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What to Wear in Various Weather

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 […]

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 […]

Quick Tip: Do Your Intervals Early, Before You’re Tired

If your ride includes hard efforts, do them near the start, while your legs are still fresh. Save the easy miles for the end. It’s tempting to warm up with a long, relaxed stretch and then hit your intervals once you’re deep into the ride. The problem is that by then you’re already carrying fatigue, […]

Is it okay to play music from a speaker on group rides?

Question: A newer guy in our bike club mounted a Bluetooth speaker on his bars and plays classic rock for our entire rides. About half the group loves it and sings along. I hate it, and I feel like a grump for hating it. Part of why I ride is to hear the birds, the […]

Training Around Limited Time

By Ric Stern The Tour de France just wrapped up, and for many of us it stirs up that familiar daydream: if only we had unlimited time to train, we could be in it (if we could also wind back the clock and become 20 again ;-)!). I know I do! Look, even if we […]

Quick Tip: Start Hot Rides Earlier

When it’s going to be extremely hot, the simplest way to beat it is to beat it out the door. Roll out early, and you can finish your ride before the day turns brutal. The hottest part of the day usually falls between noon and 3 p.m. It isn’t just the air temperature, either. Radiant […]

Is our “no-drop” ride false advertising?

Question: My local shop hosts a Saturday morning ride that’s advertised as no-drop. The only place it actually says that is a flyer taped up by the register, and I think the flyer is older than some of the bikes in the shop. Nobody announces anything at the start. Over the last couple of years, […]

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