Technique

Guest Article – Recovery Rides

I would have to start training to even do a recovery ride. And I would have to own a cyclometer,…

10 years ago

Convergence of the Two Fives

Physics tells us that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. The conservation law extend beyond the physical world and…

10 years ago

In Search of Power

It's no secret that I'm prone to riding in the big ring as much as possible, mostly on account of…

10 years ago

Le Graveur: The Margins

I just got turned back from a ride. 5k from the house I realized my bits were getting too cold…

10 years ago

The Roundness of Being

Evolution doesn't really seem to be part of the picture anymore, at least not where humans and our direct reports…

10 years ago

The Dig

"Are you havin' a dig at me?" It's a good old phrase that one. I hear it occasionally, usually in…

10 years ago

Every Day is Leg Day

The proclamation is heard in the office, on social media, at the bar with friends; "It's leg day." When someone…

10 years ago

Climbing Tips for the Non-Climber

I'm a non-climber who enjoys climbing. I'd enjoy it more if I was good at it. And "enjoy" might be…

10 years ago

Reverence: LeMond Revolution

I read recently that a number of Pros like to ride the turbo for an hour or so before having breakfast…

10 years ago

A More Perfect Union-Phase One

Hear ye, hear ye, get thee, and a mirror, to your indoor trainer. This is going to be a multi-part…

10 years ago

Look Pro: Get Your Gear Off

When you're a kid, riding with your hands off the bars is something done for thrills, for style, and to impress…

10 years ago

Asthmatics

Having asthma is kind of like winning the lottery, except it happens to more people and instead of money you…

10 years ago

Guest Article: The Line

While the shortest distance between two points is a straight line,  for us road cyclists it is usually not the…

10 years ago

The Bro-Set Experience

I suspect that whoever first put a set of downtube shifters on a bike immediately knew that while it was…

11 years ago

Veloforma Strada iR

A death is a painful thing to experience. Particularly, I imagine, for the one doing the dying. For those left…

11 years ago

Paris-Roubaix 2013: Ride the Crown

Was Paris-Roubaix the best of the Spring Classics in 2013? Milan-Sanremo was amazingly photogenic, Ronde van Vlaanderen was inevitable but…

11 years ago

Defining Moments: Hood Position

If I spent half a summer riding with one hand on the tops and one on the hoods, I spent…

11 years ago

Look Pro: Éclatant de Panache

The Prophet was very clear on how best to ride an individual Time Trial; start as fast as possible and…

11 years ago

On Rule #64: The Sudden Drop

The severity of a crash exists on two planes, the physical and psychological. The physical is the most obvious and one…

11 years ago

The Selection Equation

In order to win one must first make it into the selection. The selection, as it were, can take many…

11 years ago