By Coach John Hughes I lived and coached in Boulder, CO for 24 years. I took about 100 clients to the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine (BCSM) for bike fits by my good friend Andy Pruitt and his staff. Andy founded the BCSM. He’s the dean of bike fitters. He’s fitted riders in the pro…
By Rick Schultz I recently had a customer come in for a bike fit who didn’t realize he had a damaged/cracked carbon fork. The fork came off a 2014’ish Giant TCR Advanced Pro. I usually perform a quick safety inspection of my customers bicycles to see if there is anything that stands out as an…
By Coach John Hughes Last week I wrote about mistakes many riders in their 50s and beyond make. To reach a rider’s goals, knowing what not to do is as important as knowing what to do.
By Coach John Hughes You’re a cyclist in your 50s and older. Your goals are to be a good cyclist, healthy and fit for many years to come. To reach your goals, knowing what not to do is as important as knowing what to do. 1. Ignoring the training paradigm Training stress (physiological overload) +…
By Coach John Hughes Intensity workouts are like a prescription medicine. The right medicine in the right amounts improves health. The right medicine taken too frequently, or in the wrong amounts or the wrong medicine doesn’t help you and may hurt you. I’ve written two related columns: 6 kinds of intensity: which one is right…
