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I got the new Valdora AC Tri bike today. The one I won in the Beginnertriathlete.com (BT) contest. I’ve only ridden it about 5 miles. It’s awesome and made me wonder how I ever got by on a road bike with clip on aerobars for two years. The aero position on this bike is so [...]
“I’m petrified of nipple chafing. One it starts, it’s a vicious circle.”–Andy, ‘The Office’ The Saddle Saga Continues! The short story The new saddle I got last month caused alot of chaffing. Then, I wore my sweaty race clothes for five hours until I got home after Lake Norman. The raw chaffed skin combined with [...]
Ever since doing the Over the Mountain bike course – where I learned to go easier down and work a bit harder up – I love hills. I truly love them. I’m so glad that I live in Chapel Hill. The training plan I am following has hill repeats every week, another factor that has [...]
I had a crappy bike ride yesterday. Wow, I hardly ever say that. I felt good on my bike ride for the first half of the 53 mile ride. Then my butt started to hurt alot from the new saddle, which I’m not used to and still not satisfied with position. I don’t get why [...]
Over two years ago, I bought a book entitled Bicycling Magazine’s 1000 All Time Best Tips. When I read it back then, I flagged a page that talks about getting a runny nose when cycling. Page 100, tip #46. It says that this problem is caused by Vasomotor Rhinitis, and a prescription nasal spray called [...]
