The BCSM halls are lined with "thank you" notes from the sport's
top names.
www.bikefinder.com
-- this free registry stores information about your bike and medical history.
It's a way to get your stolen machine back and for doctors to get vital info in
an emergency.
www.grahamwatson.com -- photos and picture books by Graham Watson, the reigning king of
pro bike race photographers.
www.USCorporateWellness.com -- led by RBR's Body Mechanic,
Brad Cooper, this company seeks to improve employee health by providing
customized wellness programs for organizations of all sizes. According to Coop,
typical results include decreased employee sick time (28%) and reduced
disability costs (30%) along with improved retention and recruitment. Not a bad deal for monthly rates as low as $10 per employee.
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