Causes of Saddle Pain, Part 1
Brought to you by Joshua Cohen, author of the RBR eBooks Finding the Perfect Bicycle Seat and The Illustrated Guide to Bicycle Seats.
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Causes of Saddle Pain, Part 2
Brought to you by Joshua Cohen, author of the RBR eBooks Finding the Perfect Bicycle Seat and The Illustrated Guide to Bicycle Seats.
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The Physics of Riding a Bicycle in the Wind
By Bob Howland After a recent windy ride, Premium Member Bill Rosenfeld wrote to pose two questions about the physics of riding in the wind: 1) When you’re buffeted by a cross-wind, does going faster make you more or less stable? Velocity is a vector quantity; it has both speed and direction. Let’s say you…
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Paceline Physics: Can You “Push” the Lead Rider?
Question: We all know that drafting reduces the effort for the person in back. Given the laws of energy conservation, is there an opposite effect for the person in front? Does having someone draft off you make you work harder? Or does it actually give you push? I found this article about auto racing that discusses drafting…
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Heart Health: Are Stress Tests Necessary For Apparently Fit Cyclists?
In a past RBR Newsletter, we looked into the warning signs of heart problems, a topic resulting from the death of famed physiologist Ed Burke, Ph.D., who suffered a fatal heart attack while riding. We concluded the discussion with a statement by Andy Pruitt, Ed.D., director of the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine and author…
