How She Did It – In Her Own Words “We had the worst winter in New England’s history, which meant no riding on the road for the month of February. The winter program you devised with a variety of cross-training activities really helped. The endurance days were great because I could choose an aerobic activity…
One of the Coolest Kid Carriers Ever!
Coach, Author, Distance Cycling Expert I’ve been riding for 40 years and coaching for 20. I’ve earned coaching certifications from USA Cycling and the National Strength and Conditioning Association and enjoy coaching riders with a variety of goals and fitness backgrounds. My cycling career includes course records in the Boston-Montreal-Boston 1200-km randonnée and the Furnace…
By Mike Tierney In Part 1 of this “basics” series, I touched on the topics of wheel concentricity, thread lubrication, nipple seat lubrication and spoke length calculators. Today, I’ll cover spoke twist and stress relief. Spoke Twist, or Wind-Up The phenomenon that we have to be very aware of when tensioning and truing wheels is…
By Mike Tierney To properly build wheels, we need to understand basic concepts of mechanics and how they relate to our bike wheels. We need to have a firm grasp on how screw threads work in relation to nipples and spokes; we need to know how to combat friction, and the mechanics of what it…
