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Technique

Fenders aren’t for Freds!

21 March 2010

Fall is upon us in San Antonio and the first cold front is creeping down from the North. This means our drought is going to end soon. The requirements of our bicycles to adapt to rainy conditions (or be relegated to the garage) is upon us. I am as spoiled as the next person who [...]

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Tacx Bushido Video Demo – A wireless Ergometer that rocks.

30 November 2009

The Tacx Bushido is their wireless trainer. Here is an HD demo of the device. I will be adding more info on this awesome trainer. Luxembourg brothers Fränk and Andy Schleck use it to train. If it is good enough for them, it is probably good enough for you!

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Do you train in the rain or the dark?

25 September 2009

Now that fall is upon us I hear many people discussing their training options and the range is quite large! Some say they will ride outside even if it is dark or rainy. I call this the Belgian approach, because the weather over there is so wet and cold. Many others switch to spin bikes [...]

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Why does a triathlete need a road bike?

17 September 2009

Does a triathlete need a road bike? Well, of course not! You don’t “need” anything more than a bicycle to be a triathlete. If you are wanting to really improve your triathlon times, however, a good road bicycle is quite important. Taking the often used phrase I learned from an automobile racer, “The best you [...]

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Sacred “Bike Fit” Cow – Toe down or heel down?

12 May 2009

I have been talking with folks for years about toe down vs heel down pedaling on the bike. It appears that this topic is as controversial as KOPS (Knee Over Pedal Spindle) and as such can take on “sacred cow” status. I even read on a forum that “toe down pedaling should be avoided”, stating [...]

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Oregon pondering rolling stops for bikes

18 March 2009

I have always been a proponent of carefully rolling through stop signs after checking for oncoming traffic. This has been followed with a “statement of civil disobedience” because I felt that bicycles are fundamentally different than cars when it comes to intersections. When combining the facts that cyclists approach intersections more slowly, have better ability [...]

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The Phenomenon of Gender and Bicycling Performance

13 March 2009

I found a very interesting blog, Fitness Elements, which is run by Natalie Pyles. She wrote an article that really got my attention. She also writes many blogs on health and nutrition and I am so impressed with the volume of her work. What got my attention was an article entitled, ‘Gender and Cycling Performance‘ [...]

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Learn from Navy Seals – Compared to them, anything in cycling or triathlon is easy!

3 March 2009

“The only easy day was yesterday.” – Displayed at the Naval Amphibious Base Coronado. This statement gives a glimpse of the rigors of Navy Seal training, considered the toughest military training in the world. Active.com Triathlon featured an article on a couple of Navy Seals, SO1 David Goggins and CDR Keith Davids, Commanding Officer SEAL [...]

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KGS Bikes – My gears are bigger than yours!

1 January 2009

I have seen stayer’s bikes with pretty big gears but this beats all. It must have been brutal to get started. I can’t think of any other reason to have a gear like this other than to do stayers racing. I believe a little stayers background is in order as you may not have seen [...]

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