Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Last week’s column on dropped handlebar lever positioning received some most helpful tips and thoughts in the comments, thanks for sharing! If you missed the story and/or comments, here’s a link (Basic Tips for Drop Bar Brake Lever Positioning) to catch up. This week I want to answer a…
By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. Too much sun exposure can cause skin cancers, but getting small amounts of sunlight on your skin for short periods may have some benefits beyond providing vitamin D. It appears that sunlight may help to reduce risk for heart attacks by: • reducing blood cholesterol levels• increasing tissue levels of nitric…
RBR newsletter subscriber Steve Bayard submitted this review of an ebike conversion kit he purchased and installed, and we thought our readers might enjoy learning about it. By Steve Bayard When I retired 16 plus years ago I again took up my childhood passion of riding a bike. Now at 86 years young, and with a…
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Question: I’m 57 and each year find it more difficult to recover. I used to do three or four hard workouts in a row, but now it takes me at least 48 hours to feel lively again. Stage races or week-long tours are tough. It’s not just my legs — my whole body seems to be…
