Barton Haynes here, continuing my series on healthy riding as summer, and the cycling season, heats up. Here is the overview postwhere I discuss different types of injuries and how to avoid them. In this article we will focus in on foot numbness/tingling while cycling. Foot numbness and tingling are irritating, if even painful, and will…
Bart Haynes here in sunny San Diego, continuing my series on cycling health and necessities in honor of the beginning of the cycling season. For many of us, May means the beginning of regular outdoor cycling. The weather is nice, it’s not too hot, and you’re probably sick of your trainer (or sick of not…
Saddle soreness is simply pain associated with sitting on your bike seat. Saddle sores are sores you get from chaffing while riding. Here are 5 ways to prevent these at the beginning of the season. Get new riding shorts Old riding shorts means you are riding with virtually no padding on your bike. If you…
Bart Haynes here in sunny San Diego. Now that cycling is about to be in full swing, it’s important to talk about injuries and cycling pain, as you are probably at the greatest risk for issues at the beginning of the riding season. Today I wanted to write about an under-discussed aspect of cycling: injuries…
Bart Haynes here in sunny San Diego, here to talk about stretching before riding and racing. The real question is: why even stretch before riding? The fact is, it’s a good question. Cycliing is a physically extremely repetitive activity, and so stretching is beneficial for: Hips Hamstrings Lower back Calfs Here are several reasons you…
Bart Haynes here in sunny San Diego, here to answer a reader question: how much is a safe distance to increase riding? Is it like running? The prevailing, accepted running wisdom is that once you have your running baseline, you shouldn’t increase your running distance more than 10%. Some runners take this as “not more…
Bart Haynes here in sunny San Diego with another article that is meant for cyclists who are new to riding in groups, and seasoned cyclists who could use a primer on riding etiquette. Most people start cycling by themselves or with one other person. Making the jump from riding alone or with one or two…
Bart Haynes here in sunny San Diego, here to talk about strategies for racing. One of the reasons I love cycling races is because there is so much strategy in how you do it. You can dramatically – and I mean dramatically – improve your racing times simply by adopting a good strategy. For me,…
Barton Haynes in sunny San Diego, here to talk about riding etiquette. Let’s call it a riding etiquette primer, primary aimed at new cyclists but rules that seasoned cyclists would benefit from keeping in mind. So, why this article? Two reasons. First, when I first started riding I remember being distinctly with the question, “How…
Barton Haynes here in sunny San Diego. I had an informative experience this last weekend that I wanted to share. Surprisingly, in all my years of cycling I have never come across this before: namely, how do you repair a tube without a patch kit? The Hole in My Tube I pulled my bike down…
