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What to Wear Cycling in Varying Weather, a Conversation with Coach Ertl This column began in early 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 […]
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 […]
By Coach John Hughes RBR Reader Paul writes, “Any way of getting ride of some of those aches and pains associated with aging? I’m only 50 and it’s really starting to get to me. There’s no real pattern to the aches/pains. Sometimes more when I first awake, sometimes starts later in the day. Sometimes muscles, […]
By John Yoder On Wednesday evening May 16, I was part of a group of about 50 cyclists who rode slowly and quietly for an hour through the residential streets of my hometown, Goshen, Ind. As bicycle parades go, this was a very modest one: there were no banners, no police escort and no coordinated […]
By Lars Hundley Next year I’ll turn 50. Over the past several years, my cycling training has changed significantly — for multiple reasons. Just six years ago, I rode more than 10,000 miles in a year training for Leadville. And five years ago at this time of year I was in peak condition, fully […]
By Lars Hundley Ever wondered about the very best interval to improve your cycling fitness? Unfortunately there’s not a single interval method that does it all. It depends on which aspect of your fitness you are attempting to improve. Instead of getting hung up on trying to determine whether a particular interval is “the very […]
If you’ve ever watched a bike race or even seen a group of riders go by, you’ve seen drafting on a bike. But what are the real benefits of drafting? Drafting on a bike is a relatively straightforward bike riding skill that any cyclist can learn. It will make cycling with other riders dramatically more […]