Being in a good place mentally is half the battle when it comes to preparing for a race. You want to be focused, relaxed, and confident when you begin. If you show up flustered, disorganized, or worried you’ll have a harder time focusing on what you need to do, how to pace yourself, or even how to breathe properly. Here’s some tips on how to mentally prepare for a race. [Read more…]
10 Best Mountain Bike Mountains To Bike Before You Die
Mountain bike trails have always been well loved because of their beauty and closeness to nature. Some provide ample scenery and good fun while others provide challenging terrain that tests your wits and abilities. However, some mountains are more challenging, more loved, and more fun than others. Here’s ten awesome mountain regions every mountain biker needs to bike in their lifetime. [Read more…]
Biking With Children
While many people engage in cycling as a primary means of exercise or transportation, it is also a great way to connect with your children no matter what age they are. Not only can biking with children give you more time with your kids but it also has so many benefits for your children you wonder why more people don’t do it. [Read more…]
Top 5 Cycling Friendly Cities
Cycling is quickly becoming a very popular and well known facet of daily life. Whether you prefer to use cycling as a means of exercise or transportation, you will find that some places are more cycling friendly than others. When considering whether a city is cycling friendly you have to look at trails, bike lanes, bike programs, and city planning. Bearing this in mind, here’s the top five cycling friendly cities in the world. [Read more…]
How to Change Bike Gears
Changing your bike gears while cycling takes some practice in order to accomplish the change fluidly. Avid cyclists know that if you ride your bike off road or on any kind of terrain that isn’t flat you will need to change gears. Most bikes contain anywhere from ten to twenty-seven gears that are split between the front and back wheels. Knowing when and how to change them is an important part of cycling. [Read more…]
How To Pick The Right Bike Shorts
Bike shorts, as with any kind of exercise clothing, the need to be comfortable and do the job you need them to do. Not only should the right bike shorts not pinch when you ride, they need to conform to your body and not shift during the movements you’ll make while cycling. Unfortunately, the best way to find the right pair of shorts will ultimately be to try them on and test them out. This is because everyone’s body is different, so everyone will have a different preference of brand, size, and fit. However, here are a few tips to keep in mind so that the process doesn’t seem so hit or miss. [Read more…]