By Kevin Kolodziejski That a cyclist whom I had never seen before absolutely smoked me in the three-up sprint to end a crit didn’t really bother me at the time he did the smoking. Hate to say it, but I expected it. I’ve admitted before that even in my prime I was a poor sprinter. And from…
By Sheri Rosenbaum I wasn’t familiar with Peppermint Cycling until they contacted me to stop by their booth at Sea Otter Classic to view their 2025 Spring/Summer line. The company, founded in Montreal, Canada, designs cycling apparel for women. They feature comprehensive collections for road, mountain, and gravel riding. Peppermint Cycling’s new Spring/Summer 2025 apparel…
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Everyone loves a good bike tip and I have one for you today from regular contributor to RoadBikeRider, Seth Shaw who cycles on the sometimes-rough desert roads of Arizona where tubeless tires help smooth the ride. He has a simple tip and one that solves a common problem with…
By Stan Purdum “I have a family, and although my dream is to have a bicycle pilgrimage, I would feel incredibly guilty about leaving my family. I’d have a sense that I had abandoned them, and I don’t think I could shake that feeling.”
QUESTION: I ride mostly alone due to my hectic schedule. When I join a group they start too fast. I expend so much energy trying to keep up in the first few miles that the rest of the ride is a struggle. Also, I seem to be a “tweener”– too fast for slow groups, but…
