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Every Different Type of Road Bike, Explained

by John Marsh
 Road bicycles are just that, bikes made for efficiently riding on roads. You’ll know a road bike when you see one. It’s characterized by its sleek look, with dropped, curving handlebars, narrow wheels and “skinny” tires, a small seat and lots of cogs, or gears, on the back wheel. Typically, road bikes are lightweight, and oftentimes they look “fast.” That’s why … [Read more...] about Every Different Type of Road Bike, Explained

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Newsletter Issue No. 1016

May 12, 2022 Anti-Aging: Use It or Lose It, Part 2 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! In this column I’ll describe what I did – and didn’t do – in India for exercise. In Anti-Aging: Use It or Lose It, part 1 I explained the … [Read more...] about Newsletter Issue No. 1016

Anti-Aging: Use It or Lose It, Part 2

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! In this column I’ll describe what I did – and didn’t do – in India for exercise. In Anti-Aging: Use It or Lose It, part 1 I explained the different ways and rates at which you lose fitness. I … [Read more...] about Anti-Aging: Use It or Lose It, Part 2

Saddle Sore Mitigation: Using Multiple Bike Saddles

By Rick Schultz Reading Fred Matheny’s detailed article on dealing with saddle discomfort, I would like to add a few things. As a bike fitter, most of my client’s state that their number one issue is knee pain. Hands going numb, shoulder, neck pain is number two. Saddle pain is usually a distant third. With that being said, saddle discomfort is still in the top three, … [Read more...] about Saddle Sore Mitigation: Using Multiple Bike Saddles

Selle SMP E-Bike and Well Gel Saddles Review

By Rick Schultz Hot Wider & more padding for MTB, gravel, ebike and even the roadSeveral models offer steel or carbon rail optionsOne piece rail making it stronger and sturdierE-sport saddles are flatter along back top, so width will feel true to size Not Due to the curved shape, the ‘Well M1’ saddle feels like 1 size narrower than actually is, … [Read more...] about Selle SMP E-Bike and Well Gel Saddles Review

Create Good Health, Eat Proactively

By Kevin Kolodziejski I bet you’ve heard a version of this story before. How somebody’s grandpa smoked three packs of Pall Mall’s every day, drank a six-pack of Schlitz every night, never missed a day of work, yet lived to be 95. The last time I did, I was a teacher and the snot-nosed teen added, “So what do you think of that, Mr. Fitness Master?” (You’ll … [Read more...] about Create Good Health, Eat Proactively

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