By John Marsh, Editor & Publisher “Shut up, legs” is an important tip from former pro and master of the pithy soundbite Jens Voigt that almost any roadie can use at one time or another. Reflecting on his career, Voigt had more words of wisdom: “I’d also say that I would have pushed myself harder…
By Coach Fred Matheny My worst crash happened the first year I rode seriously. East of my Colorado town, Cerro Summit rises 4 miles to a long ridge. Today the road is wide and gently curving, but back then it was narrow with tight bends. I was following an experienced rider on the descent and…
We started this series with Part 1 last week, detailing my worst crash, which came early in my cycling career and was caused by a serious shimmy on a hairy descent. I had no idea what was happening, or how to control it. In sharing some of the possible causes of shimmy, how to fix them,…
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…
