Jake Lawrence, Author at Bike Tour Finder

Nov

Custom Helmet Colors

Here is a cool idea. Custom helmet colors from the Spanish company Catlike. They supply at least one tour team and the cost is an upcharge of about $38 on top of the helmet cost...

Sep

Bicycling Magazine Core Exercises

This year I’ve been working on my core and it has been helpful in relieving lower back pain, helping balance, and I assume helping my cycling. An exercise they didn’t include was sidestepping with a...

Aug

Leadville 100 pics

Thanks to Cycling Tips for these cool images from thie year’s Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike Race. Be sure to scroll down the page to see the images. http://cyclingtips.com/2016/08/photo-gallery-2016-leadville-trail-100-mtb-race/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+cyclingtipsblog%2FTJog+%28Cycling+Tips%29&mc_cid=e046b30f4e&mc_eid=58dfd32bbe

Aug

Velonews.com Sprinting Tips Video

How do you generate the greatest watts? Check out this video from Velonews. https://youtu.be/6im5H5cHqCE

Aug

Topeak ALiEN III bicycle tool

I’ve been with friends in the woods twice since last fall when someone broke a chain. Fortunately someone had a chain tool but it’s something I’ve never thought about. On my road bike, it’s no...

Jul

Tour of Utah

Here’s the route: 8/1 Zion Canyon Village to Cedar City 8/2, Escalante to Torrey 8/3, Richfield to Payson 8/4, IM Flash to Kearns 8/5, Antelope Island State Park to Bountiful 8/6, Snowbasion Resort to Snowbird...

Jul

Silca Multi -Tool & Ti-Torque Travel Torque Extension

You can carry these with you on your bike. Cool video, Silca is using kickstarter to fund this project https://ksr-video.imgix.net/projects/2524652/video-688281-h264_high.mp4 https://silca.cc/

Jul

Bicycling Magazine’s 10 Products for longer rides and faster recovery

This is pretty interesting. My normal routine is Nuun with caffeine for my water bottles, Clif Blocks Tropical Punch with caffeine, and sometimes GU Chocolate Outrage gel packs. I’ll look into the products she talks...

Jul

Fall Gran Fondo along the coast of California

Beautiful scenery, a variety of distances, co-hosted by Bob Roll, food, beer, and entertainment. Looks like an excellent weekend getaway trip. http://www.slogranfondo.com

Jul

Fatbikes without spending a fortune?

Fatbikes have grown like crazy these last few years but how do you get involved without spending a fortune? The House, a Minnesota company has offered fat bikes for a while and here is a...