To keep your muscles working at an optimal level when you ride for over an hour, it’s essential to maintain your hydration and your glycogen stores. Otherwise, you can’t access the power or endurance your muscles actually have – no matter how hard you’ve trained in the past. You’ll tire more quickly and seriously increase […]
If you’re wondering about whether or not to wear a helmet when you ride, think about this. Wearing a helmet is a lot cheaper and less of a hassle than being laid up in a hospital with a skull fracture. Maybe it won’t come to that, but how would you know?
Helmets reduce serious head injuries […]
First of all, if you’ve been trying to ride in trainers, stop now. A good pair of cycling shoes will completely change your ride.
Serious, high-end, cycling shoes have strong, rigid insoles. This allows you to pour power into the pedals as you ride, instead of wasting it every time your foot gives way to the […]
Endurance training is designed to put your body under serious stress. A hard ride will not only deplete your glycogen stores, it will elevate your cortisol and drain essential vitamins and minerals from your system. As you ride, the glycogen from your muscles and liver is burned to fuel your leg muscles. If you intend […]
Cycling hard is key when you want to increase your level of fitness, speed and endurance. But if you don’t offset your hard rides with rest days and recovery days, you can quickly bring on a case of fatigue – caused by overtraining.
Most athletes aren’t risk for overtraining like cyclists are. Endurance training isn’t like […]
As you might expect, the Topeak Pump Harpoon Master Blaster S2 takes no prisoners. With an ergonomic pistol grip, it pumps more air per stroke when you squeeze off the trigger than mini-pumps with a less aggressive profile. If you’re in that kinda mood, this harpoon master blaster could do it for you.
The Elite Gel Omniform (OF) Insert is no chamois. It’s a high tech insert made by Giordana. At its core lies a unique foam gel that’s thicker and more dense precisely where your anatomy needs it. Not only that, it’s elastic. It stretches as you ride, conforming to your body on the road. No more […]
Just to be clear: This is not the first endurance multi-vitamin, but the First Endurance multi-vitamin. That said, it’s killer.
It is clinically proven to enhance endurance in athletes. Along with a high-quality vitamin and mineral combo, this endurance formula gives you antioxidant protection with a potent mix of enzymes, iron, green tea, ginkgo biloba and […]
In the mood for strange? Behold the Arundel Chrono bottle and cage combo! Here’s a cage and bottle that click together with a snap. The bottle’s got a countersunk surface to slide into the cage with a seamless interface. Arundel claims the aero design is so smooth, it actually allows you to spend less time […]
Ever wonder why you can’t just pull your bottle out the side of the cage? The Arundel Sideloader carbon fiber water bottle cage allows you to do just that.
Bike with small frames have always had a cage problem. The minimalist design of this cage, lets you pull the bottle up, then ease it out the […]