I travel with my bike… a lot. Well not as much as a professional cyclist. But for an everyday age-group athlete, it’s a lot of traveling with my bike. Most of the folks I talk to are petrified about damaging their bikes but I’ve had hardly any issues in the hundreds of thousands of miles that I’ve flown with my bike. Here is a quick review of how I do it.
Cycling Products
Product Review: Omnium Bike Trainer
This is a product review of a super-portable bike trainer that really works. Its called an Omnium bike trainer. It folds up small, can fit in a carry-on bag (although you’ll probably want to check it), and can go just about anywhere. Mine has been around the globe and goes with me every time I take a bike. Here’s a quick review– and why you should get one soon. Continue reading
Thinking About a Moxy Muscle Oxygen Sensor
I was recently telling my physical therapist that my BSX Insight had shipped and that I was excited to be doing tests of my lactate threshold– and his coworker asked me if it was the same as the Moxy muscle oxygen sensor. I told him that, while they both look at blood oxygen, they get different data– the Moxy is a realtime measurement device while the BSX Insight uses a test to find a single number (the ever-critical lactate threshold). Apparently, a rival team to mine across town uses the Moxy extensively. Then this weekend another friend pointed me to Richard Wharton’s blog outlining how he uses the Moxy and I was just blown away. I may have to start saving my pennies to pick up one of these things. Continue reading
A Brief Garmin 920xt Transition Guide
I own a lot of Garmin devices. I love their devices and I’m always impressed with what they come up with. Our team recently got a great deal on the Garmin 920xt and so I updated my multisport watch to Garmin’s latest running/cycling/swimming watch.
This article isn’t meant to be a review of this watch– DC Rainmaker does a fantastic job at reviewing the 920xt that simply can’t be matched. Instead, this post is a quick transition guide for anyone using the previous generation of triathlon watch (the Garmin 910xt)– it includes the information that I wish Garmin had told me about the 920xt– it would have saved me a bunch of time if I knew up front what I’m about to tell you. Continue reading
Racing Smarter with a Power Meter
Part of being faster when you’re older involves being smarter when you’re older. Of all the sports in triathlon, the one that has benefitted the most from technology is cycling– and no piece of modern cycling equipment (except possibly aerobars) makes as much of a difference as a power meter. Here’s why you’re just giving up a podium spot if you don’t own one and use it effectively in your training and racing. Continue reading
Why You Should Consider (Really) Short Cranks
A while back, I was visiting with my physical therapist and chatting with him about my aching hip flexors. I had recently raced the Washington State Time Trial Championship and noticed right after the race that my hip flexor ached whenever I had to raise my thigh. He mentioned that he was shifting a number of triathletes towards much shorter cranks– about 165mm or shorter. In his experience, this made a lot of sense because it reduced the very acute hip angle at the top of the pedal stroke. Given how my hip flexors were killing me from raising my knees up to my chest 5,400 times (90 rpms for about an hour) only a few days earlier, I couldn’t help but nod enthusiastically in agreement. Continue reading
Carry a Track Tubular for Your Spare– and Reasons to Race on Tubulars
I love racing and training on tubular tires. If you do too, here’s a couple of tricks that I came across that might make it a LOT easier to use them.
Review: Garmin Virb
I’ve been having some fun with the Garmin Virb that I bought to liven up this blog. It’s been a fun week or so playing with it. This review isn’t really intended as a full product review. For that, I refer my dear readers to DC Rainmaker’s review of the Garmin Virb and Virb Elite. He does a far better job at explaining products and thoroughly testing them than I ever could. This review is intended as a supplement– my thoughts about how I can see using the Virb day-to-day and what I like and don’t like.
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