Category: Training

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The Super Bowl Century

JPPartland
Super Bowl Century Ride

I got the call during the week. “I am thinking of riding out to Bear for my birthday Sunday.” That was all I needed to know. And it’s been on my calendar ever since. We […]

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The Winter Bike is Ready to Roll.

JPPartland

When I first started working at a bike shop, the more serious racers I toiled alongside had winter bikes.  That is, they had a bicycle they just used in winter months.  It wasn’t as nice […]

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Setting Up for a Hot Day’s Ride (video)

JPPartland

Just in time for that late summer heat wave. Or just keeping the warm days cool. How to Ride in the  Heat–Prep Tips from a Roads Scholar.

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Wave (Video and Words)

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Years ago, during the dark ages, known as the early days of the Internet, there was a popular discussion group called rec.bicycles.racing. Everything was discussed. Things could get heated, like with Facebook, but everyone is […]

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Wave (now with video & words)

JPPartland

Years ago, during the dark ages, known as the early days of the Internet, there was a popular discussion group called rec.bicycles.racing. Everything was discussed. Things could get heated, like with Facebook, but everyone is […]

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The Art of Quotidian Observation

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Socrates is alleged to have declared, “ὁ δὲ ἀνεξέταστος βίος οὐ βιωτὸς ἀνθρώπῳ” Or, “the unexamined life is not worth living.” At first, the declaration seems pedantic. That the only way to live is by […]

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Getting A Fit From Happy

JPPartland

Riding to Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) with a backpack filled with spare clothing and sneakers to my first fit session in more than a decade, there was some trepidation, a little insecurity about my […]

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Working Toward the Next Level of Bike Fit with Happy Freedman

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Good bike fit seems like alchemy. When you think you have it, everything feels natural, normal, and the bike is an extension of the body; the only issue is how hard you can push yourself. […]

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