Tech Features

280km Is A Long Day In The Saddle

May 18, 2009

Myself and 30 others rode from Melbourne to Inverloch yesterday. That’s 280km from the start/finish cafe, and over 300km for some of the hardmen who rode to and from there! That’s over 40,000 pedal strokes. We smashed it in just over 8hrs and beat our time from last year due to some favorable shifting […]

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Rollers or Trainer?

April 28, 2009

If you’re looking at getting a set of rollers or a trainer and aren’t quite sure which one is for you, I’ll explain the differences of each. Both rollers and trainers are great ways for you to train indoors because they allow you to use your own bike that you’re accustomed to, they’re relatively cheap […]

Cycling Movie Greats

April 22, 2009

A reader this week asked me for suggestion on a few cycling flicks that him and his buddies can catch up on. His timing was perfect because I was in the middle of writing this post on my favorite cycling movies. Movies Breaking Away (1979) The film is basically about a hopeless rider with a […]

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Maximum Aerobic Power In Cycling

April 16, 2009

If you’ve never tested aerobic power before you should really try it out - it’s a hoot….if you’re not the one doing the testing that is. Typically in lab conditions a MAP test (maximum aerobic power) is performed by riding at increasingly harder efforts to exhaustion. There’s a few different protocols, but it would typically […]

SKCC Club Champs

April 9, 2009

St Kilda Cycling Club put on their yearly criterium club championship today. As always it was a great event. A big thank you goes out to all the volunteers and SKCC committee for a great season of racing and fun. Here in Australia it’s now the end of crit season and the start of road […]

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Orthotics for Cycling

April 6, 2009

This post was written for us by Sam Jeffrey from Active Feet. After reading some interesting articles on cyclingnews about foot problems with cycling I asked Sam if he could write a post about orthotics for cycling. Here it is… Leading to Orthotics… Biomechanics & Repetition. Overuse Injuries. It isn’t uncommon that those who cycle […]

Cycling Twips

March 27, 2009

First and foremost, I want to thank each and every reader who comes to this blog. It’s grown exponentially and I’m grateful that you have a couple minutes of your busy day to give your attention here. I know you have a dozen other cycling websites to visit while you’re supposed to be working so […]

Going Through The Gears - A Key Move

March 25, 2009

Wherever you are, there will always be a handful of pro level mechanics who have made careers out of their trade. They’re talented, respected, well informed and experienced. If you’re new to cycling you might have to search around to find one - experienced cyclists know who they are and where to find them. Most […]

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Hutchinson Fusion 2 Tubless Tires

March 24, 2009

A very well kept secret in the world of tires is that you can use the Hutchinson Fusion 2 Tubeless Tires on a regular set of everyday rims. “But I thought they could only be used on specially made like Dura Ace or Falcrum Zero wheels?”, you ask. Not so. Me being me, I got […]

Classic Obsessions

March 20, 2009

I’m not an old man yet nor am I ready to concede to Masters racing, however thoughts are beginning to enter my head that are consistent with the older generation. I’m starting to acquire a taste for very expensive cycling products that have that “classic” touch to them. I have Velodramatic to thank for this. […]