You’re ready to buy a bike, but intimidated by all the numbers and specs? One of the first steps is knowing which size bike you need. There are a couple of different ways women’s bikes are measured and sized, and we’re going to walk you through all of it. And there’s no need to feel … Read more
Going on your first group bike ride is a right of passage in your life as a cyclist. It can also be a little bit scary, especially if you don’t have anybody to show you the ropes. Here are some tips on how to find the right group ride, what to do ahead of time … Read more
Part of the reason buying a bike is so challenging is because there are SO MANY different types of bicycles: road bikes, mountain bikes, e-bikes, cargo bikes, yikes! While it can all be a bit confusing, the good news is that this huge variety of bicycles means that there is a bike out there perfectly … Read more
It’s a beautiful day, the sun is shining, you’re ready to go for a bike ride…..but you have a flat tire. Assuming it’s been a while since you’ve ridden your bike, you probably just have low tire pressure. An easy fix! We’ll show you (step-by-step) how to pump up a bike tire using both two … Read more
When riding a bike, whether you are riding solo or riding in a group, you must know and use cycling hand signals. Safety on the bike is so important, and it’s absolutely vital to clearly communicate to motorists and other cyclists where you are going and what you are planning to do. Now, this all … Read more
One of the most daunting things about riding a bike often isn’t the actual riding of the bike, but figuring out how to get your bike to fit properly. Specifically, one of the first things you will want to do is get your bicycle saddle height adjusted to the correct height It is so important … Read more
I this episode, I’ll be interviewing Samantha Welter, an athletic trainer who specializes in working with endurance athletes, especially women, and she’s got a lot of great information to share with us on preventing and treating cycling injuries. Whether you’re suffering from chronic pain, or coming back from a crash, or even dealing with long-term … Read more
All of us cyclists, at one time or another, have fallen off our bikes. Some of us do it more often, some of us do it less often, but if you ride a bike on pavement, chances are at one time or another you have found yourself a little bit closer to that pavement than … Read more
If you are an avid cyclist, at one time or another you are likely to find yourself cycling in extreme temperatures. There is so much advice, gear, and so many tips for cyclists who want to ride in colder temperatures, but what about those of us who find ourselves wanting to ride when it’s hot … Read more
If you ride a bike, chances are, at some point, you have fallen off that bike. We do everything we can to be so careful, but sometimes something just goes wrong. You take a corner and your bike slides out from under you. You are riding in a group and go into the back of … Read more