Improper cleat alignment is a common source of discomfort, chronic knee pain, and injury. It is important to regularly check your cycling cleats for position and wear. Sometimes cleats inadvertently move, which can cause problems. Other times, riders let their cleats wear too far down before changing them, causing more issues. By regularly checking cleats, […]
What are you doing this off-season? The off-season is roughly a 1-2 month period that occurs at the end of a person’s competitive season. It’s an important time to rest, recover, and do something different than what you just did for the last 8-10 months. The off-season is an important time to refresh your mind […]
Winter in Seattle is weird. It’s like Kansas weird, but not as extreme. The weather is all over the board, relatively warm in the low 50’s one day, then 37 degrees F the next, or dry as a bone one minute and dumping sheets the next and for eight hours straight, eating up all of […]
The aim of this article is to present and discuss some potential difficulties and oddities about cycling in Japan and offer solutions, or at least advisories, regarding those issues. As an article primarily devoted to the illustration of the differences between American and Japanese roads, it is not my intention to present said roads in […]
Bicycle Alliance of Washington helps make Washington roads more convenient, safe, and accessible for bicyclists. Executive Director, Barb Chamberlain, was recently interviewed on Comcast Newsmakers. Barb highlights Washington State’s #1 bike-friendly ranking in the country as well as reporting on Bicycle Alliance of Washington’s accomplishments in improving legislation for bicycling and making the roads safer […]
Our very own Kari Studley won two national championships at January’s 2013 US National Cyclocross Championships! Read her full report on Corpore Sano Physical Therapy’s blog.
Traveling light, staying in temples, and taking your bicycle on a train… Recently I went on a five day bike touring trip near Mount Fuji and around the Izu Peninsula of Japan. On the way I learned some key things that make long road trips easier in Japan and can even lengthen the distance a […]
This weekend I rode with a local bike team for the first time since I’ve lived in Japan. I had been to one of the bike shops nearby several times over the past six months or so and even asked about group rides. However I was admittedly a little gun-shy about riding with a local […]
Our Oct 12-14 weekend class marked the first time BikePT has officially ventured from the Kenmore office to teach a BikePT class. The class was hosted by my friends at San Francisco Sport and Spine Physical Therapy (thanks Jerry and Sturdy). We met in their Financial District office on Battery Street [Figure 1]. Participants were […]
There’s nothing like being your own Physical Therapy case study. Nine weeks ago, in the spirit of cyclocross, I added step-through dismount technique practice into my bike/run intervals. In retrospect, it wasn’t the best idea to practice rusty skills at high speed. On the last interval, I stepped through, planted my right foot and proceeded […]