Question: I know you rode your bicycle self-supported across America. I’m thinking of doing that too, but I am by nature a nervous and anxious person, and I am often depressed. Do you think an epic trip such as yours will help me overcome those shortcomings? —Anonymous RBR’S STAN PURDUM REPLIES: It depends on what…
By Kevin Kolodziejski You don’t know her well, but well enough to know she just rode far better than she’s ever ridden before on this group ride. So you pedal over to her car afterwards to tell her so. And yes, you do have an ulterior motive — if she appears to be single. As you…
By Lars Hundley I’ve been an indoor cyclist for years, logging thousands of miles on my second generation Wahoo KICKR Bike while racing on Zwift. But this past summer, I learned a new lesson about something I thought I understood: the profound impact of room temperature on exercise performance.
By Kevin Kolodziejski You’re about to read about one segment of a supercharged training ride. It occurred on a nondescript Saturday morning on a Pennsylvania backcountry road somewhere between Lenhartsville and Kempton. Based on the way I remember we were dressed, it had to be late February or early March. Based on the bike I remember riding,…
By Stan Purdum The title above — “What adventures seem always at hand” — is in quote marks because it’s not from me. It’s from Charles T. Merriner. He has a connection to what follows here. (More about that connection in a moment.) Not long ago, while answering a submitted question here in Road Bike…
