By Kevin Kolodziejski “If You Can Believe It, You Can Achieve It” When I see that oh-so-common poster saying adorning school walls, I want to pull an Oedipus and poke my eyes out. I don’t know about you, but I’m not telling the seventh grade boy whose dream job is to become a jockey to…
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…
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,…
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley In a past 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…
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…
