There is nothing wrong with going for a ride. Riding with friends, exploring a new road, stopping for coffee, and enjoying a fine day are all good reasons to get on the bicycle. But do not call every ride training. Training has a purpose. You may be building endurance, practicing high cadence, preparing for a…
Question: Is it just me or do other cyclists get sore from wearing glasses with their helmet? The area between the top of my ears and my scalp gets sore from the helmet strap pressure, I suppose. Better to keep glasses arms outside straps or inside? I get pain either way after about 90 minutes…
Question: My buddy and I ride side by side so we can talk. Honestly, the conversation is the whole reason we ride. It’s legal in our state. But when I glance back and see four or five cars stacked up on a road with no good place to pass, I feel guilty and single up….
By Kevin Kolodziejski Humor me for a moment if you might and picture a famous man who never once rode a bike. But rest assured that’s only because he died 70 years before they were invented. He did, however, and on more than one occasion, fly a kite. That famous man’s Ben Franklin. Now you’re seeing him undoubtedly…
Many riders spend too much time in the space between easy and hard. They ride recovery days too fast to recover well, but not hard enough to gain much from the effort. That middle ground is often called no-man’s-land. An easy ride should usually leave you feeling better, not more tired. A hard workout should…
