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5 Free Resources for Bike Fitting Advice
What do you do if you don’t have a good bike fitter in your area? Buy a book or DVD and learn to fit the bike yourself. What if you can’t afford a bike fitting DVD or book? You go online and look at free info…
Tested: Visual Impact Cardio
Today I’m taking a look through Rusty Moore’s new ebook, Visual Impact Cardio. Now instead of muscle building, he brings us his thoughts and research on cardio – a type of training more directly related to endurance athletes. It does feel kind of odd for me to review this, because it’s about training for fat [...]
Ask Levi: How Do I Correctly Use My Brake Levers on Singletrack?
Today’s question is about braking technique when mountain biking… Hey Levi, I was wondering what the correct fingering is on a brifter while doing singletrack. I know this is a dumb question but I found myself trying to hold onto the brake and the grips with differing amounts of fingers and am wondering what is [...]
The Endurance Athlete’s Guide to Eating Gluten-Free
Have you been thinking about switching to a gluten-free diet, but you don’t know how to pull it off? I mean, it can’t work for an endurance athlete, can it? As it turns out, it can work very, very well! I thought it was a fad until I tried it myself – now I’m a [...]
Tested: Good Greens Bar
The Good Greens Bar. It sounds like a block of spinach and broccoli disguised as an energy bar, but (fortunately) that’s not the case at all. The bar actually tastes great and could pass for a chocolate bar or thin brownie. I couldn’t spot any sign of spinach, kale, or other greens. Yet it’s healthy! [...]
Tested: The Bluebeards Revenge Shaving Cream
If you’re sick of girly razors and flowery, botanical shaving creams, I think I just found the ideal shaving cream for you – The Bluebeards Revenge Shaving Cream. It’s billed as “the ultimate shaving experience for real men,” and with a skull and crossbones on the box, it does make me feel a little better [...]
MTB Skills: How to Hop Over a Log
An important skill for mountain bikers, especially XC and CX racers, is being able to hop over a log. At least here on the East Coast, race courses without logs are few and far between. So check out these tips and video and you’ll be able to clear most logs that the trail puts in [...]
Tested: Enzo’s Buttonhole Chamois Cream
After years of using average chamois creams and alternatives like balms and lotions, I was due for something special. Preferable a fancy, Euro-style cream. I got my wish with Enzo’s Buttonhole Chamois Cream. Enzo’s Buttonhole is one of the newer chamois creams, and they have set the product apart by making it both high-quality and [...]