Lean, don't steer, through turns. You make a car go around a corner by turning the steering wheel. You make a bike turn by leaning it. That's a big difference between a vehicle with four wheels and one with two wheels. But we see many new riders try to steer their bike like they're driving a car. They slow down and pivot the handlebar, creeping around corners. … [Read more...] about Learn to Lean Through Bike Turns
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Ask the Coach: Did I Overtrain? Part 2
By Coach John Hughes RBR Reader 61-year-old Kevin asked several questions, “Wednesday May 17 was the Bone ride from Madison to Milwaukee WI and back (158 miles). My tandem pilot couldn’t do it. That didn’t stop me. I rode indoors on my single bike with a Saris H3 trainer.” “My goal was to hold 220-230 watts. I felt good through the 5th hour. Then I started to fade. By the … [Read more...] about Ask the Coach: Did I Overtrain? Part 2
Touch the Toes in Your Mind
By Kevin Kolodziejski Develop Mental Flexibility: Live and Ride Better Because of It Dorian Yates does yoga now. While that name might not ring a bell, here’s what you share in common with him. He pedals. He pedals regularly and really hard for short intervals. The question of yoga aside, here’s how you two don’t match. He does all his pedaling … [Read more...] about Touch the Toes in Your Mind
Ask the Coach: Did I Overtrain? Part 1
By Coach John Hughes Overtraining? Yep — I’ve done that. I started training in 1975 using the Olympic training manual by the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano, which was translated into English. Although written for racers it seemed like good advice to me. Cycling legend Eddie Merckx was at the height of his career and to improve he simply said, “Ride more.” My goal each … [Read more...] about Ask the Coach: Did I Overtrain? Part 1
Drink In and Drink Up: Coffee’s Rep Has Done a 180
By Kevin Kolodziejski Just before the start of an early stage of the 2015 Vuelta a España, a Global Cycling Network journalist asked Lawson Craddock how much coffee he had consumed so far that day. The Team Giant-Alpecin rider answered, “Maybe a cup, one or two cups.” He then explained in a matter-of-fact tone — and somehow with a straight face — that the amount would … [Read more...] about Drink In and Drink Up: Coffee’s Rep Has Done a 180