Here are some cold weather cycling tips to help you make your rides comfortable and safe, distilled from a chat with Al Rowland, a DBC member with 35 years of experience in the bike / cycling clothing industry Consider the conditions for your ride: Manage your heat loss Manage your comfort as you ride The… Read More »Cold Weather Cycling Tips
The tally of Fritter Points has been conducted, reviewed, recounted, audited, re-audited, certified, and finally deep-fried and the results are in: LemonTart is Grand Beignet of the 2021 Tour de Fritter! The final overall results can be viewed here; the final daily values can be viewed here. LemonTart overcame a slow start, gradually picking up… Read More »2021 Tour de Fritter Final Results!
editors note: 3 millimeters additional tire width may not seem like a lot. Adding 3mm of width to a 23mm tire increases the internal volume of air by 22%. this in turn allows one to lower the pressure and benefit from more shock absorption. To take advantage of this, it also depends on the tire.… Read More »Thoughts on Wider road tires
Disc brake-Caliper brake comparison August 2018 Summary and editing by Phil Coleman Disclaimer: Myke and Ken are local bike shop owners and bike mechanics. As with any technology, refinements are ongoing and obsolescence is inevitable. The observations and recommendations made are applicable today. Contact your local reputable bike shop for any further technical refinements… Read More »Disc brake-Caliper brake comparison
In Winter months and with bike commuters, night-time cycling is sometimes a necessity. Fortunately, there are measures to increase a cyclist’s presence and thereby minimize their chance of collision or fall. This past generation of cyclists have benefited from the development of LED lighting. Small, lightweight units that project a powerful forward light beam rivaling… Read More »Bike Riding in the Nighttime
We now return to the discussion point in Item Three, and the cyclists’ low visibility with other road users. Since cyclists suffer the greater consequence of not-being-seen, they must take necessary survival and preventive measures to increase their visibility. Clothing for cyclists is traditionally bright-colored and gaudy–for this reason. Make it a practice to wear… Read More »Color as a Bike Safety Aid
Falling from a bicycle is inevitable. No matter how carefully or skillfully a cyclist may be, fate or circumstance will eventually find all cyclists touching terra firma. This discussion gives safety tips on how to fall during that millisecond before you hit the pavement. Athletics in contact sports are told, while falling, to “tuck-and-roll” by folding their arm over their head… Read More »How to Fall
Probably the leading cause of bike group crashes is one rider’s front wheel touching the rear wheel of the rider ahead. And a “touch” is all it takes for the trailing rider to fall almost instantly. If rider manages to make a clean fall with minor injury, a cascade of trailing cyclists may cause a chain reaction of injured riders and damaged bikes.… Read More »Watch That Wheel!
Should I pull until I’m almost exhausted? Answer: No. Team time trial studies has convincingly shown that a lead rider should ride until an arbitrary 70% of reserve energy is consumed. Then, when safety permits, step out. You’ll recover much faster when you don’t reach the point of exhaustion. Let your teammates share the load.… Read More »More on Group Ride Safety and Tactics
The lead rider–the person who is pulling the group–has the most important role in that group. That person is most responsible for the overall safety and riding efficiency of the the entire group. Don’t worry, the responsibility is shared when each lead rider takes his/her turn as “lead-dog.” Due to its importance, we’ll devote quite… Read More »Responsibilities of the Group Ride Lead Rider
