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Issue No. 757

RBR Readers’ ‘Crash’ Commentary

By John Marsh, Editor & Publisher There was a lot of feedback to my article last week, The First Rule of Crashes, the headline being the term I use for something just about every roadie hears early on in his or her riding career: It's not a question if IF you crash, but WHEN. I went on to talk about what I call the banality of roadie wrecks – the fact that there … [Read more...] about RBR Readers’ ‘Crash’ Commentary

5 More Basic Bike Repair Tips

  By Jim Langley   Judging from the nice feedback received on last week's Tech Talk, 5 Basic Bike Repair Tips, basic repair is a popular topic. It makes sense, now that the riding weather is about here (still raining here in Northern California, though). So, let’s keep it going for another week with a handful of additional fix-it hints for budding … [Read more...] about 5 More Basic Bike Repair Tips

NSAIDs May Prevent Benefits of Strength Training

By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. Exercising against resistance strengthens muscles and bones, but taking non-steroidal pain medicines such as ibuprofen after lifting weights may prevent bones from becoming stronger (Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, April 2017;49(4):633–640). Aging weakens bones to increase risk for osteoporosis and bone fractures. The most effective way to … [Read more...] about NSAIDs May Prevent Benefits of Strength Training

Question of the Week

Today's QoW is based on today's column by Gabe Mirkin, M.D., NSAIDs May Prevent Benefits of Strength Training. (We really need to replenish our stock of Questions! Please submit you own QoW ideas using the Question of the Week Ideas link.) Do you ever take an NSAID such as Ibuprofen to reduce muscle soreness? … [Read more...] about Question of the Week

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