By Coach John Hughes Yogi Berra once said, “If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace else.” Last week I shared with you the plan that I wrote for Randy Brich to train for the Gravel Grinder he’s doing in June. Randy knows where he wants to go; he…
By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. Exciting new research from the Medical University of Vienna shows that most cases of osteoarthritis are caused by an overactive immunity, just like rheumatoid arthritis and reactive arthritis (The Journal of Immunology, February 15, 2016;196(4):1910-1921). These researchers showed that patients with osteoarthritis have raised tissue levels of galectins, carbohydrate-binding proteins that…
By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. A new study from France shows that an intermittent 13 hour night-time fast after intense workouts on alternate days helps athletes exercise longer and faster (Med Sci Sports Exerc, April 2016;48(4):663-72). This is an impeccable study in which 21 trained competitive endurance athletes were randomly divided into two groups and all…
Editor’s Note: A month ago, we launched a new regular feature called RBR Favorites, providing a rundown from RBR Contributors on our favorites across the spectrum of components, nutrition, clothing, accessories, you name it. That first column focused on tires: The Tires We Ride. (Click to read that column.) In launching the new feature, we also…
Our topic this week comes from a great question by RoadBikeRider reader David Stihler who wrote, “I have heard many times that you can’t/shouldn’t cross-chain. I was just on another ride where a modern bike with Shimano Ultegra components kept getting hung up (not able to shift) because the rider cross-chained. I ride a triple…
