Culture & Opinion
Manon Carpenter gives race prep a rest for some adventure riding in this multi-day tour of the 3,000-meter Mont Thabor in the French Alps. Alongside guide Emily Horridge, Carpenter and crew ride and hike 112 kilometers and 5,052 meters in elevation gain over three days, staying
Danny MacAskill is back, this time he takes us inside his gymnasium for some creative training.
Tech & Data
The power meter wars are in full thrust and consumers are winning. The latest win, Stages announced a drop in price for its entire power meter range with immediate effect. Starting now, a Shimano 105 single-sided power crank arm will cost $299, down from $429. The entire lineup moving
Culture & Opinion
The Tour Divide is a 2750 mile (4400 km) unsupported mountain bike race from Banff, Canada to Antelope Wells on the Mexican border. The Length of Time documents the race from a rider’s perspective telling the story of Josh Ibbett’s ride. See the emotional highs and lows of
Culture & Opinion
Renee McGregor, a sports dieticians, says she has seen a five-fold increase in the number of male cyclists being referred with eating disorders in the last year. McGregor has worked with Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games teams. She attributes the rise to irresponsible coaching, ‘win at all costs’ culture
Indoor Cycling
For the third year in a row, Zwift has released its “10,000 Calorie Mission”, time to ride off those cookies. Starting the 10,000 Calorie Mission After you login to Zwift, you can sign up for the mission from the Zwift startup screen by clicking “Let’s do this”
Culture & Opinion
Wyn gets into cycling to promote Wales’ cycling trails but is caught out cheating by Charlotte when he gets a taxi back to the office. Props to the guy for riding that well without cleats on his shoes!
Gear Reviews
This is an incredible enhancement of this otherwise banal commercial. Still has nothing on my indoor bike though:
Mental Models
Let’s kick off the new year with plenty of controversy! Everyone’s writing up their training plans and registering for the year’s events. A lot of cyclists will also be setting a yearly mileage goal. Shooting simply for miles, though, isn’t a great choice. You might just
Culture & Opinion
Here’s a cycling myth that just won’t die; if you want to be a great cyclist you need to perfect your spinning technique and pedal perfect circles. It seems every year we get bombarded with articles explaining the benefits of pedaling in circles. They all say the essentially
Recovery
You do not need to be able to fold yourself into a human pretzel, but a certain amount of flexibility is important for all athletes. Cycling in particular can lead to short, tightened muscles because of the lack of range of motion. Not only is the position on the bike
Components
The full carbon gravel fork with no compromises The Cairn Adventure Gravel Fork was developed for the E-Adventure 1.0, not only does it fit the E-Adventure 1.0 perfectly, but serves as a great upgrade to any gravel bike as well. The full carbon monocoque design offers