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Wearing a Base Layer in the Summer — Explained

Posted in Cycling Apparel Info., tagged , , , , on August 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Base layers are thought to be for keeping warm. When you’re heading out on a ride and a single layer isn’t enough, whether it be a jacket or jersey, you put on a base layer for a little extra warmth. So then why do you see pros wearing a base layer under their short sleeve jerseys during the hot summer months? It turns out base layers do more than keep you warm. A short sleeve or sleeveless base layer underneath your jersey does two major things for you: 1)keeps your bib straps or jersey from rubbing you raw and 2)keeps your jersey away from your skin.

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Cycling with Technology: Frames and Power Meters

Posted in Cycling Information, tagged , on July 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Technology has created a monster. Nothing seems to be too expensive for the overly-obsessed cyclist and nothing is permanent; an upgrade is always on the horizon. The next best thing keeps getting one-upped and the demand, at least for now, these seems to always be there. In the frame sector it started with moving away [...]

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Preventing Saddle Sores Caused from Cycling

Posted in Cycling Apparel Info., Cycling Information, tagged , , , , on June 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Nobody, and I repeat, nobody wants to become victim of a dreaded saddle sore. Saddle sores are responsible for quite possibly the greatest discomfort you can experience on the bike. They take professional cyclists out of races and force cycling addicts to take a few days off. And anyone who has had a saddle sore knows that not riding because of them has nothing to do with being tough.

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Healing Road Rash After a Crash; with Saran Wrap

Posted in Cycling Information, Great Areas of Greatness, tagged , , , on May 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

I was part of an unfortunate incident this past weekend. You know, one of those incidents when you’re no longer riding your bike upright; starts with a ‘c’ and ends with a ‘rash.’ You got it. Nothing major, just annoying road rash down the left side of my body. So what’s the most effective way to heal road rash? Everyone has their own method of treating and/or healing it. Personally, I use Saran Wrap.

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Selecting the Perfect Pair of Cycling Shorts; for You

Posted in Cycling Apparel Info., Cycling Information, tagged , , , on April 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

One of the toughest questions to get asked is, “What shorts (or bib shorts) should I buy?.” Honestly, I have no idea. We’ll figure out, but right now I have no idea. I have no idea for several reasons: I don’t know what saddle you’re riding, I don’t know where you’re positioned on your saddle, I don’t know if you like a more compressive Lycra or less compressive, I don’t know the type of leg-gripper you’re used to, I don’t know what brand you’re happy (or not happy) with, I don’t know the inseam length you’re used to or like, and I definitely don’t know of the make-up of your gluteus maximus.

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Cycling Gloves — to wear, or not to wear?

Posted in Cycling Apparel Info., Cycling Information, tagged , , on April 9, 2010 | 2 Comments »

I don’t wear cycling gloves. I don’t know why or how I got into the habit of not wearing gloves, but it’s not something I can easily change — I’ve tried. I know if I go down during a ride my hands are likely to get torn up, which is why this past weekend I brought a pair of gloves to the start line. (I figured that if I tore up my hands, typing and working on the computer wouldn’t work out so well, so I made what I thought was an adult decision.) I reached for the gloves in my back pockets, put them on my hands, quickly remembered why I didn’t like wearing gloves, took them off, and put them back into my pockets.

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