In fact, according our recent reader poll, by far the biggest percentage of readers are aiming simply to stay fit and health in 2015 – some 36% of you. Other top goals include increasing your cruising speed (9%), completing a multi-day tour and improving your climbing ability (8% each), and improving endurance or some other…
In short order, I had received a couple of emails from RBR readers who also had read the article on Dr. Mirkin’s site, noting that it seemed to fly in the face of advice that numerous RBR authors and contributors had offered about stretching over the years. Reader Trenton Pitts wrote: There seems to be…
I have a request: Two weeks from now, I’d like to feature some more goals and 2015 riding plans from readers and a few of our coaches and contributors. Don’t feel like you have to focus solely on goals, though. If you’re not a goal-driven rider, I’d still love for you to share what you…
Jim Langley Replied: Shimano SPD cleats are super durable in my experience, and they tend to last at least several years even when used mountain biking and walking a lot on rocks and other damaging surfaces. So, unless you’ve walked in them a lot on hard terrain and used them hard on the bike, they…
The hour record had already been broken three times in the past 10 months, with only one rider having fallen short in his attempt. Dowsett and Team Movistar studied the prior races and developed a plan for Dowsett to race slightly slower than Dennis, allowing the Brit to keep enough in reserve for the final…
