By Michelle Endall

The Tour may be over, but that doesn’t mean Read More …

A clean and well lubed drive train will go a long way towards keeping your bike working well. Most people understand this is important but aren’t sure how to go about it. I have a simple system that will save time and keep your parts working better. Read More …

As a cyclist your knee is the main focus of all your power. If you develop knee problems, you’ve got a cycling problem. While you may get lucky and never have knee pain during your cycling career, for most of us it will happen at some point. The key is to reduce the factors that lead to knee pain and treat is properly when it does happen so it doesn’t become a chronic injury. Read More …

By: Michelle Endall

With only the procession to Paris remaining, the  sun is setting on what has been an exhilarating last week of the Tour. I would like to take the time to offer my congratulations and thanks to those riders that made this Tour so exciting for me. Read More …

It’s the newest thing – everyone is doing it. You may be doing it and not even know.  I tried it recently and the effects are incredible!  I have never ridden as fast or as hard. Read More …

There are a lot of styles of road clipless on the market, making it tough to figure out what would be the right option. Save yourself the cost of experimenting by reading the low down on the different pedal systems. Over the last few years we’ve seen an influx of pedal redesigns from Shimano, Time, Look and Speedplay. Each of these has come with some improvements but they also have come with some changes that may make a pedal not work for you. Read More …

So you’ve done the training and your nutrition leading up to the start line was dialed in. That can all go out the window if your on-bike nutrition plan isn’t solid. Your body has enough stored carbohydrate to a few hours but after that you will run out of gas if you aren’t feeding on the bike. Read More …

A few years ago when I talked about 29″ wheeled mountain bikes (29″ers) I got a lot of blank stares.  Now more people are becoming aware of this off road option.  29″ers are frames and forks built around wheels that are 3″ bigger than the average mountain bike and are a whole lot of fun to ride. Read More …

By Winston Endall

So you don’t have much time but you still want to make progress.  As cyclists, we tend to think that short workouts aren’t worth doing as our goals are to ride fast for many hours.  Well here is the secret to getting the most gains from less time training.  Go hard.  I’m not talking about picking up the pace a bit but really going hard.  Sprints, hill attacks, other tough intervals and circuit workouts that demand a huge amount of oxygen and create a lot of lactic acid.  The accumulated oxygen debt will overload both the anaerobic and aerobic energy systems leading to improvements in both. Read More …

The Time Atac design has been around for a while now and while they keep upgrading them with new materials, the basic design has stayed the same because it works. Durable, easy to engage and very good in all weather conditions, the Atac pedals are a great option for mountain bikes, commuters and touring riders who want to be able walk when off the bike.  While there are many variations of the pedals including the Roc and Z-control downhill pedal, the mechanism functions the same for all of them. Read More …