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By Coach John Hughes What is fatigue? Seems obvious. When you’re tired after a bike ride. Fatigability and Fatigue Scientists are parsing this question. They distinguish between fatigability and fatigue. Fatigability is “an objective measurement of a person’s ability to do a physical or cognitive task — can be different from the perception of fatigue…
VELO Angel Rise+ Saddle Review
By Rick Schultz Velo Home – Velo Saddles Price MSRP: -Stainless Steel rails: $90.00 -Titanium rails: $130.00 Source: Bike shops, Websites Features: New saddle shape Summary: 256 x 158mm VELO makes saddles, bar tape (road bikes), and MTB grips. For their saddles, they offer 3 product lines; Angel, Senso, and Prevail. Four colors are available:…
Tips & Tricks for Taping Handlebars
By Jim Langley Tapes Then and Now I’ve taped thousands of handlebars since 1970 when I first went to work in bike shops. First, we used mostly Hunt-Wilde vinyl bar tape and Tressostar cloth. Both are still available if you look hard enough and/or don’t mind buying on eBay.com. During the huge bike touring craze…
Can a Low Stem Cause Knee Pain?
Question: I lowered my stem slightly after 18 months of riding in the same position. Immediately I felt knee pain on my usual 20-mile lunch ride. Coincidence, or did the stem change cause it? If it did, is there some other adjustment I should make to compensate, like lowering my saddle? — Mike P. Coach Fred…
Bikes & Gear | Tech | ViewsWrenching at the BEX Pays Myriad Dividends
By Stan Purdum Want to bump up your bicycle mechanic skills and do some good at the same time? Volunteer at one of the nonprofits that recycle old bikes. I live in New Jersey and volunteer one afternoon each week as a bike mechanic in Plainfield, a community not far from my own, at a…
Tubeless Revisited
By Mike Tierney My column of two weeks ago titled “Tubeless, or Not Tubeless? That is the Question” generated more Comments than any of my previous columns, pretty well all of them from roadies who ride – and very much like – tubeless tires. I appreciate your reasons for embracing tubeless technology (I’ll get to…
