The first weekend of each season (summer, autumn, winter, spring; next is 1-2 June 2013), is my official, “Check your bike buddies’ butt crack day”. Do society a favour and tell your cycling mates if they are showing excess crack. I see many riders with worn out lycra cycling knicks or bib shorts showing far too much of their butt crack. Most of them are totally unaware that they are showing so much cheeky … more »
There are many charity rides throughout the year. The most challenging one in my area is the The Ride to Conquer Cancer — riding 200 km over two days. A rider I know successfully completed 2012’s ride. For 2013, he has got a team of people together and they are planning to raise $10,000 for cancer research. I have helped them out by hosting their web site — www.level11ridetoconquercancer.com.au. The web site is currently … more »
Most fitness riders want to be able to ride faster, further and be stronger. While they are not competitively racing, they still want to be able to keep up with their riding buddies, win the crazy-fun sprint at the end of the ride and power up hills. Here are a few simple tips to allow you to do just that. First off, I assume that you have a half decent bike. It does … more »
The Fulcrum Racing 5 Road Wheelset are great wheels for training, and even racing and triathlons, but I did experience a couple of minor quality issues with my wheels. I purchased my Fulcrum Racing 5 Road Wheelset from Cell Bikes. As usual, they were very prompt with the dispatch and delivery. Customer service at Cell Bikes informed me that the rims came without rim tape. However, my Fulcrum Racing 5 Road Wheelset did come with rim … more »
Vittoria Rubino Pro bicycle tyres have proven to be a reliable riding companion for me over the last 3,000 km. When I took up riding bicycles again after a 20 year break, I purchased a Fuji Absolute 3.0 flat bar road bike (my bike). I figured that I was so out of shape that I would never be able to ride a drop bar road bike. As I have got progressively fitter, I … more »
Sometimes spin training is the only way to get some time on your bike. When the weather has turned foul, you are looking after kids or don’t want to venture out in the middle of the night, doing a spin session can be a good option. There are may different sorts of equipment for doing a spin training session. My favourite is to ride my own bike on training rollers. Some other examples are stationery … more »
Many people think that you have to invest lots of money in a bicycle and gear to be a fast rider. They think that by buying that expensive part that saves them an extra couple of grams that they will suddenly become a much faster rider. While professional cyclists who ride for a living climbing the world’s mountain passes will certainly want the latest, greatest and lightest gear, what about the average fitness … more »