Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley A couple of weeks ago in my story on 5 noteworthy products that were shown at The Sea Otter Classic bike festival in Monterey, California, I mentioned Park Tool’s BMT-1, which I ordered as soon as I saw it. It’s a new tool designed to make easy work of…
By Sheri Rosenbaum Hot Not Hollywood Racks Price: $399.99 Receiver size: 1 ¼” or 2” (remove collar) # of bikes: 1 (other CrossTrack models carry more bikes) Rack weight: 42 lbs Max bike weight: 66 lbs Max tire size: 4” Max wheelbase: Up to 52” Wheel size capacity: 20” to 29” Optional accessories: Light bar…
By Lars Hundley Every cyclist would like to be fitter and faster. But in the pursuit of fitness gains, there’s a critical distinction between productive training stress and going too far. Understanding the difference between overreaching and overtraining can mean the difference between reaching your goals and finding yourself stuck in a frustrating cycle of…
QUESTION: I finally said goodbye to my old Cervélo R3 — a mid-2000s carbon beauty that got me through countless centuries, fondos and more than a few sketchy pacelines. That bike was light, stiff, and tight … so tight, in fact, that a 23mm tire was about all I could squeeze into the rear triangle….
by Arnie Baker, M.D. You are feeling that you don’t have the power in cycling that you think you should. Or you feel that it takes you longer than usual to get going, if you can get going at all. Or it takes longer to recover from training or racing. This doesn’t seem to be…
