By Ric Stern You’ll hopefully have noticed that my column has been missing for a few weeks (if you haven’t noticed, well, then I’m hugely upset and I will subject you to a series of 20 efforts of 30 seconds each at maximal effort with 5 minutes in between, followed by 200 push-ups!). I’ve been…
A century is not only a test of fitness. It is also a test of organization. You can have strong legs and still have a long day if your food, clothing, pacing, or equipment plan fails. Use your long training rides as rehearsals. Eat the same foods you expect to use on event day. Learn…
Question: While training for a century, I was turning left onto a well-used road … and down in some loose gravel. Somehow, I broke my thumb, which required surgery, three pins, a cast and physical therapy. I’ve taken plenty of tumbles over more than sixty years of cycling, but this has really spooked me, and…
By Kevin Kolodziejski While it may be the same enticing color as Gatorade’s Cool Blue, Powerade’s Mountain Blast, or BodyArmor’s Blueberry Raspberry, could you ever imagine filling up your water bottles with windshield wiper fluid? It seems like a foolish question to ask, but not because windshield wiper fluid contains no carbohydrates and that on a…
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley In case it’s a new term for you, “1X” is slang for a single-chainring drivetrain without a front derailleur and without front shifting, too. “2X” is slang for a double-chainring drivetrain with a front derailleur and with front shifting. There aren’t that many to select from yet, but 1X…
