Today’s timely QT comes to us from Premium Member Steve Bayard, who as a Floridian knows a thing or two about handling the uber-muggy and hot weather in the Sunshine State. Here’s what he writes: Florida is a hot place to ride eight months of the year, with road temperatures in the 90s at 11…
By Jim Langley I just got off the phone with my co-worker at SmartEtailing, Will Calkins. I called to apologize. Will works at our main office in Boulder. I work in my home office here in Santa Cruz. When I visited the Boulder office last week, I didn’t bring a bike, so Will…
By John Marsh, Editor & Publisher As is nearly always the case, the results of a few of our recent Questions of the Week surprised in some instances and confirmed my beliefs in others. Either way, I am always interested to see the responses – and see how my own opinions, or actions, mesh with…
By Jim Langley In last week’s Tech Talk I answered a question about whether you need to routinely replace carbon frames, forks and components. I said that worn and, especially, damaged carbon should be replaced. Otherwise, I said you could keep riding yours – unless you were worried about it, in which case I…
By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. Carbohydrate Loading DOES NOT Work “Carbohydrate loading” the night before a big ride or race can harm your performance and your health. More than 40 years ago, I reported the case of a marathon runner who had a heart attack after carbohydrate loading in the Journal of the American Medical Association…
