5 Ways to Achieve Cycling Bliss
With power meter numbers, lactate threshold, carbon fiber bikes and detailed training plans to worry about, cycling can sometimes seem like a pretty serious sport. Instead of listening to what...
5 Heart Rate Metrics Cyclists Should Know
Heart rate is a measure of your body’s reaction to work, not the actual work being done. Watts are the measure of effort in cycling. Training with heart rate holds you...
How Wide Should Your Road Tires Be?
With all the talk about fat bikes, gravel bikes, 29-inch mountain bike tires wheels and giant cassettes, it would be easy to assume road tires will also continue to get wider. While top racers used...
4 Qualities of a Great Training Plan
The perfect training plan will be different for each person and goal. A Tour de France pro needs a different plan than a beginner mountain biker. One athlete might like really specific workouts,...
How Many Hours Should Cyclists Spend on the Bike?
Cycling is a notoriously time-consuming sport. So answering the common question of how many hours you should train for cycling is tough. It’s hard to avoid thinking more will be better when you see...