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Search Results for: 10 essential bike handling skills

10 Essential Bike Handling Skills for Roadies

By Coach John Hughes I turned 71 in April and rather than rueing my age, I’d set a challenging goal of cross-country skiing at least 71 days.  I skied 75!  My second goal was to continue to improve skiing the classic diagonal stride. I’m fortunate that last summer we moved to the mountains of Colorado. As I write this on May 4 it’s spitting snow, I’ve built a fire … [Read more...] about 10 Essential Bike Handling Skills for Roadies

Quick Tip: Improve Your Road Riding on a Mountain Bike

For road cyclists, there are three key benefits of venturing off-pavement -- besides the fact that carving sweet singletrack is guaranteed to generate some of the widest grins in cycling. … [Read more...] about Quick Tip: Improve Your Road Riding on a Mountain Bike

What is Cyclocross? The Ultimate 101 Guide to CX Riding

By Darren Cope By now you've most certainly heard of it. You have maybe even seen it, and some of you probably have friends who do it. What is it? Cyclocross of course! It's also the fastest growing segment of the sport of cycling, and a whole lot of fun! If you've come this far, hopefully you're prepared to learn a bit more about what cyclocross is, how it can benefit you as … [Read more...] about What is Cyclocross? The Ultimate 101 Guide to CX Riding

Anti-Aging: How to Get and Stay Motivated

By Coach John Hughes Many of you commented on my recent column A 73-year-old asks “Is it all down from here?”  Ed Pavelka, the RBR cofounder with Fred Matheny wrote,  “I agree 100% with everyone who says consistency is the key.” Walter asked a great follow-up question, “It would be greatly appreciated if you might write a few more articles that would help the 50+ … [Read more...] about Anti-Aging: How to Get and Stay Motivated

More on Avoiding Boredom on Long Solo Rides

By Coach John Hughes Last week Taylor Q. asked How to Avoid Boredom on Long Rides?  The column had three excellent suggestions: Opt for scenic routes, if possible.Vary your courses. I ride flats, hills and rolling stuff on my road bike, do some mountain biking on singletrack and also ride a cyclocross bike on routes that mix pavement, dirt roads and canal bank … [Read more...] about More on Avoiding Boredom on Long Solo Rides

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