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Sep

Bicycling Magazine Core Exercises

September 20, 2016News

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 training “runner band” to strenthen your hips. Since we just go back and forth with our legs, the side muscles...

Aug

Leadville 100 pics

August 16, 2016News

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

August 3, 2016News

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

Aug

Topeak ALiEN III bicycle tool

August 2, 2016News

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 problem; you just call for a ride, but in the woods, it’s not that easy. Topeak’s ALiEN III looks like...

Jul

Tour of Utah

July 31, 2016News

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 Ski & Summer Resort 8/7, Finish in Park City For more info, go here: https://www.tourofutah.com/

Jul

Silca Multi -Tool & Ti-Torque Travel Torque Extension

July 24, 2016News

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

July 22, 2016News

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 about in this article. http://www.bicycling.com/training/training/these-10-products-will-help-you-ride-farther-and-recover-faster/slide/4

Jul

Fall Gran Fondo along the coast of California

July 21, 2016News

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?

July 19, 2016News

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 package that looks good and is priced right. $1500 gets you an aluminum frame, x7, Bluto suspension fork plus a...

Jul

Sleeveless and short sleeve base layers

July 18, 2016News

In the latest print edition of Bicycling Magazine, I saw this cool base layer that the author loves. The q36.5 Base Layer 1 Sleeveless and short sleeve base layers are very lightweight, and extends the use of jerseys. I currently use a Craft base layer both in the summer as it is supposed to keep...