By Martin Sigrist If you have ever had back pain, you have probably already heard about Stuart McGill. If you never want to suffer back pain, then you should hear about Stuart McGill. And if you just want to ride a bike for hours combining comfort and power, Stuart McGill can help you too. Stuart…
By Kevin Kolodziejski Two Encounters Lead to This Column A friend who doesn’t cycle and suffers from depression visited me unexpectedly. He noticed a bottle of ashwagandha on my kitchen counter and remarked he never knew I battled the disease, too. I told him I didn’t, that my battle was with sarcopenia and since ashwagandha has been…
By Coach John Hughes This may seem like an irrelevant recommendation to cyclists. You have no problem staying on your bike, right? Here’s why that isn’t sufficient: Balancing on a bike is a learned skill. Beginners are very wobbly, but as you become proficient you learn to ride a straight line. The gyroscopic forces are…
By Coach John Hughes RBR Reader Eli asks, “I have a local route where I have an option at one point to take #1 a continuous long climb or #2 a series of short steeper hills with flat sections between. The hills in option #2 are steeper than the continuous climb in option #1. I…
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Even though last week saw the return of the Sea Otter Classic, probably the largest bicycle show of 2021 so far, in my opinion, the biggest news came out a week before in a press release from Hiplok. Founded 10 years ago, Hiplok is a British-based company specializing in…
