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Newsletter Issue No. 984
September 30, 2021 Why You Can’t Just Pedal Off the Pounds By Coach John Hughes I have a friend, a retired pro racer, who says weight management is easy, “Just ride more and eat less.” But it’s not this simple. Why It Matters Being even slightly overweight can increase your risk of dying prematurely by…
Newsletter Issue No. 1209
January 29, 2026 A Few More Tube Tips Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Thanks for sending in your great questions and comments about last week’s column, which was titled A Simple Hack to Prevent Punctures at the Base of Presta Valves. Flat tires being such a common issue, it’s always an important and popular…
Newsletter Issue No. 931
September 17, 2020 Anti-Aging: The Full Body Workout By Coach John Hughes We live in the Rocky Mountains near Winter Park, CO. To the west of us the Williams Fork wildfire is burning and to the north the Cameron Peak fire. Fortunately, neither is nearly as severe as the fires ravaging the west coast and…
Newsletter Issue No. 1191
September 18, 2025 A Few Beginners Tips for Traveling with Disc Brake Bikes Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley As you may already know if you’ve been reading this column for awhile, my wife Deb and I do a fair amount of RVing. As I type this we’re enjoying the lovely rolling hills, lush fields…
Newsletter Issue No. 1026
July 21, 2022 Anti-Aging: Max Heart Rate – A Coach’s View By Coach John Hughes When I started racing ultra-distance in the 1980s riders were just starting to use heart rate monitors. Now they’re ubiquitous. Healthline just published a review The 10 Best Heart Rate Monitor Watches of 2022. Some of the fancier so-called smart…
Newsletter Issue No. 1070
May 25, 2023 4 Reasons Why Core Strength Is Important By Coach John Hughes RBR Reader Matt wrote, “I’m going to start commuting 15 miles round trip. My old commute bike has flat bars. How difficult would it be to put on drop bars? Or should I buy a new road bike? I find the…
