This was passed onto me today by a fellow cyclist. Some interesting stuff down at Interbike. While a power meter is certainly an important tool for a professional cyclist, the bulk of them are of course sold to amateurs who misinterpret their amateur status and poor results as signs that they need to spend...
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Since fall, and soon winter, has started to rear its ugly face I got to dream up ways to stay fit while the temperature dips below my comfort zone. I have been thinking about hitting the leg weights and did a little research about the effects and advantages of lifting weights. I orginally thought...
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With all this talk about huge “Powa” output one has to think about other factors that effect speed in cycling. The most common variable that you should consider is weight… hence the common power watts/kg factor. The previous post shows that Ryders watts/kg output for his record breaking ride is 4.81 watts/kg. Kobe Davis...
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After doing a little more research, and asking a few more question about Ryder and his climb at Haleakala I was surprised to find out that another Canadian actually “helped” Ryder capture the record up the Haleakala climb, Simon Whitfeld. Whitfeld was born in Kingston, Ontario. By age 15 he was pursuing triathlon on a serious competitive basis....
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I have always wondered how an average Joe (like me) would compare to a professional cyclist. I have ridden against a few very strong riders from teams like Red Truck or Symmetrics back in Alberta and B.C. as well as some strong riders from Calgary, and for the most part managed to keep standing by...
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