Posts Tagged ‘road biking’

  • The Road Biking Season Has Officially Started
    In the southeast United States, we finally hit daylight savings time and the promise of more riding as the weather gets warmer and it stays light outside longer. Normally, we get to ride through the winter as wickedly cold days are few and far between, but…this year…has been filled with nothing but rain, snow and ice as we tried to get off the trainer, out...
    by 198 at March 18th, 2010 at 08:03 am
  • Off-Season Road Bike Training – What Do You Do?
    On the northern part of the world, it is cold and rainy right now. Typically, cold and rain are not a good mix when it comes to road biking and if you are even a little bit farther north…ice, snow and other winter conditions virtually keep you inside all winter…much less worrying about getting on your road bike. During the off-season, it is a crucial time to...
    by 198 at February 9th, 2010 at 09:02 am
  • Anti Cycling Groups On Facebook
    Over the past year, I have noticed an increasing trend on Facebook and other social media…lashing out at cyclists on the road. Now that everyone has a voice through fan pages on everything from sleep to your favorite website, there have been some antagonistic fan pages towards cyclists and road bikers setup on Facebook. These fan pages advocate and encourage hateful...
    by 198 at February 4th, 2010 at 08:02 am
  • The Solo Ride – Peace On Blacktop
    One of the things I love the most about the road bike is the ability to leave straight from my house and get in as many miles as my legs can handle. There is something about the solo road ride that is extremely peaceful but motivating at the same time. Yes…hitting 40+ mph inches away from your closest friends is a rush in itself, but what about those days where you...
    by 198 at January 29th, 2010 at 07:01 am
  • Video: Road Biking With Power HUD and ChaseCam
    A friend of mine, Jason Milliron, pointed me in the direction of this video late last week. Really shows the visual power of wattage recorders and video for training purposes and just general “hey…look what I did!”. From the owner of the video: I’ve been trying to do this on my own for weeks, but don’t know video or code. There are several...
    by 198 at January 26th, 2010 at 07:01 am
  • Losing Weight Where It Matters
    Road biking is all about efficiency. The more power you get to the ground and the less weight you have to move to generate speed…the easier riding is and the faster you will be. The entire industry in road biking is centered around weight and how you can become a faster rider through decking out your road bike with the latest and greatest in lightweight components....
    by 198 at January 20th, 2010 at 09:01 am
  • The Anatomy of the Efficient Pedal Stroke
    There is one common goal among all aspects of cycling that will make you a better rider almost instantly…cleaning up your pedal stroke will apply more power to the wheels no matter what discipline of riding you call your own. The fact is that every rider should focus on how they can more efficiently transfer the power from their legs to the cranks –> chain –>...
    by 198 at January 14th, 2010 at 09:01 am
  • Pace Lining Tips for Road Bikers
    Drafting is a key part of road bike riding. For many road bikers, pulling in that rear wheel of the rider in front of you can be a nerve racking task that gets the heart racing as you blow down the street at 25+ miles an hour. In the beginning, it almost seems unnatural to get that close to another rider’s bike. Even the most experienced road bikers sometimes fall victim...
    by 198 at January 5th, 2010 at 07:01 am
  • Torture: Gaps Road Biking – Bring The Pain
    As many of you already know…this year marked a first for me. For the first time in my 14 years of cycling, I bit the bullet and started to ride a road bike on a regular basis. At the end of last year, I picked up a Blue Competition Cycles Nx7 and went to work. At that point in time, my cycling exploits had been restricted to trail, urban and trials riding for 99%...
    by 198 at September 28th, 2009 at 02:09 pm
  • Is Lance Armstrong’s Tweeting Getting Reckless?
    On September 9th, Lance Armstrong threw out a 140 character or less blast on Twitter that stated the following: Hey LA – get out of your cars and get on your bikes. Time to ride. 7:30 tomorrow am. Griffith Park, LA Zoo parking lot. See you there.. The result was almost 1,000 riders showing up for a impromptu group ride in LA with the legend, Lance Armstrong, ready...
    by 198 at September 11th, 2009 at 02:09 pm