By John Yoder The summer I retired, our office hired a young intern named Roseabeth who was interested in cycling and, like me, lived in the same town 15 miles from our work. When she heard that I commuted to work by bike, she asked if she could ride with me some morning and learn…
By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. Your maximum heart rate is the fastest your heart can beat and still pump blood effectively through your body. As you age, your maximum heart rate drops. This means that your heart is weaker and more susceptible to damage, and you can’t exercise as fast over distance as you could when…
By John Marsh, Editor & Publisher I’m long overdue in providing one of my favorite types of articles – updating you on some of our most interesting recent poll results. Before I get into the individual polls, here’s my one-sentence synopsis: RBR readers are a pretty fit lot who help fellow cyclists in need, wear bright,…
By Coach John Hughes All of my clients are middle age or older, have families, jobs and other interests besides cycling. Some just want to stay fit, while others race or train for specific organized events and tours. In other words, they’re typical roadies. They hire me because they want to be better roadies and…
Editor’s Note: We continue our recent series of QTs from the RBR Crew this this week’s brief-but-worthy submission from Coach Dan Kehlenbach. After Dan offers his tip, I’ll add a bit to it at the end. Here’s what he writes: I try and file a “ride plan” with my wife and let her know the…
