I Love Bicycling is a website that is geared towards cycling for beginners with road cycling tips, training articles, nutrition tips, weight loss, how to’s and bike repair articles.
The boys over at nsmb.com put out an amazingly hilarious video on how to be a mountain biker. This spoof accurately depicts some of the common behaviours including the jargon we use, getting trail dogs, using GoPros and being weight watching wienies… anything to save a few hundred grams, God forbid we give up some of the beer we worship! Enjoy! Let us know if they missed anything in the comments below!
Here is a quick video on how to do a basic bike fit.
Versatile, vintage inspired cycling underwear for women. Sexy, comfortable panties with a chamois (foam insert) sewn in for riding.
Chamois Panties are stylish, comfortable cycling underwear for women. They are great for spin class at the gym or a ride downtown. They have a foam insert sewn in for added comfort while riding. Unlike traditional riding shorts with a chamois, these panties will fit discreetly under your clothing. You can wear them under any pants, shorts, skirts, denim cutoffs, and even non-cycling specific work out clothes you already own. Urban cyclists and bike commuters can end up riding 20+ miles on any given day. Obviously spandex is not appropriate day-wear in the city, and ‘jorts’ are certainly not comfy long term on a saddle. Ouch! That’s precisely where Chamois Panties come into play. The foam insert alleviates the discomforts of riding while remaining discreet, allowing you to flaunt your own unique style. Help fund the Chamois Panties and make them a reality. Your contributions will go toward the manufacturing and distribution costs so that we can get these babies on the market!
Go to Kickstarter to help Christiana Guzman fund the project.
The Brigitte is for women of all shapes and sizes. They are flattering and comfortable with a chamois insert thick enough to protect your precious lady parts from the pains of those longer urban rides. They are full coverage with a higher, ’50s style rise in the back. They are 100% discreet under any type of skirt, pant, or short you desire to wear. In lieu of elastic is an attractive stretch lace band to avoid muffin top (no thanks, right?). Great for spin class and daily commutes.
The Bettie is for the ladies that want to feel a little sexier while they ride. The sheer mesh sides, and ruching on the back give these panties a feminine touch. You definitely won’t feel like you are wearing your grandmother’s bike undies (huh? Just go with it). Betties are lower rise in the front and show a little more cheek in the back. They are great for those cute low waisted pants or shorts but there’s still plenty of coverage so you don’t end up with plumbers’ crack. The chamois insert is a thinner, triathlon style pad offering just that extra bit of comfort you need while you bike about the city. Great for shorter, lower impact rides.
You hear someone had a crash and your first question is “How’s the bike?”
Your wife tells you the only way she’ll let you ride across the country is over her dead body and you tell her, “If that’s the case, you’ll be my first speed bump!”
You have stopped even trying to explain to your other half why you need more than one bike…you just go buy another one and figure it will all work out in the divorce settlement.
You see nothing wrong with discussing the connection between hydration and urine color.
You find your Shimano touring shoes to be more comfortable and stylish than your new trainers.
You have more money invested in your bike clothes than in the rest of your combined wardrobe.
“Four cheeseburgers and four large French Fries” is for you.
You see a fit, tanned, Lycra-clad young thing ride by, and the first thing you check out is his or her bicycle.
You use wax on your chain, AND on your legs (boys).
Your first course when you eat out is a large banana split.
Your bike has more miles on its computer then your car’s odometer.
You wear your bike shorts swimming.
Your bikes are worth more than your car.
You buy a people-carrier and immediately remove the rear seats to allow your bike(s) to fit.
When you move to a new area the first thing you look for is a bike shop.
You have more bike jerseys than low-cut tops.
You take your bike along when you shop for a car – just to make sure the bike will fit inside.
You view crashes as an opportunity to upgrade components.
You clean your bike(s) more often then your house.
You put your bike in your car and the value of the total package increases by a factor of 3 (or better).
You regard inter-gender discussion of your genital pain/size/shape/utility as normal.
Your New Years resolution is to put more miles on your bike than your car, and you do it.
You can tell your other half, with a straight face that it’s too hot to mow the lawn and then bike off for a century.
Your kids bring a rear derailleur to “Show & Tell”.
Your car sits outside your garage because your garage is full of bikes and cycling gear.
A measurement of 44-36-40 doesn’t refer to the latest Playboy centrefold, but that new gear ratio you were considering.
You wear your heart monitor to bed to make sure you stay within your target zone during any extracurricular activities.
There is no time like the present, for postponing what you ought to be doing, and go bicycling instead…
You no longer require a hankie to blow your nose.
You smile at your evening date, and she politely points out that you seem to have bugs in your teeth.
You can’t seem to get to work by 8:30 AM, even for important meetings, but you don’t have any problems at all meeting your mates at 6:30 AM for a hundred-miler.
Your surgeon tells you you need a heart valve replacement and you ask if you have a choice between Presta and Schrader.
You’re too tired for hanky-panky on a Friday night but pump out a five-hour century on Saturday.
Having problems with your rear derailleur? Watch this short video to learn how to keep it shifting smoothly.
Having problems with your front derailleur? Watch this short video to learn how to keep it shifting smoothly.
A man stands atop a building obviously ready to commit suicide. A negotiator is sent in to talk him down.
“Mate, don’t do it, think of your family!”, says the negotiator.
“They’re all dead,” replies the man.
“Oh. Well your friends then.”
“Don’t have any.”
“Pets? Work colleagues? Associations?”
“Run over, sacked, asked to leave.”
“Well think of all the great sporting events to look forward too, the World Cup, the Superbowl, the Tour de France!”
“Tour de France, what’s that?”
“Jump, ya bastard!”
All to often people skip the all important apres bike clean… this can decrease the life span of your components quite significantly. Learn how to clean a bike properly in this 15 minute video.
I hose my bike down before cleaning the chain (unlike the video) but… it probably doesn’t matter that much.
A cyclist shows up for a group ride on a new carbon speed machine.
“Hey, where did you get the new ride?”, asks one of the group.
“Well,” he says, “I was out on a ride when this really hot chick rode up alongside. We got to talking and one thing led to another and we stopped at a park. She suddenly stripped all of her clothes off and said, ‘take what you want’, so I took the bike.”
“Good thing too,” said the friend, “the clothes probably wouldn’t have fit.”
A devout cyclist dies and goes to heaven. Saint Peter meets him at the gate. The cyclist asks if there are bicycles in heaven. Peter says “Sure, let me show you,” and leads the guy into the finest Velodrome you can imagine.
“This is great,” the cyclist says. “You will love it here” says Peter. “You will be fitted to a custom track bike, the mechanics will glue on fresh silks each night, and your personal masseuse is always available.” As they speak a blur flys by them on the boards riding a gold plated Cinelli and the cyclist says “Wow he was fast, that must be Eddy Merckx!”
“No,” says Peter, “that was God, he only wishes he was Eddy”.