When it’s going to be extremely hot, the simplest way to beat it is to beat it out the door. Roll out early, and you can finish your ride before the day turns brutal. The hottest part of the day usually falls between noon and 3 p.m. It isn’t just the air temperature, either. Radiant…
Question: My local shop hosts a Saturday morning ride that’s advertised as no-drop. The only place it actually says that is a flyer taped up by the register, and I think the flyer is older than some of the bikes in the shop. Nobody announces anything at the start. Over the last couple of years,…
By Kevin Kolodziejski Most of the East coast’s been blistering hot, so if you live there, the last thing I expect you’ll do anytime soon is take part in a Civil War reenactment. To put on a 100-percent woolen uniform, a forage cap, and a pair of straight-last boots, and walk about with a musket while role-playing…
By Ric Stern That’s the thing you can do when you’re dead, right? Or, at least that’s what I sometimes say as a joke — usually to someone who doesn’t exercise and is marveling at how “amazing” it is that I cycle every day. But there’s more to it than waiting until you (or I)…
Ever wonder if you’re drinking enough on hot rides — or too much? Your bathroom scale can tell you, and it only takes one ride to find out. Sports scientists call this a sweat rate test, and it’s the same method pro team staff use in the field. Every liter of sweat you lose weighs…
