Newsletter Issue No. 1161
February 20, 2025
Can You Help Stan Purdum With His Puzzling Ebike Problem?
Jim’s Tech Talk
By Jim Langley
Readers, please read the email thread below. It’s self-explanatory. It’s a conversation between contributing RBR editor Stan Purdum and myself concerning a strange issue he’s experiencing with his Specialized Turbo Creo ebike. Stan reviewed the bike in his column here.
I have heard from four readers that have this same ebike so I know it’s a popular choice. Stan and I thought if we shared our exchange here, we might get some help from other Creo riders. Read more.
Master the Art of Riding Straight
If you’ve ever have a nearby rider yell, “Hold your line, buddy!” you know it’s disconcerting to be told your bike-handling skills aren’t up to par. In a group setting, it’s alarming to be in a pack with a rider who meanders, and other riders will certainly point it out. Read more
ASSOS New DYORA R and EQUIPE R collections – Quick Review
By Sheri Rosenbaum
Step into any local bike shop that stocks ASSOS apparel, and the racks are a sea of black. But that all changed in February with the launch of their new DYORA R and EQUIPE R line of jerseys and bibs, which includes new color options and an entry-level price point! Read more.
Intense Exercisers Have More Plaques but Fewer Heart Attacks
By Gabe Mirkin, M.D.
The MARC-2 study followed 291 older men for 6.3 years with a test called Coronary Artery Calcification (CAC), and found that the amount of calcium in the arteries leading to the heart increased most in men who exercised at the highest intensity, even more than those who exercised the most (Circulation, January 4, 2023). Read more.
Quick Tip: Fleece Headbands are Great for the Neck Too
This tip was sent in to us by Doug Williams, a Canadian roadie who knows a thing or two about riding in cool to cold weather.
He writes: My Quick Tip is the versatility of (polar) fleece headbands. I use them around my head to keep my ears warm, sure, but one or two of them around the neck seal out the cold air from coming into the vest or jacket. Read more.
Question of the Week
How much of your cycling training is done on the trainer?
Other Cool Things to Read
Cycling News: I use tubes on all my road bikes: Here’s why
Cycling Weekly: Netflix cancelling Tour de France: Unchained
SF Gate: We need to talk about San Francisco’s e-bike problem
Escape Collective: Will Europe’s coming helmet standard make cycling safer than ever?
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