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By Kevin Kolodziejski  It Will Improve Your Dieting, Riding, and Life My first article for RBR about four and a half years ago began with a belief about you and me, one that I still believe as fervently as today’s title. That while we both like the comradeship, competitiveness, and considerable cal burn (provided you push it) that cycling provides, we love not … [Read more...] about Learn How to Better Handle ‘It’

QUESTION: I’ve never been much of a stretcher — always figured it didn’t really do anything. But I tweaked a hamstring during a treadmill push at Orange Theory the other week, and now I’m wondering if maybe I should be doing something before I ride. Is it finally time to start stretching, or is that still optional for cyclists? —Louis T. RBR’S STAN PURDUM REPLIES: With a … [Read more...] about Stretching Before Cycling Still Optional?

Question:  Should I continue training, or cut out exercise, when I’m feeling under the weather? I have a bit of a sore throat and am slightly chesty but no temperature. Should I be exercising, and at what level? -- Paul L. … [Read more...] about Should I Ride When I Feel Under the Weather?

QUESTION: I never learned how to ride a bike when I was a child, but now, as an adult, some friends from work who cycle regularly have invited me to ride with them. One even offered to loan me a bike. How can I learn quickly how to balance myself on a bike and ride?—M.C. RBR’S STAN PURDUM REPLIES: I suppose neuroscientists can speak of the learning-to-cycle process in terms … [Read more...] about How, as an adult, can I learn to ride a bike?

By Arnie Baker The only way to get finished is to get started. Keep in mind these tips during the course of your cycling, whether you are a beginning or seasoned cyclist, or you are training indoors or out. Come back to this list for a quick reference occasionally as a way of initiating a review of your overall program. The tips will help keep you on the right track. … [Read more...] about 33 Cycling Training Tips to Improve Your Riding