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  • Newsletter Issue No. 1022

    June 23, 2022 Anti-Aging: Preventing Bonking and Hitting the Wall, part 1 By Coach John Hughes In a recent column Brian W. asked, “I have been riding on and off for about 35 years. I am 54 now. frequently ‘bonk’ after about an hour. It doesn’t matter if I am doing a moderate or higher…

  • Newsletter Issue No. 1015

    May 5, 2022 Anti-Aging: Use It or Lose It, Part 1 By Coach John Hughes We just returned from a three-week trip to Bengaluru, India to celebrate a close friend’s wedding. An Indian wedding is a colorful multi-day celebration! While I was in India I turned 73. From reading the literature, coaching older riders and…

  • Newsletter Issue No. 1190

    September 11, 2025 Knog Issues Recall on Early Batches of 4 Models of Blinder Lights Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley In July we reviewed a Knog Blinder 900 headlight, which we liked a lot. It’s still regularly used and working just as nicely as it did during the review. Several of you readers commented that…

  • Newsletter Issue No. 830

    October 4, 2018 PDF version for Premium Members is here. Ask the Coach: Best Recovery Food and Drink By Coach John Hughes My client, Ben, is 69 and rides about 3,000 miles a year. He’s training to do a 12-hour race in June 2019. He also rides his age on his birthday. Later this month…

  • Newsletter Issue No. 938

    November 5, 2020 Preventing Slipping Seat Posts By Jim Langley As I ride around and spot other cyclists, I look at them, too. And I’ve noticed, like my friends did, that there are a lot of too-low seats out there. I see too-high ones once in awhile. But the low ones are easier to spot…

  • Newsletter Issue No. 871

    July 18, 2019 PDF version for Premium Members is here. 20 Tips for Your First Century By Coach John Hughes For many cyclists riding a 100K or 100 miles is the classic achievement, something you focus on, train for and worry about for months. Although you’ve trained hard and think you’re ready, you may also…