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Intro to Ebikes

By Rick Schultz This is the start of a several part series on ebikes. What they are, what is legal, trends, maintenance, etc. Why This Article? Even as roadies get older, we still like to ride and still be able to keep up on the group rides. The problem is that as we do age, we lose muscle mass, tone, flexibility, and strength making it harder to stay up. In … [Read more...] about Intro to Ebikes

It’s Good to Hate Cycling Sometimes

By Kevin Kolodziejski I channel surf about as often as I change the batteries in the remote, but that’s what I did one night when my eyes were too fatigued to keep reading. I came across an MMA fighter in the midst of explaining what he feels he absolutely needs to do in order to get his mind right for the 25 minutes of anything goes in the octagon. Take a long-distance run … [Read more...] about It’s Good to Hate Cycling Sometimes

Ultrasonic Cleaners Wrap-up

Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Thanks readers for all the comments on last week’s technical Q & A about cleaning bike parts. Many of you have ultrasonic cleaners and it was great to read how you use them or why you don’t.  Today, I want to highlight some of the best comments and reply to a few. And, I also want to correct a mistake I made, which I realized … [Read more...] about Ultrasonic Cleaners Wrap-up

Anti-Aging: Preventing Bonking and Hitting the Wall, part 1

By Coach John Hughes In a recent column Brian W. asked, “I have been riding on and off for about 35 years. I am 54 now. frequently ‘bonk’ after about an hour. It doesn’t matter if I am doing a moderate or higher intensity ride. I can do 20 miles flat riding at about 15 MPH, my heart rate stays above 150 the whole time, after about an hour I just run out of gas.  I drink … [Read more...] about Anti-Aging: Preventing Bonking and Hitting the Wall, part 1