Choosing the Right Bike: A Comprehensive Buying Guide

If you plan to do more than just salivate over the latest shiny new bikes, you might be feeling a little overwhelmed by your options. Before your head expl

Essential Cycling Gear: 12 Investments for a Better Ride

Bicycling magazine editors share the gear discoveries that transformed the way they ride. 1. Chamois Cream: Saddle sores hurt like hell, but theyre entir

Prevent Overtraining: A Cyclist's Guide to a Successful Season Start

The days are getting longer and the weather is getting warmer—signs that for most cyclists, race season is drawing closer. After months of being conf

Course Reconnaissance: A Cyclist's Guide to Race Strategy

The following is an excerpt taken from the book, Reading the Race. Recon the Course

 If you love surprises, roll up to the starting line without ever p

Helmet Fit Guide: Achieve a Comfortable & Secure Adjust

Q: This may seem basic, but it seems to be a problem I have encountered with several different helmets. I never seem to get the straps adjusted just right

Cycling Knee Pain Relief: 3 Exercises for Proper Alignment

If your normally powerful pedal stroke begins to fade and pain creeps in, your knee cap could be misaligned. To prevent this from occurring, your kneecap

Improve Your Ride: 4 Key Lessons from a Tundra Time Trial

Despite an ice storm that week, and continuing frigid weather, Atlantas annual Tundra Time Trial went off without a hitch this year. I ride it every year a

Cyclist Kneecap Pain: Causes, Prevention & Treatment

Triathlon: the sport with built in cross training. All that variety should keep joints, muscles and tendons healthy right? Unfortunately, the yards, m

Conquer Your First 100-Mile Ride: 12 Essential Tips

Youve completed every training ride and double-checked every piece of gear in preparation for your first century. Youve even followed a nutrient-rich diet

Cycling Fitness: 7 Expert Tips for a Successful Season

Avoid These Fitness Pitfalls After surviving the endless polar vortex, developing an unwelcome layer of fatty warmth in your midsection, and spending coun

Cycling Safety: Can Increased Ridership Reduce Accidents?

Take a quick scan of an online newspaper or watch the local news on TV and youll likely stumble on another account of a cycling accident. In 2011, there

Cycle Strong Through Allergies: Tips for Cyclists

Allergies can destroy a cyclists training plan. Depending on the severity, seasonal allergies can cause fatigue, make breathing labored, and interrupt your

Boost Cycling Performance: 3 Essential Glute Exercises

The average American spends 8 to 10 hours a day in a chair staring at a computer, before hopping in the car to drive home, where the couch and up to three

Bike Commuting: 6 Tips for a Smooth Transition

Commuting to work by bike has plenty of benefits. Itll save you money, help you to get in shape, and keep you out of freeway traffic jams. But that doesn

Strava Data Privacy: Who Owns Your Fitness Information?

Strava, the mobile fitness app used by cyclists and runners to track their performance with GPS, is selling the personal data of its users to governments t

Ironman Marathon: Preventing Bonking & Finishing Strong

The marathon leg of an Ironman can make or break your race. If youve competed in an Ironman or even watched one, youll notice athletes slow to a walk or jo

BMX Skills for Road Cyclists: 4 Tricks to Enhance Your Ride

I discovered bicycle motocross, or BMX, in the mid 70s when my buddy Max and I came upon a few kids sculpting piles of dirt in an empty lot. Intrigued, we

Boost Your Strava Ranking: Proven Strategies for Cycling Success

Strava is the latest craze in cycling, and rightfully so. Its a fun way to challenge yourself and your friends, and can even be used to compare your times

Garmin Edge 1000 Review: Advanced GPS for Cyclists

The latest wave of GPS cycling computers are almost unrecognizable from the primitive devices that were on the market just a decade ago. In the 1990s, a

Best Cycling Shoes of 2024: In-Depth Reviews & Buying Guide

If youre going to splurge on one piece of gear, it should be your cycling shoes. The difference between a good pair and a cheaper option will come down to