May 19, 2022 Gravel Riding part 1: Fun for Everyone By Coach John Hughes “To be unbound is to be untethered and unrestrained.” (UnboundGravel.com) Riding gravel gives you many more options than pavement! You don’t need to do an organized event. Gravel roads go where fewer people go. Because there’s less traffic, gravel roads are…
May 12, 2022 Anti-Aging: Use It or Lose It, Part 2 By Coach John Hughes We just returned from a three-week trip to Bengaluru, India to celebrate a close friend’s wedding. An Indian wedding is a colorful multi-day celebration! In this column I’ll describe what I did – and didn’t do – in India for…
May 5, 2022 Anti-Aging: Use It or Lose It, Part 1 By Coach John Hughes We just returned from a three-week trip to Bengaluru, India to celebrate a close friend’s wedding. An Indian wedding is a colorful multi-day celebration! While I was in India I turned 73. From reading the literature, coaching older riders and…
April 28, 2022 Dealing with Numb Hands, or Hands that Hurt By Coach John Hughes Do your hands go numb when you’re cycling? In the RBR reader survey a few weeks ago, painful or numb hands was the third most frequent problem cited – afflicting 16% of you as your main physical issue on the…
April 14, 2022 Showstoppers II: A Dozen Mistakes Endurance Cyclists Make By Coach John Hughes Summer is coming and you’re probably planning a long ride. You may not be up for a century but look forward to the club’s 50-miler or a 100K with a friend. Or you may be preparing for a century, 200K…
