June 30, 2022 Anti-Aging: Preventing Bonking with Daily Nutrition By Coach John Hughes Last week I responded to a question by RBR reader Brian W., “I have been riding on and off for about 35 years. I am 54. I frequently "bonk" after about an hour. It doesn’t matter if I am doing a moderate or higher intensity ride. What can I do to increase my endurance and be able … [Read more...] about Newsletter Issue No. 1023
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Newsletter Issue No. 1022
June 23, 2022 Anti-Aging: Preventing Bonking and Hitting the Wall, part 1 By Coach John Hughes In a recent column Brian W. asked, “I have been riding on and off for about 35 years. I am 54 now. frequently ‘bonk’ after about an hour. It doesn’t matter if I am doing a moderate or higher intensity ride. I can do 20 miles flat riding at about 15 MPH, my heart rate … [Read more...] about Newsletter Issue No. 1022
Newsletter Issue No. 1021
June 16, 2022 Anti-Aging: I'm 50 Again! By Coach John Hughes I’m actually 73 but I feel like I’m 50 again! Sitting in my office I see my training journals going back to 1973 I feel morose about how much fitness I’ve lost due to aging. Read more. Should You Get an Ultrasonic Parts Cleaner? Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley It’s been a fun week … [Read more...] about Newsletter Issue No. 1021
Newsletter Issue No. 1020
June 9, 2022 11 Tips on How to Ride a Road Bike on Gravel By Coach John Hughes You can ride your regular road bike on gravel – I do it all the time. Put wider tires on your road bike and your ready to roll. I ride 28 mm tires on my road bike — the maximum size that fits — and the bike handles well. Some people ride 25 mm and some 30 mm or wider. Read more. … [Read more...] about Newsletter Issue No. 1020
Newsletter Issue No. 1019
June 2, 2022 Cycling Aches & Pains, Part 1: A Pain in the Butt By Coach John Hughes I went to the ER at Mercy Medical in Durango, Colorado, less than 1,000 miles into the 1996 Race Across AMerica. They peeled down my shorts, looked at my butt and said, “Your race is over. You have second-degree burns on your buttocks.” A second-degree burn is through the … [Read more...] about Newsletter Issue No. 1019