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Check Out This Homemade Pedal Based Power Meter
The world of power measurement has exploded in recent years. There are more ways to measure power than ever (cranks, pedals, bottom brackets, hubs and more) and prices have been steadily decreasing. That’s all great for a cycling enthusiast, $500 for a Stage power meter actually sounds cheap to us. But for the more casual…
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Zwift Gets a New Mayan Jungle Course Expansion
Zwift, the online game that makes indoor cycling bearable, just rolled out an expansion to one of its courses on Thursday. Just in time for the threat of snow and cool weather to move my training inside. The new course area, dubbed “Mayan Expansion,” is an add-on to the popular Watopia Island course. It takes…
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AIRHub – A Bike Wheel That Makes You Slower, Really
I love cycling, but I don’t love the pseudoscience, bull-crap gear culture that comes with it. There are so many products that pop up promising to solve some problem inherit to your inability to ride fast that it can make your head spin. Not to mention they tend to cost more than the average american’s…
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No, Cutting Carbs Doesn’t Prevent Cancer
“This link between sugar and cancer has sweeping consequences,” wrote Johan Thevelein, a Belgian biologist and co-author of a study published in the journal Nature Communications. That study really made the media rounds this week and quickly anti-carb crusaders were allover the place claiming removing sugar and carbs from ones diet would prevent cancer. Not…
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What is Lactic Acid? And Does it Cause Muscle Soreness?
When our bodies perform strenuous exercise, our respiration rate and heart rate increase as our bodies try to shuttle more oxygen to our hard working muscles. The body prefers to generate its energy by way of aerobic pathways (with oxygen) because doing so is most efficient. Sometimes if the body is pushed hard enough it…
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Hed Launches Vanquish Carbon Clincher Wheelset
Well, they certainly won’t be first to the market, but one of the most revered brands in the wheelset market has finally released a carbon clincher. Hed’s new Vanquish wheelset ships in 60 or 30MM depths with thru-axles, disc mounts and a huge 30mm external width. They’re made in the USA too. A set of…
