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Latest in Training & Health
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Quick Tip: Riding a Century or Gran Fondo? Start Slower Than Feels Right
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…
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What Coaching an Ultra Champion Taught Me About Everyone’s Training
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…
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How should we handle the guy who’s late to every group ride?
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…
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Is Time-Restricted Eating the Best Way to Keep Off Weight Lost?
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…
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Quick Tip: Do Your Intervals Early, Before You’re Tired
If your ride includes hard efforts, do them near the start, while your legs are still fresh. Save the easy miles for the end. It’s tempting to warm up with a long, relaxed stretch and then hit your intervals once you’re deep into the ride. The problem is that by then you’re already carrying fatigue,…
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Is it okay to play music from a speaker on group rides?
Question: A newer guy in our bike club mounted a Bluetooth speaker on his bars and plays classic rock for our entire rides. About half the group loves it and sings along. I hate it, and I feel like a grump for hating it. Part of why I ride is to hear the birds, the…
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Latest in Bikes & Gear
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Tech Q & A: Will Changing The Fork Ruin Jo’s Ride?
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley An interesting question arrived in last week’s mail from a cyclist named Nick who lives and rides in the New York area. It’s about bicycle forks and bike handling. Fork replacement isn’t a frequent repair but it can be required after a crash, so I’m sharing this question and…
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SunGod Velans 2 Sunglasses Review
By Sheri Rosenbaum SunGod Price: $169 – $223 (custom slightly higher)Colors: Aurora Yellow, Matte Black, Matte White, Glacier Blue, Aurora Blue, Team SD Worx-Protime Limited Edition, and Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team Limited EditionFrame Material: Recycled TR90Frame Style: Semi-rimless shieldFit: Small to medium head sizeAdjustable Nose Pads: No; however, 3 sizes of nose pads includedInterchangeable Lenses:…
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SP Connect Smartphone Mounting System Roundup
By Sheri Rosenbaum At CABDA Midwest in February, I came across the SP Connect booth. While talking to the rep, staff from my LBS joined the conversation. They mentioned the shop carries SP Connect and had nothing but positive feedback about the brand’s quality products. I was planning several bikepacking and multiday cycling trips for…
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