QUESTION: After about 30 minutes of riding, my hands get so numb and tingly that I can’t shift gears. My handlebar is level with the saddle. Can you help? — David W. RBR ANSWERS: You’ve already done one key thing to prevent hand numbness — raise the handlebar. Doing so stops you from putting excessive…
By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. Almost anyone can get rid of plaques in their arteries, even if they have already had a heart attack or already have severe narrowing in the arteries leading to your heart (Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol, Feb 2016;36(2):226-35). However, you have to do far more than just take drugs. The formation of…
By Randolph Ice PT, CCS As athletes, it’s easy to believe that we are immune to heart disease because of how much we exercise and our resulting physical fitness. But recent studies have shown that even fit cyclists can have as much atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) as their less active peers. In 1974 I founded…
By Coach John Hughes 65 y.o. RBR reader Kerry asks, “Just this past year I have noticed that when I am doing long downhills (3-6 miles long), my neck gets very tired from holding my head up to be able to look down the road. When it happened before, it was at the beginning of…
By Menachem Brodie Fall — my absolute favorite time of year to ride! We can enjoy four, five, and six hour rides without needing to get up at 4:30 a.m. to avoid the heat, and enjoy the breadth and depth of nature’s crayon box as the foliage and plains change in preparation for winter.
