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Latest in Training & Health
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Who Wouldn’t Benefit From Eating More Fiber?
By Kevin Kolodziejski If you saw the Tour de France this July and paid special attention to the bikes, you’re aware that 100 percent of them were made of carbon fiber. If you know anything at all about the trickle-down effect in consumerism, you know that’s as good a stat as any to illustrate the ubiquity…
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How do I make peace with getting slower every year?
Question: I’ve kept a riding log since 1998, and I can tell you the exact problem: my average speed has dropped five years in a row. Nothing dramatic, a couple tenths here, a couple tenths there, but the direction never changes. I still love the riding itself. What I’ve come to dread is the download…
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Why Your Winter Training Stops Working After 6 Weeks
By Ric Stern So, you’ve either had a short break or some easy riding and you’re getting back into things. You want to be fitter next year, you’re sick of being dropped by the younger riders on the group ride. You come up with a plan and after a few weeks of following it your…
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At Which Temperature Should I Cover My Knees Riding?
QUESTION: I run with bare legs when it’s in the 30s, but all the experienced riders around here wear tights even when it’s much warmer. What’s the rule for covering up? — Blaine P. RBR REPLIES: Wow, that sounds pretty low for bare legs! A cyclist’s knees are directly exposed to cold air. And it’s…
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Your Winter Training Doesn’t Have to Be Slow
By Ric Stern Last week I mentioned that the off-season is dead and that you should continue training over winter if you wish to improve year after year, or maintain your fitness in the unlikely event you’ve reached your physiological limit. However, many people feel that lots of long steady miles is the way forward…
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Quick Tip: Do You Know This Sign of Overtraining?
Most riders expect overtraining to announce itself in the legs: power falls, climbing gets harder, and familiar routes feel slow. Those signs matter. But sometimes the first warning appears somewhere else. You become unusually irritable. Small problems feel large. You do not look forward to rides you normally enjoy. Friends or family may notice that…
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Latest in Bikes & Gear
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Who Wouldn’t Benefit From Eating More Fiber?
By Kevin Kolodziejski If you saw the Tour de France this July and paid special attention to the bikes, you’re aware that 100 percent of them were made of carbon fiber. If you know anything at all about the trickle-down effect in consumerism, you know that’s as good a stat as any to illustrate the ubiquity…
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My New Bike
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley A little over a year ago, I wrote about upgrading my racing bike to lower gearing. It’s a 2007 Cervelo Soloist Carbon aero road bike. In the story, I explained why I was upgrading an old bike instead of buying a new one. The photo shows the bike before…
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Are electrolyte tablets helpful for recreational cycling?
Question: I usually ride for one or two hours and have started adding electrolytes to my water bottles because I see many other cyclists using them. I do not have a regular cramping problem though. The only time I cramped badly was near the end of a century ride in very hot weather, after I…
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