Chute, Bars, Truing

by | Feb 12, 2016 | Cycling General, Images, Technical, Videos

For those planning a Mt. Lemon ride in Tucson. Ed Rios an engineering friend designed a tandem parachute. Tandem rim heat can reach 400 degrees on long descents. Tires have been known to fail at 350 degrees. Tucson long bike riders Bob and Clair Rogers on Zippy...

Eldo Loop Rides

by | Feb 6, 2016 | Cycling General, Images, Training

Is your 40 degree rule actual temp or feels like temp? I prefer “feels like”, which includes the “wind-factor”. Warmer permits a quicker warm-up, vasodilation Wiki- ”blood increase due to a decrease in vascular resistance, healthy decrease in blood...

Mental Health

by | Feb 4, 2016 | News

Jim would like to share the following. There are some interesting statistics in their included link to the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors. From Jim: We spend so much time worrying about the physical health of our senior loved ones that we end up...

Update HR Choice

by | Feb 3, 2016 | Cycling General, Technical

Well, I looked and looked, reviewed and reviewed, and couldn’t make a decision. As I was falling asleep one evening wrestling with choice turmoil, even considering phooey, maybe I really do not need a HR monitor any more, all of a sudden I remembered the Finnish...