Last week in a blog post, we talked about where to spend money on swim gear in preparation for a triathlon. Swimming is not nearly as expensive of a sport as cycling. Which is why we are going to talk about where to spend money for the bike today. The Bike for...
Squares or circles? A choppy, inefficient pedal stroke is often called “pedaling squares.” When riding, we want to smooth out the pedal stroke – or “pedaling circles” – as Coach Krista Schultz, MEd, CSCS demonstrates in this short...
Just like you would clean and maintain your car to keep it looking new, running smoothly and lasting longer, you also need to clean your bicycle on regular basis. In this short video, master bike mechanic Dwayne Bergeron of LTD Cycleworx in Boulder, Colorado...
What advice would you have on getting to the top of my age group for a 70.3? A training plan client (let’s call him “Rich”) recently emailed me this question along with the following background information: I’m a couple of years away from working on doing a full...
Set Yourself Up for Success on the Bike in Your Triathlon “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” – Benjamin Franklin Ben Franklin said it well. The simplest way to a better bike split is to not have a slower bike split by being forced to stop. Assuming...
