By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. Twelve scientifically-dependable studies involving 409,707 participants showed that sugar-sweetened beverages are associated with increased risk for high blood pressure, a major risk factor for diabetes and heart attacks (The American Journal of Cardiology, February, 2014). A review of many studies on how sugar-added foods affect blood pressure and heart attack risk…
Any racer or rider training for a big event can tell you the sad truth of hard training: Sometimes it makes you faster, but sometimes it merely makes you tired. The more you want to do well in your race or event, the more you train. That’s fine if your body is adapting, and your…
For the past two Tech Talks we’ve been discussing replacing cycling shoe cleats. The feedback on these columns convinced me to backpedal and offer some tips for roadies just getting into clipless pedals, which is today’s topic. If that’s not you, pass this along to that friend you’re mentoring in the fine art of road…
Answer at https://www.roadbikerider.com/question-of-week , where you can also find an archive of previous poll results. This week’s Question is tied to today’s Tech Talk about the basics of clipless pedals. Please Send Us Your Questions! Coming up with a new poll every week is – believe it or not – one of the harder things I have…
Editor’s Note: Last week, we ran a guest column headlined The Tire Pressure Revolution from Bicycle Quarterly Editor Jan Heine summarizing BQ’s tire pressure research and findings. Some of your comments on the article asked for feedback from Jan about specific aspects of the research or tires. His replies follow. – John Marsh Is 25…
