By Kevin Kolodziejski It’s highly unlikely you’re a Frenchman, but let’s just say you are. Then there’s a 1 in 2 chance if your television was turned on during the afternoon of July 27, you watched at least a part of the greatest Tour de France finale that began with a mass start. Only the 1989…
When it comes to applying chamois cream on the road – assuming it’s an organized ride with at least a couple rest stops – here’s a tip to keep you lubed up and your hands clean. On rides longer than 75 miles, I put a single application of chamois cream in a snack-pack sized ziplock baggie….
QUESTION: I started riding a year ago and finally got the confidence and fitness to show up for competitive 50-mile group rides on weekends. I can stay with the lead group until the last 10 miles. Then I get dropped, and it isn’t even hilly. My legs feel spent. One of the other riders told…
By Kevin Kolodziejski “A fish is not a monkey.” While you may be surprised to see those six words at the start of a Road Bike Rider article, an even bigger shocker to me is how frequently we fail to integrate the essential idea behind them into our rides. For any gaga grammarian who considers The…
QUESTION: Am I really the only rider out here with enough self-preservation instinct to be afraid of going fast downhill? I’m a (shudder) descentophobic! Can you help? — Alice C. RBR REPLIES: Don’t feel bad. Lots of cyclists feel apprehensive on fast descents. It’s not paranoia because bad things really can happen if you fall off…
