Contributors

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    George Thomas

    ‘RBR Radio’ Podcast Host, Distance Cycling Expert George is long-time, accomplished distance cyclist and race organizer. He’s a former radio personality in Texas, Nevada and Oregon. He also served as an independent public speaker delivering his inspirational story for the Epilepsy Foundation of America, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, Cyberonics, Parke Davis and Abbot Labs. George spoke with…

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    Coach Fred Matheny

    Ask the Coach Columnist, RBR Co-Founder, Ret. I discovered the sheer joy—it’s not too strong a term—of pedaling when I began riding in the early ’70s to gain fitness for backpacking, mountaineering and skiing, my favored activities in my newly adopted state of Colorado. Riding also helped me lose the 50 pounds I had gained…

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    Coach Rick Schultz

    USA Cycling Coach, Product Reviewer, Bike Fitter I started bicycling as a kid. I grew up riding Schwinn BMX bikes and tinkering with them by putting motocross bars on them. That’s probably where I started my life-long interest in engineering – figuring out how and why things work the way they do, and can I make…

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    Paul Smith

    Product Review Crew I started road riding in 2003 after I got a nice bonus payment at work and bought an aluminum Specialized Allez, which my son now rides. Previously, I’d only done mountain biking. I was surprised how addictive being on the road became for me. I started commuting regularly on the bike, using…