Easy does it; at least, sometimes it does. When we decide we want to become a better cyclist, what do we do? We train. What does \”better cyclist\” mean? If we want to do a long ride, whether on our own or in a group, it means training up. Training is how we improve the […]
Going out for a spin can turn into hard work. Today I got in 40+ miles. On the way back home, as usual, I had a headwind; and it seemed to be strengthening. The forecast that I checked last night said, 7 mph wind; but it felt stronger than that. And in fact it was.
I wish I were cashing in. Don\’t we all? I know, I know. This isn\’t a financial advice site. I\’m not qualified to dish out advice about money, except this: If you don\’t NEED to spend it, DON\’T spend it. Even then I\’m none to good about following that bit of wisdom. What\’s money got
My hybrid got a heart transplant. Earlier this week I took it to the bike shop. Several times recently I found my bike knocked over after work (for reasons too long to go into here, I suspect deliberate action); and wanted to be sure the rear derailer and/or its hanger weren\’t damaged. It wasn\’t; but the
Are we cyclists feline? No, not \”feline\” as in the three little kittens of the old song. But look at this. Tour de France riders live longer, they say. Those cyclist put in years of strenuous training before they even line up for the Grand Depart; and that gives them strong hearts. Exercise helps keep
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Is that so?! #2 This kind of thing has happened before. Yesterday I got a crazy high maximum heart rate reading from my Garmin. This morning, my blood pressure meter gave me a crazy low resting blood pressure reading: 87/58! My resting pulse was 50 today, but it\’s been as low as 46. So what\’s going
Ergogenics is a touchy subject, I\’ll admit. Performance-enhancing substances in general have gotten a bad rap, as have some athletes who have used then. I personally know almost nothing of ergogenics; but of course I do know that some of the things that some athletes used was nasty stuff. I\’m glad I can skip all
Is that so?! I sure that my average speed this morning was not 14+ mph. I hit a max that was a speck over 19 mph (nice tailwind!); but I\’m certain that my average speed for my total ride was not what this screen shows. And a maximum heart rate of 171? That\’s a record,
How about some music for riding? As I\’ve said before, I\’d rather not try to listen to music while cycling. For one thing, to really LISTEN requires one\’s full concentration. Therefore I can\’t listen to music and ride a bicycle at the same time! But if I did want to have music for riding, which