Monthly Archives: March 2009
Long Distance Rides
Photography by Ben Ingham for Rapha A question that everyone seems to have a different opinion on is “how long should my longest rides be?” Endurance is the most difficult component of your training to develop because of the long …
No Hiding From Google Maps
Google maps can be used for all sorts of things. Bikely and MapMyRide are some of my favorite sites for finding ride routes all over the world. Sometimes a little gem pops up on the internet from Google Maps (click …
Cycling Tips For iPhone and Android!
If you’re an iPhone, iPod Touch, or Android freak then check out Cycling Tips on your mobile. If you don’t know what Android is, you soon will. If you don’t know what the iPhone or Touch is, you’ve been riding …
In The Thick Of Things
I thought it would be cool to wear a helmet cam to record one of the fastest and most aggressive criteriums in the world. Carnegie Caulfield Cycling Club (CCCC) hosts this crit on Sunday mornings and easily gets up to …
Dodge Those Excess Bike Baggage Charges
A few months ago I did a post on different methods to pack your bike for air-travel. Now I’ll talk about the different ways to get past the ridiculous excess baggage fees that the airlines charge on discretion. The Check-in …
Tips From The Ghetto
If you ever end up out on the road with a dry chain due to multiple hours of rain/mud/snow, and didn’t happen to carry a bottle of chain lube with you, here’s a tip for where you can find some …
Compression Garments For Cycling?
What cyclist wouldn’t be interested in improving recovery, increasing performance, and minimizing delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS)? I pay hundreds if not thousands of dollars trying to increase my performance by fractions of a percentage. Not to mention countless hours …
Easy Way To Check For Chain Wear
One of the most common drivetrain problems is ‘chain skip’. This is when your chain slips forward while pedaling under pressure. There could be a few problems that are causing this. Sometimes a stiff chainlink causes this, and other times …
What Is The Optimal Tire Pressure?
When I started looking into this topic I thought it was gonna take me 10 minutes to find a definitive answer. Four hours later I’m neck deep in graphs, formulas, research papers, etc. It looks like a lot of cycling …
TIPS From Paris – Nice
The longer I do this gig, the more it makes me realize that there is no end to the CYCLING TIPS that can be blogged about. And did we ever hit the jackpot last night! I had the pleasure of …