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How to wash a bike helmet
Let’s face it, your helmet smells nasty and the straps are crusted with salt from sweat. It’s starting to stink up your group ride. Washing your bike helmet is not a great mystery and you should make it a part of your regular maintenance routine. I wash my bike helmet in the shower and it [...]
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A Year in Yellow – Bradley Wiggins
Here it is, the full documentary. It’s been hard to find in the United States. Watch it before it gets taken down.
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How To Lose Weight Cycling
At first thinking it may seem easy to lose weight while training for cycling; and in the beginning that will hold true. If you’re new to cycling or new to training with more intensity, you’re bound to drop some pounds whether you intend to or not. But, at a certain point you may find that [...]
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Sleep is Part of Your Training
Doing the right intervals. Working on the right strengths. Sprint repeats. Eating right. All are important to your cycling training; if you’re a racer or a casual rider. If you hate reading I’ll come right out and say it: The harder/longer you train, the more sleep you will need. Sleep Basics Starting with a good [...]
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Get Faster in 4 Weeks
Speed matters. That moment when you’re flying along on smooth asphalt with a slight tailwind; the hum of your tires and the wind in your ears; it’s why we do what we do. I get this question all the time; how do I get faster? I can ride far, but I can’t push more than 24 [...]
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What To Eat On Long Bike Rides
When you get to the place in your training where you’re riding for more than two hours, you will have to start eating during your bike rides to both finish and to reap the benefits of the workout. On rides 4 hours and longer you need to think strategically about what and when to eat [...]