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Leadville Trail 100 2019 – EF Gone Racing
“I can tell you what to do €¦ I fire that shotgun to start the race and you put your nose on the handlebars and you start pedalling, and you keep pedalling until Merilee tells you to quit. That’ll be the finish line.” I love that EF gets off the road and does these epic…
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Realistic Indoor Training Comes at a Price: The Saris MP1 Nfinity Trainer Platform
Indoor training, for most of us, is the secondary option. While I’d much rather ride outside everyday, the reality of having kids and a job is that my average is about one ride outdoors for every 5 inside. The good news, is that the indoor riding experience just keeps getting better. The days of riding…
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How to Convert Watts to Calories Burned While Cycling
Traditionally speaking, trying to get a good idea for calorie expenditure from exercise is about as precise as an Imperial Stormtrooper with a laser blaster. There are plenty of apps and calculators out there that will help you estimate calories burned by inputting data points like heart rate, running/cycling speed, body weight and other factors,…
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Why Cyclists Should Make Sleep a Priority in Their Daily Training
In April, I lost my job. I gained a nice severance payment, a reduction in stress, and a lot of free time. One of the first things I did was prioritize getting a full nights sleep. The payoff for going from 5-6 hours of sleep per night to 8-plus was huge. After nearly a year…
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Help Raise Money for the Oregon Timber Trail and Win a Giant Trance
Trails cost money. A recent trend has been for trail organizations to raise money by raffling off a bike. The Oregon Timber Trail is working with Giant/Liv to drive donations and offer one lucky winner a new Giant Trance Advanced 29 2 or Liv Intrigue Advanced 2 carbon mountain bike in your size, plus a…
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Michelin’s Green Cyclocross Tires Return in Power Jet & Mud
Cross is coming. If you’re working on getting your bike ready for the upcoming cyclocross season, you’ll probably be excited about Michelin bringing back its green tires. Yes, the iconic green treads are back with two new tread patterns for ‘cross. The green tires will be available in two flavors, Mud and Jet. Mud, as…
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North St. Bags x Bicyclecrumbs Collaboration
Presented by Bicyclecrumbs (Portland-based illustrator, designer, and cyclist) and built by North St. Bags. (Portland shop stitching bags to-order for every adventure) are dropping two limited-edition bag collaborations for pre-order starting this afternoon. “Why does all of cycling think that Hi-Vis has to be neon yellow?” This first collaboration began with this question from Richard…
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Zwift Launching Virtual Yorkshire World Championships Course
I suppose you could call this an annual tradition now. A new road course will be available on Zwift soon, to celebrate the UCI Road World Championships in Yorkshire, England. I wonder if the virtual course will feature the Grinton Moor Bridge collapse? While the details of the course and availability haven’t been released yet,…
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Specialized S-Works 3D-Printed Power Mirror Saddle
Specialized is known for heavily investing in R&D, as such they’ve released a steady stream of innovative products over the years. Specialized thinks its done it again, thanks to a 3D-printed liquid polymer called Mirror Technology. Specialized collaborated with a company called Carbon which created Digital Light Synthesis – the process behind Mirror Technology to…
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Continental Rolls Out new Gravel Grinding Terra Trail and Terra Speed Tires
Continental has added some new gravel specific tires to its catalog, the new Terra line comes in a Trail (650×40, 700×40) and Speed model (650×35, 650×40, 700×35, 700×40). The new tires are manufactured in Germany and feature Continental’s ProTection Technology which reduces the likelihood of sidewall puncture.
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Pit Viper ‘The Night Phantom’ with Transition Lenses
Pit Viper has announced a limited run of 100 The Night Phantom glasses with Pit Viper’s signature silhouette and a new transition lens. There are only 100 of these in existence. Click the BUY NOW button. Then come read the description. I’ll wait. The Night Phantom has the lens clarity and ANSI Z87+ rating of…
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Now You Can Watch Blackburn’s “Roll With It” Film for Free
Originally launched in 2016, Blackburn’s “Roll With It” follows a group of friends (a photographer, food blogger, ecologist, illustrator, and musician) as they escape on a bikepacking adventure from New Orleans to the Florida coast. Now you can watch the full 27-minute film for free.
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Marcel Kittel Retires
Marcel Kittel has retired from professional cycling. It came as a surprise this spring when Kittel ended his contract with Katusha and announced a break from professional cycling, but I doubt many saw this coming. Kittel announce the end of his career via an interview with Der Spiegel and via his Instagram account. https://www.instagram.com/p/B1gqg6mopFA/?utm_source=ig_embed Kittel’s…
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Grinduro Scotland 2019
A great look at Grinduro Scotland 2019 from Canyon bikes. On the hunt for the perfect party-to-race ratio, we travelled north to Grinduro Scotland. From flowing singletrack to fast fire roads and a kick-ass atmosphere, we were rewarded with one of the best days riding out there, and the Canyon Grail was in its element.
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Tour of Ara
The Tour of Ara, named for the Southern Hemisphere constellation of Ara, was a prestige race ridden mostly on South African-built steel racing bicycles in the proud tradition of the early Italian multi-day stage races. For it’s five year duration, the Tour followed a tough dirt-road route over six days through the beautiful but harsh…
