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Latest in Training & Health
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Quick Tip: Training is Different than Just Riding
There is nothing wrong with going for a ride. Riding with friends, exploring a new road, stopping for coffee, and enjoying a fine day are all good reasons to get on the bicycle. But do not call every ride training. Training has a purpose. You may be building endurance, practicing high cadence, preparing for a…
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My cycling sunglasses are hurting my head
Question: Is it just me or do other cyclists get sore from wearing glasses with their helmet? The area between the top of my ears and my scalp gets sore from the helmet strap pressure, I suppose. Better to keep glasses arms outside straps or inside? I get pain either way after about 90 minutes…
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When should ride single file or side by side?
Question: My buddy and I ride side by side so we can talk. Honestly, the conversation is the whole reason we ride. It’s legal in our state. But when I glance back and see four or five cars stacked up on a road with no good place to pass, I feel guilty and single up….
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The Time to Pedal in Pain: It’s Relatively Brief and Certainly Good for Your Health
By Kevin Kolodziejski Humor me for a moment if you might and picture a famous man who never once rode a bike. But rest assured that’s only because he died 70 years before they were invented. He did, however, and on more than one occasion, fly a kite. That famous man’s Ben Franklin. Now you’re seeing him undoubtedly…
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Quick Tip: Avoid Training in No-Man’s-Land
Many riders spend too much time in the space between easy and hard. They ride recovery days too fast to recover well, but not hard enough to gain much from the effort. That middle ground is often called no-man’s-land. An easy ride should usually leave you feeling better, not more tired. A hard workout should…
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Quick Tip: When You Do Not Feel Like Riding
Every rider has them: days when the bike looks fine, the weather is decent and the planned workout is not impossible — but you just do not want to go. Do not make a big judgment too quickly. A lack of enthusiasm can mean many things. Maybe you are mentally tired from work. Maybe you…
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Latest in Bikes & Gear
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Vision Targets Wide-Tire Gravel Riding With New SC 45 SL i30 Wheelset
Vision has launched the SC 45 SL i30, a carbon gravel wheelset for a specific type of rider: one using very wide gravel tires.
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Outdoor Master PHOENIX X and HAWK LT Cycling Sunglasses Review
By Sheri Rosenbaum I wasn’t familiar with Outdoor Master until the company’s rep reached out to me last month. The California-based company, which manufactures in China, sells affordable cycling helmets, sunglasses, and goggles, as well as snow- and water-sports gear. While browsing the company’s website, I was impressed by its use of ZEISS lenses, from…
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“Jim’s” Hitch Rack Recommendation and Will it Work for You
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley In last week’s Tech Talk, we reviewed an excellent new hitch rack from the company Saris called the Cycle-On. If you missed the story, here’s the link: Saris Cycle-On 2 Bike Hitch Rack – E-bike Ready. In response to the article, a reader named Jim Kemper was kind enough…
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