How Can a Small Pedaller Ride So Strongly?

Here is an interesting comment pertaining to the ideal physique of a competitive climber from a contributor in www.roadbikerider.com.
Question: I began riding last year and recently met my first professional cyclist in person. He’s a good climber on a U.S. pro team. I’m astonished at how small he is! He looks skinny, emaciated and weak. But [...]

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Respiratory Muscle Training

WHAT CAN YOU DO?
First, practice taking a deep breath. Typically during a normal breath we use only 10 to 15% of our lungs. And during exercise, we increase the rate, not the depth of our breathing. Although deep breathing is more work and uses a bit more energy, the pay off can be that 1 [...]

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First Pedal Clan Event!

On May 30, 2009, Pedal Clan held their first group ride.  We had 7 pedallers & 3 awesome support peeps driving SAG trucks!  Thanks to Shel for arranging such an exciting 30 mile ride over rolling hills and curves!  LOL  We all had a great time, and were thoroughly wiped out when it was over.  [...]

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Cheerleading along the Trail

We had a great ride today!  As we were catching our tailwind and pedalling 26 mph, we came upon a couple of bikers one of whom gave us several shout outs of encouragement as we passed.  It was fun, encouraging, and gave us that little extra something that carried on throughout our 20 mile ride.  So thanks, Carol, for your [...]

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Riding Into a Headwind

A headwind will significantly increase your pedaling effort and affect your cycling performance (particularly if you are riding at competitive speeds). Why? The relationship between your effective air speed (ground speed plus head wind speed) and the resistance to pedaling (energy needs to overcome this resistance) is an exponential one. This means that doubling your [...]

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Long Ride Nutrition Tips

This ride will definitely cause you to bonk if you don’t replace carbohydrates, so snacking on the bike is essential.  As intensity increases above 60% VO2 max., it becomes more important to avoid eating in the 4 hour pre-ride interval to avoid GI distress. If this is really planned as a slow, long training ride, [...]

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Bike Month

May is bike month!!  How are you celebrating?  Get out and ride your pants off!

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Happy Wednesday

Shel and I rode 11.3 miles today with a 23 mph headwind on the way home.  Took us 50 mins, max spd: 23.3 mph, ave. spd: 13.6, 85 degrees.  The George Bush Park trail is still underwater on the stretch behind the shooting range.  In fact, right after the “bridge out 1 mile” sign.  We couldn’t [...]

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