By Stan Purdum Virtually every road cyclist has had a few encounters with rude or aggressive drivers, but I may be unique in that one of my most memorable incidents of harassment came from a man on a lawnmower. It happened like this: On ride when I lived in Ohio, I had to pedal a…
Today’s QT – a 2-pack of related tips – comes to us from RBR contributor Stan Purdum, who writes: The first tip is to carry an adapter nozzle that can be screwed onto a presta valve stem to allow the tube to be inflated using a pump with a Schrader head. These adapters are available in most…
By Coach John Hughes Elizabeth Wicks, 72, is a long-time friend and client of mine. We’ve written about her preparation and accomplishments in earlier Newsletters because she’s a terrific example of putting into practice – and benefitting from – so many of the training concepts that all recreational roadies have at their disposal…
By John Marsh, Editor & Publisher Coach John Hughes coaches health and fitness riders, tour riders, century and other endurance riders. Most of his clients are at least 50 years old. None are licensed racers. However, Coach Hughes follows the pro scene to see what nuggets he can glean from the best racers to…
By Rob Kortus The Schiller Bike is an exceptional piece of engineering. It is, in effect, a bike on pontoons using pedal power to propel itself around your chosen body of water. Short of a full-blown product review, the following is an informational report on this cool product. Even if it isn’t something most RBR…
