Its early in the season but I’ve already ridden in several time trials. At our local Cleves event the first night was canceled due to severe weather but we did ride this past Tuesday. The weather was great with temps in the 70’s and a light wind from the south. I rode a 22:27 for […]

There is a wind tunnel opening in the Cincinnati area. I passed their information to my friend Kathy Krumme, bike fit expert at Oakley Cycles. I thought that her comments on the wind tunnel were very informative. Here they are: The main things to consider outside of pure aerodynamics if you are really trying to

I saw this in the June 2012 edition of Bicycling Magazine. I know that I pound a lot carbs, usually 60-65% of my daily intake and sometimes higher. This article had some good facts on how carbs help make us better riders. 1. Carbs make us faster riders and may even help make us more

6. JIM’S TECH TALK — Mechanical & Product Advice News & Views From The World of WheelsI know we talk a lot about wheels, but there’s a good reason. Apart from a road bike’s frame, no other component influences the ride and performance more than the wheels. That’s because they’re what you have to get

Now that the team has a few races completed this spring it would be a great time to step back and think about what part of your training needs some adjustment. Ask yourself the following… are you able to keep up with the general pace of the race and finish with the main group?If not,

The first Colavita Time Trial was held on March 25th in Casstown, Ohio. The 9.2 mile course was basically flat and rectangular in shape. The first stretch was pretty much due north into the wind and then took a right turn with some side wind as we headed east. The second half was the opposite

This is the time of year that more people are committing to working out in the gym or ramming up their training for marathons, triathlons, cycling, etc. When I meet new training clients I’m always interested in hearing how they’ve been training up to this point. The conversation always turns to their desire to get

The last of the four indoor time trials was held this past Sunday at Club 51 in Centerville. Going into the event I had the fastest time of the year at 14:41, two seconds off my all time best set last February. While warming up I was told that earlier in the day another rider,

I have had a few people in recent weeks ask if its good or bad idea to train at the upper end of their zones on consecutive days or even over multiple days. In other words do we always need a day off between tough days? Absolutely not. I know that in the schedules I

This is from the January 19, 2012 edition of RoadBikeRider. Just some additional reasons why strength training is important for cyclists and other endurance athletes especially in the Master age groups. Weight Training and the Master Cyclist: Coach Harvey Newton weighs in on the need for older cyclists to accept sarcopenia and adopt resistance training.