What to Wear Cycling in Varying Weather, a Conversation with Coach Ertl This article began one December when I started trading emails with Coach David Ertl. Coach Ertl lives and rides in Iowa. I grew up in neighboring Missouri and can attest to the terrible weather (and the 100-degree-plus extremes — in normal years!) possible in […]
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What to Wear in Various Weather

Dictionary of Cycling Lingo
A List of Common Terminology to Decipher the Sometimes Arcane Patois of Road Cycling Ever wonder what cyclists are talking about when they start throwing around weird slang? We’ve created a bicycling dictionary for you, with definitions of the most common phrases and words related to cycling. Did we miss a word? Leave a comment […]
What if my prostate-specific bike saddle is uncomfortable in other areas?
Question: I am a road cyclist, though I haven’t been at it very long. But I’m old enough that I have a few prostate problems. My urologist says I’m not ready for surgery yet, but he suggested that I purchase a “prostate saddle.” I did that, and found that it’s designed not to put pressure […]
Masters Cyclists: You’re Under-Fuelling, And It’s Costing You More Than You Think
By Ric Stern It’s the weekend. You’re on the group ride. There are a few younger riders and you know the deal — it’s going to get fast on the hills, and you want to be dropped like you want a hole in the head. So the obvious thing to do is go on some […]
Two Things You Never Want to Forget About Sugar
By Kevin Kolodziejski While pedaling at more than 30 miles per hour and minutes ahead of the peloton, two pros touch wheels. The guy in the back goes down and slides across pavement. He pops up, duck-runs to his bicycle, and hops back on. His kit is badly torn. What the tears expose and the cameras show is not […]
Are My Wife’s Concerns About Looking Down at My Bike Computer Overblown?
Question: Recently, I had a bike crash that distorted my front wheel. I was unhurt, but the fact that it occurred while I was glancing at my GPS bike computer has my wife alarmed. We often ride together, and she insists that I spend too much time looking at my cycling data while riding, but […]
Why Masters Cyclists Need to Train Harder (Not Easier)
By Ric Stern You’ve hit 40, or older, and conventional wisdom tells you it’s time to start slowing down, cut your ride duration, ease off the intensity, avoid the middle ground. You’ve probably heard it from well-meaning friends, maybe even a doctor. It sounds reasonable, right? It’s also mostly wrong. At CycleCoach, one of my primary […]
