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Why Does My Kneecap Hurt When Cycling?
Question: I’m new to road riding after years of BMX racing and mountain biking. I get pain in my knee when I ride long and hard. It’s the patella that hurts, not the tendon. What’s the cause? — David C.
RBR Favorites: The Tires We Ride
Editor’s Note: Not long ago, a Premium Member wrote in to ask if we could update an article we ran in 2011 in which a couple of us on the RBR Crew provided a quick rundown of our favorite tires, and why we liked them. It was an excellent idea. So good, in fact, that…
Why I Still Restrict Meat, Eggs and Milk
By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. A study from McMaster University reported in this week’s British Medical Journal shows that saturated fat is not associated with increased risk for arteriosclerosis (BMJ, August 11, 2015). The recent U.S. government-commissioned Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee states that dietarysaturated fat and dietary cholesterol are no longer…
How This Heart Health Issue Came to Be
By John Marsh, Editor & Publisher Mike Tierney, who writes The Wheel Builder column for RBR, emailed Coach David Ertl and me a couple weeks ago with the attention-grabbing subject line: “Angina.” I knew immediately (if not 100% accurately) what that word meant. My dad died at 66 after suffering from heart disease and related problems…
Former Bishop to Serve 10 Years in Prison for Killing Cyclist
By John Marsh, Editor & Publisher Former Bishop Heather Cook last month pleaded guilty to manslaughter and other charges a day before her trial was to begin in the hit-and-run death of 41-year-old cyclist Thomas Palermo. As part of the plea, Cook was sentenced to 20 years in jail and will be required to serve…
Small Toolkit and Parts Supply All You Need
By Mike Tierney My previous columns gave you basic concepts and general information on wheel building and maintenance in the hope that more of you would take up the art of wheel building or home maintenance and repair of your wheels. From previous RBR surveys, it was deduced that just 20 percent of you worked…
