When riding starts to feel like another chore, pay attention and look out. It might be time to skip the numbers for a day. Take the scenic route. Ride with a friend who doesn’t care about average speed. Stop for coffee. Cyclists are a goal-oriented bunch. That’s fine, until every ride becomes a test. We…
If you’re riding a century, gran fondo, or other big event, the first hour is the hour you’re most likely to get wrong. Ride it slower than feels right, and you’ll often finish stronger, faster and in a much better mood. First, “long” is relative. If your normal weekend ride is 30 miles, then 50…
By Ric Stern I have to admit something: I can be a snob. Mostly about non-cycling things, such as coffee (I need freshly roasted beans, and can be bribed with good ones), or music (give me proper rockabilly and the founding fathers of jazz, blues, and country). I can be precious about that sort of…
Question: One rider in our regular Sunday group is late every single week. Not occasionally. Every week. And here’s the part that really gets me: right at start time, he texts one of us “almost there,” which somehow obligates the whole group to keep standing in the parking lot, because leaving feels rude once you…
By Kevin Kolodziejski Fellow American cyclists, whether you’re currently carb depleted or not, you need to chew on this. There are people in this world who would do anything to be you. No, I’m not currently bonking, nor did I hit the wall a day or two ago. I’m just writing what’s as easy to forget as…
