Cycling Things Everyone Pretends to Enjoy
You know the scene at the café stop. Everyone is dripping, frozen and hoarse, and everyone is calling the ride epic. Under your breath on that last climb you were…
How Many Calories Pro Cyclists Really Burn (and How Your Ride Compares)
It’s a hot July afternoon and the Tour is humming on the TV. The commentator drops the famous 8,000 calories a day line like it’s no big deal. That phrase…
Cycling Gives Me Migraines: 7 Causes and How to Fix Them
The ride felt great, then an hour later your skull starts to throb behind one eye. You’re on the couch with an ice pack, wondering if riding’s still worth the…
Is Modern Cycling Tech Killing the Joy of Riding?
You crest the little riser outside town and glance down. Average speed has sagged by half a mile an hour. The legs feel fine. The morning looks fine. Yet the…
Unpopular Cycling Opinions That Are Probably Right
The coffees land, someone drops a take that breaks the unwritten rules, and the table goes quiet. You stare into your espresso because part of you agrees, and you have…
Things to Do to Your Bike Before Winter Wrecks It
Your bicycle looks fine right now. Leave it to winter, though, and come spring the chain howls, the gears skip, and the seatpost won’t budge an inch. This is what…
Am I Too Heavy to Ride a Bike? Here’s What Really Happens
There’s an old hybrid leaning in your garage. The tires are soft, the chain is dusty, and you’ve been thinking about it for weeks. A small voice wonders whether your…
Should Your Bike Lights Flash or Stay Solid?
You are in the garage before a ride, thumbing the little button on your rear light. Steady, flash, pulse, then the full disco strobe you would never use. The choice…
Unexpected Benefits Of Cycling Nobody Warns You About
Somebody sold you fitness and fresh air when you bought the bike. Nobody mentioned the rest of it. The strange side effects that show up years later and quietly rearrange…
New to Cycling? Here Are the Gimmicks to Ignore
You bought your first road bike on Saturday. By Wednesday your feed thinks you are a pro. Every scroll offers aero wheels, miracle saddles and data to analyze. Learning which…