By Mark on May 30, 2008
This is part 3 of the series on buying a new road bike. In part two I discussed how to determine the type of bike that you need based on how you will be using it. Now we will cover one of the most important parts of the entire process- setting, and sticking [...]
Posted in Buying A New Bike | Tagged Buying A New Bike, Cycling, Road bicycle
By Mark on May 28, 2008
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This is part two of a series of posts on how to buy a road bike. In this part I will discuss how to determine the right kind of bike to purchase.
Before you can even think about buying a specific brand or model of road bike you need to spend some time [...]
Posted in Buying A New Bike | Tagged Buying A New Bike, Cycling, Road bicycle, Road bicycle racing
By Mark on May 23, 2008
The weather is getting nice and it is staying light well into the evening. Why the heck would I want to ride indoors on my trainer in the basement? To get better, that’s why. Let me explain.
As a road cyclist, I can’t wait to ride my bike on the road. It’s [...]
Posted in Training, Training Tips | Tagged Kurt Kinetic, Powertap, Threshold training
By Mark on May 20, 2008
Remember when I said in a recent post, “It’s Not About The Bike“? And how I said I might get a new bike within the next year or so? Well, “within next year” might be within the next month or two. I still stand by my statement that a new bike will not necessarily make [...]
Posted in Buying A New Bike | Tagged Buying A New Bike, road bike
By Mark on May 19, 2008
Today was the end of the best week of the year mileage wise, 153 miles. I ended the week with a nice 65 mile effort today. Yesterday was a brisk 37 mile group ride. That gave me 102 miles for the weekend. I am almost back on pace compared to where [...]
Posted in Ride Reports, Training | Tagged road cycling, training goals
By Mark on May 16, 2008
If you are at all involved in the road cycling community you know that road bikes are one thing that you can spend a ton of dollars on. There is always “something better, lighter, or faster” vying for your hard earned money. While it is nice to have a brand new bike, just remember, that [...]
Posted in Equipment, Training Tips | Tagged expensive bikes, road bike, road bike equipment
By Mark on May 12, 2008
I am feeling pretty good right now . The reason is that I had a great weekend of riding. My body is definitely fully recovered from last week’s century and I am ready to start training for the next long ride.
On Saturday I went out and rode a fairly hard 21 miles, making [...]
Posted in Ride Reports, Training | Tagged long bike ride, road cycling, weekly ride summary
By Mark on May 10, 2008
The 2008 edition of the Giro, the first grand tour of the year, started, and I am looking forward to catching the Versus broadcast from my DVR. A great choice to see daily race action is Steephill, a bicycle racing site. They have a number of sources, some cost $$’s, while others are completely free. I usually [...]
Posted in Pro, Races | Tagged giro, grand tours, pro cycling, pro cycling races
By Mark on May 8, 2008
Last night’s ride was so much better. My legs are back I was able to get a little over an hour in last evening, just over 20 miles, and I felt normal again. My heart rate and perceived effort matched up with the power output and I felt much more in control of [...]
Posted in Training | Tagged ride recovery, Training with power
By Mark on May 6, 2008
So, its 3 days after the century ride and my legs are still a little heavy. There is not much snap in them at all. Today, time was short after work, so I rode for 45 minutes at a moderate pace on one of my normal routes. I was not able to accelerate like “normal” [...]
Posted in Equipment, Rides, Training | Tagged Powertap, ride recovery, Training, Training with power
