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Cycling Basics: Reviews | Apparel & Equipment | Bike Types | Cycling Books
As runners, most of us never cross train. But over the past 4 years, I’ve been active in both road & trail running but also focusing on competitive track & field. To work different muscles and minimizing any form of injury, I’m strengthening my core with boot camp exercises, P90X, and added cycling to my regimen. I’ve also sought the wisdom of a semi-elite cyclist, Stanley T, and two Ironman, Bill K and Tom Y. They have given me invaluable advice on equipment, apparel, and cycling basics in addition to loaning the equipment to get started. Swimming is next.
Being a complete newbie in cycling and coming from a strictly running background, I wanted to encourage runners to add cycling (and swimming) to their cross training regimen for improved cardiovascular, reducing muscle imbalances, strengthening your core, minimizing injuries, all-around health & fitness, and enjoying the outdoors even more!
In this new section, we will cover the basics you need to get started – cycling apparel and essential gear/equipment. I had to asked cyclists about equipment, read books and magazines, and learned how to change tires and tubes from the get go! I hope to share some of my experiences with you so you don’t have to go through what I did – I am not a handy person. Early next year (2015), we will dive into more advanced topics as I progress and learn on my journey. It is a lot different and cycling gear is critical – not just your shoes, running form, and apparel as in running…
Cycling Basics – Apparel & Equipment: The essentials for starting out
Cycling Basics – Bike Types: Know what the various types of bikes are
Cycling Basics – Books: Learn about training and maintenance
Current & Upcoming Reviews
- Ashmei cycling & triathlon apparel (sneak peek)
- OFFPISTE UltraPack & LightPack
- Narrative Clip wearable camera
- Red Fox Wireless EDGE Bluetooth headphones
- Tifosi Optics Tyrant 2.0 sunglasses review
- Ryders, Optic Nerve, Smith Optics Interchangeable sunglasses for cycling
- Rapha Rain Jacket and Souplesse Jacket cycling apparel
- Rapha Winter Glove and women’s Leggings
- Mio VELO
- Polaroid Cube
- Magellan Cyclo 315 USA
- Trek Lush SL women’s mountain bike
- Cannondale Quick Speed women’s hybrid bike
- ElliptiGO 8C elliptical bicycle
- Safe Cycler bike lights
- Spurcycle black bell
- Pearl Izumi cycling shorts and Summer gloves
- Tifosi Optics Veloce cycling sunglasses
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