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Virtual Coach Pushes Rider to Higher Elevations

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I’m not competitive. I take that back. I’ve never been competitive in anything but schoolwork. If I could earn As—or even better, set grade curves—I would. Partially because I knew I could. But sports? Not so much. I’ve always been active but when it comes to winning at sport, I’ve had no problem backing off, especially where pain was involved. My motto in cycling has always been, “I’m out to have fun. If it’s not fun, I’m outta here.” But [...]
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Lets Talk Compression

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Training for an endurance event often requires workouts on consecutive days or even within one day. During peak training periods you may find yourself having a difficult time recovering between subsequent training sessions, which in turn decreases their quality. I found this to be the case when my triathlon training schedule required me to do back to back long runs and rides. Often times I would head out for a run after a long ride and my legs felt like [...]
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Ride Food :: Allen Lim’s Rice Cakes

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Do me a favor…pick up one of your go-to energy bars for bike rides or other endurance activities and read the ingredient label. With a few exceptions, I can guess three things about your bar (1) it contains some ingredients that you cannot pronounce or are unfamiliar with (2) it contains some sort of ingredient derived from soy or corn (3) it gives you a stomach ache. When we spend so much time benefitting our health on our bikes, why [...]
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Built To Fit :: Interview With Master Bike Fitter Chris Soden

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When we say “Built to Fit” we literally mean, built to fit. For our GBL CX bike we consulted with Master Bike Fitter Chris Soden of Boulder, Colorado. Chris is the owner of Pro Peloton Cyclery, a boutique shop that specializes in custom bikes and top notch bike fit. He expertly led me through the bike fit process for our Built to Fit project with Mosaic Cycles. It is no surprise that riders come from all over the country to [...]
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Healthy Recipes :: Chicken Fajitas

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My fiance and I recently went on a back country ski trip to a hut in central Colorado with a group of 4 other friends.  We were tasked with making dinner one night for everyone. When we were deciding what to make we knew we wanted something portable, somewhat light for the 6 mile skin in, with minimal waste, and flavorful–of course. We went with chicken fajitas for a crowd! Chicken Fajitas (Serves 8 hungry athletes) 4 pounds chicken breast [...]
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