Coach John Hughes

By Coach John Hughes Do your hands go numb when you're cycling? In the RBR reader survey a few weeks ago, painful or numb hands was the third most frequent problem cited – afflicting 16% of you as your main physical issue on the bike. (While it may not be main issue for most of us, hand pain or, especially, numbness, happens to almost all of us from time to time.) I have … [Read more...] about Cycling Aches and Pains III: Numb Hands or Hands that Hurt

By Coach John Hughes This week I'm going to give you tips on how to avoid upper back, shoulder and neck pain while riding. In 1986 Pete Penseyres set the solo transcontinental speed record of 3,107 miles (5,000 km) in 8 days, 9 hours and 47 minutes, which included all time on and off the bicycle! He averaged 15.40 mph (24.8 km/h). That record stood for 27 years. Christoph … [Read more...] about Aches and Pains II: Upper Back, Shoulder, Neck Pain / Discomfort from Bicycling

By Coach John Hughes I went to the ER at Mercy Medical in Durango, Colorado, less than 1,000 miles into the 1996 Race Across AMerica. They peeled down my shorts, looked at my butt and said, “Your race is over. You have second-degree burns on your buttocks.” A second-degree burn is through the epidermis and into the dermis, the thick layer of tissue that forms the true skin. I … [Read more...] about Cycling Aches & Pains, Part 1: A Pain in the Butt

In this 4-article series Coach John Hughes provides a wealth of well-researched knowledge and vast experience in how to prevent and deal with some of road cycling's typical ailments: the "troika" of pressure points – issues with your butt, hands & feet; the scourge of cramps; nausea, bonking and other fuel-related maladies related to nutrition; and the power of the mental … [Read more...] about eArticle Bundle: Preventing Cycling Ailments!