Dumbbells and indoor trainers have their place, but there’s no substitute for riding outside. Even if it’s dark and cold.
Especially if it’s dark and cold.
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When you’re doing penance in a freezing garage, it’s all about the small victories.
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And now for a mish-mash of tire, tube and rim questions:
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Here’s a note from a stoked rider/reader.
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I had read a PDF of “Pumptrack Nation” a few years ago. If this question can be better answered in your print version I’ll have to order one of those.
I’m building a public track here in NYC and am planning a dual-slalom style set of rollers/camels around the perimeter of our track. I’d like the inside and outside lines to have roughly the same speed so as to not put either at a disadvantage after the berms.
What can I do? Also, If its not too much trouble, when I’ve finished my scale-drawings, would you mind taking a look at them?
– Thanks! Christopher
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I just rolled the S-Works Tricross for an hour in my dark, icy neighborhood. Real quick:
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The trail was new, the snow was flying and the crew was solid. A tale of steep footsteps, clogged cleats and jumbly flow.
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Glenn Bell at Bitterbrush Cycles in Lyons, CO is building two sweet bikes.
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Here’s a summary of the lecture presented by Adam St. Pierre, MS, exercise physiologist, biomechanist and coach at the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine.
My bottom line: Mix it up. Get strong. Have fun!
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Whew. It’s already been six weeks. Here’s a quick update and a few photos.
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