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A Road Bike Rider in an Ebike World

By Stan Purdum I was dazzled recently by riders on ebikes. Really. Dazzled, astonished, awestruck. I was on a multi-day ride with some other riders on the North Carolina section of the Blue Ridge Parkway, which is a very mountainous route, featuring many lengthy climbs, including one nine miles long with a 7% grade. Most of us were riding regular road bikes, but the … [Read more...] about A Road Bike Rider in an Ebike World

Quick Tip: Pad Your Handlebars

By Greg Conderacci Recently, RBR launched this new series to enlighten our ultra-cool readers about the benefits of dorkiness. In Part I, we explored the benefits of covering your $250 helmet with plastic screening material you can buy from a hardware store for a few cents. Today, we’re going to do dorky things with handlebars, namely, layer in some gel padding and then … [Read more...] about Quick Tip: Pad Your Handlebars

Your Mirror Recommendations

Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley In last week’s Tech Talk, which covered a couple of simple riding techniques for looking back safely, we asked you to share your favorite mirrors - since they’re a popular option for seeing behind. Here’s what we went over last time in case you missed it: A Simple Tip that Can Prevent a Crash. While we knew there were lots of mirror fans … [Read more...] about Your Mirror Recommendations

Quick Tip: Stop “Stretching”

By Martin Sigrist A common theme in many of my articles is that training is, first and foremost, a question of mindset. If you want to do achieve anything important the first essential step is to fully engage your mind, to give it a clear sense of purpose. Purpose is one of the things that makes us humans special. Indeed it might be the single most important thing that … [Read more...] about Quick Tip: Stop “Stretching”