Best Summer Cycling Events in the Bay Area: 6 Rides to Explore

6 Summer Cycling Events Around the Bay Area By Jesse HammondActive.com Tour wine country, live la dolce vita in San Mateo, or discover new areas of San Fra

Unlock Your Speed: 13 Expert Cycling Tips & Workouts

If theres one commonality among cyclists, its that wed all like to be a little bit faster on the bike. After all, it can make the difference between leadin

3T Ergonova Team Handlebar Review: Comfort & Performance

Handlebars play an important role in your comfort and performance on the bike. If its too wide or thin, or has a drop thats too shallow or deep, it can cau

Essential Bike Repairs for On-the-Road Riders

I love taking a new bicycle fresh from its cardboard wrapper, greasing the seat tube, installing the post, popping the bike into the stand for assembly. Fr

Effective Weight Loss Strategies & Holistic Health Tips

Lately Ive been doing a lot of research on fat—about the subcutaneous kind that sits under your skin, about the kind that dwells deep inside and smot

Race Across America (RAAM) 2014: A grueling endurance cycling race

The Tour de France gets underway July 5, but you dont have to wait until then to watch one of the most exciting bike races in the world. On June 10, 48 men

Duct Tape for Bike Repairs: A Cyclist's Essential Tool

Most cyclists carry a spare tube, a pump or a CO2 cartridge, and a tire lever when they go out for a ride. For many, its the only emergency repair items th

Safe Cycling: Mastering Bicycle Turns & Avoiding Accidents

How do you negotiate a turn on a bicycle? Or more specifically, how do you initiate one? A. Lean in the direction you want to go. B. Turn the handlebars

Cycling Performance & Aging: What to Expect as You Age

Older athletes have performed and competed in competitions for centuries, but our current generation is the first to be involved in such large numbers. Soc

Beginner Cycling FAQs: 5 Essential Questions Answered

The learning curve for a beginner cyclist isnt as steep as you might think. But if you want to take your cycling to the next level, youll need to avoid a f

Femoral Artery Blockage & Cycling: Risks and Symptoms

Artery narrowing is very uncommon in otherwise healthy young people. However, male cyclists were probably the first competitive athletes to be identified t

Revolights: Innovative Wheel-Mounted Lights for Enhanced Cycling Safety

Revolights revolutionized bicycle lighting when it tossed aside the conventional single lamp and designed a system of LEDs that mount right onto the wheels

Conquer Rough Roads: 7 Cycling Tips for Enhanced Performance

Hilly terrain and wind can kill your speed on the bike. But most cyclists overlook—or are unaware of—the effect rough roads can have on your pa

SCOTT Foil 10 Review: Pro Performance at a Great Price

If you look around the pro peloton at the Tour de France, youre likely to get a glimpse of SCOTTs Foil 10 under the riders of Team Orica-Green Edge and Tea

Master Your Pedal Stroke: 3 Drills for Enhanced Cycling Efficiency

When you learn to ride a bike, pedaling is a distant second in importance to balance. As a child, you pedal simply to move forward. Once you conquer that w

Essential Cycling Fundamentals: A Complete Guide for All Riders

The pro cyclists you saw swooping around France in July didnt always have those wiry calves and ninja-like reflexes. At some point, they all had to learn h

Understanding the Yellow Line Rule in Cycling Races

We can credit K.I.Sawyer with creating the highway centerline and, by extension, the Yellow Line Rule that road cyclists must observe during road races. Th

Essential Hill Climbs for Beginner Mountain Bikers

Getting into mountain biking can be a great way to mix up your cycling and give yourself a break from the road. Here a few reasons road cyclists have made

Understanding Road Cycling Etiquette: Why the Perception of Rudeness?

Its no secret that male road racers have a reputation for being the bad boys of competitive cycling. Unlike other disciplines of cycling, roadies seem to t

Heart Rate Monitoring for Enhanced Cycling Performance

While power-based training and dissecting every micro-watt in multiple ways appears to be the dominant new wave, dont forget that there are other ways to m