Force vs power? So what’s the difference here? “Force” and “power” mean pretty much the same, right? As in \”more powerful than a speeding locomotive\”? Not in the world of cycling. According to The Cyclist’s Training Bible, “force” means the ability of a muscle, or a muscle group, to overcome resistance. It could also be […]
What\’s your group? As cyclists, we have a pack. Or a pace line, peloton, group ride, etc. Then there are other groups. Most of them are new to me, all right. I didn\’t know this morning that I was looking at a gaze of raccoons! I first saw their eyes gleaming, and though I was
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Is this weird, or not? Does it happen to everyone? Let\’s say I go for a long ride in the morning; 30 miles or so. Later in the day, and the next day as well, I have orthostatic hypotension. WHY would it happen? Do I go too abruptly from strenuous exercise to sitting? Whatever the
Today I rode long, not so strong: I finally cracked 50 miles! But I kept feeling tired on the way home; and I\’m trying to think why. Did I need to eat more? Was I flirting with dehydration? Of course there was the wind. It was blowing 13 mph before I finished my ride; and
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Have I done enough already? We hear/read all the time about how little exercise the population in general gets. Supposedly most of us don\’t get nearly enough; and this opens the door to all sorts of ills: overweight/obesity; diabetes; heart disease, and so on. They say you should get one hundred and fifty minutes of
Let\’s hit the trail for some adventures! I often wish I were able to try out more bicycle trails. The variety would make riding more interesting, as well as providing some new challenges. Unfortunately that\’s much easier said than done. I don\’t have a car; can\’t afford one; and, about 99% of the time, don\’t
I\’ve made some progress, sort of; but I\’m glad I don\’t have to keep track of multiple gauges while riding. I\’d probably get too fixated on the instrument panel to watch where I\’m going! At any rate, my Garmin lets me see how fast I\’m moving. This morning I worked at keeping to 15 mph.
Lately I notice an alarming trend: I\’ll shut off the alarm clock; and the next thing I know, it\’s an hour later! It drives me crazy when that happens; and it happened today. I was too tired and sleepy to get hustling for even a short ride. Night before last I didn\’t get much sleep
Am I coming up short? They say that, if you use a step-up box for off-bike exercises, it should be approximately twice as high as your crank length. The box I have, meant for aerobics, is about the same height as my crank length. According this advice, that\’s too short. But I use it because it\’s what
Presenting the Well Tempered Bicycle… Sorry, J.S. Bach. Seriously, though, bikes can seem quite ornery at times. There was the time the tricycle threw me. It was a misty morning; and apparently it had been misty for hours. That let the dampness seep into everything, including the trike’s brakes. I had always heard/read that bicycle
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