Support crew member needed for 2012 Race Across Oregon

Kent Jewell and James McKee are competing in the Race Across Oregon this year as a 2-man team. They are in need of one more crew member—preferably someone with bike mechanic skills, but that’s not required. Race Across Oregon is a bicycle race in which competitors climb over 40,000 feet in their 515 mile campaign […]

Who’s hot?

Belgian Tom Boonen 2012 Paris-Roubaix victory has equaled Roger De Vlaeminck’s record of four victories in the Paris – Roubaix. Boonen has been on a Spring terror this season. Congratulations to Tom Boonen for his consistency this season. He is truly a talented bicycle racer when properly prepared for sport. Lance Armstrong (www.LanceArmstrong.com and www.Livestrong.com) […]

Hamstrings and the gluteals: one must-stretch muscle group

Flexibility has gotten a few knocks in the common press as of late. The knocks have come in relationship to the use of stretching before an event to prevent injury during that event, but the numbers don’t lie. While it’s true that stretching just prior to an event alone will not “save your bacon” with […]

Saddles and seatposts – a primer

The saddle and seatpost are important components on the bicycle as they support a majority of your body weight. Saddles and seatposts are not created equally. A lot of attention has been made to the saddle as a source of urogenital issues in numerous scientific studies and reviews. Leibovitch and Mor (1) in their 2005 […]