Ryan Busto, 41 years old Canadian was on a cycling trip in the US when he developed a rare flesh-eating infection. The infection set in when he got a saddle sore from cycling. According to sources close to him, he was with Tara Rosenberg, a friend. They were cycling in San Diego, California when Ryan developed a “Severe saddle sore.” Tara Rosenberg posted on Facebook about the incident: Within 36 hours he was fighting for his life. I have never heard of such a rare thing and am completely shattered, The flesh-eating disease spreads through the tissues and within the span of 12 to 24 hours, d ..read more

The Best Efforts feature allows subscribers to compare their biggest climbs, power PRs, rides with the most elevation gain, and even time intervals. You can measure your best power outputs at intervals of 5 seconds to 1 hour. While you can track your fastest cycling time at 5 miles to 180k.  This is not all. The feature also records your top 5 performances of the year! It presents the trend in a graph form so you can keep track of your improvements. This helps in keeping yearly progress.                View this post on Instagram &nb ..read more

Each climate requires different clothes. Don’t you agree? Being somewhat more stubborn than others, it took me two years to figure out combinations that worked well in all conditions. With an aim toward shortening the learning curve, I present the following discussions on clothing options. Now, just because you don’t see it here doesn’t mean it won’t work. The contributors to this site can only go by their conditions and needs. Even under the same conditions, different riders have different needs. So be sure you apply a little independent thought before you blindly take advice written here. Di ..read more

I rather suspect that, in the end, almost any bike can be used. What do you say? You can go winter cycling on your summer bike, even your skinny tired road bike. Some icebikers prefer just that. Cuts through the snow, down to the traction, they claim. It’s not till you experiment with something else that you can determine that what you are using is better or worse. This is why it is desirable to try different bikes, lights, tires, etc. All this can get expensive. That’s why I offer these opinions. I am trying to save you money. So, I am going to cover the different types of equipment that I an ..read more

The class starts in minutes. You’re new at this type of thing. A crowd assembles at the door. Some of them seem to know each other. Wasn’t this supposed to be a beginner’s class? Why does everyone seem to be talking to each other like they already know what they’re doing? Why does everyone have towels that match the color of their Lycra shorts? Why does anyone have a towel at all? A young boy shows up and says hello to everyone. Oh, Good God! It’s the instructor. Like sacrificial lemmings, everyone follows him into the room. Shouldn’t he still be in school? He looks too young to be in charge o ..read more

Not all MTBs are created equal. That goes without saying. Or does it? Well, maybe if you’re really into it and you’ve been doing it for years and spend your weekends running up and down trails. But if mountain biking is something new to you that you want to get into then you might want to think about the exact type of bike and the exact type of riding you want to do. The truth is that not all mountain bikes are designed with biking up and down mountains in mind. Conversely, not everyone who buys a mountain bike wants to use it for going up and down mountains either. Related: 15 Best Bikes For ..read more

A long time ago someone suggested I should buy a folding bike for my morning commute to the office. I laughed at them. Why would I try something that looked like it belonged in 1975? I’d had enough of being laughed at in school for just being me. I had never needed anyone else’s help to make me look like a moron, so why would I openly court such a thing now as a fully (mostly) grown adult. So I laughed and left it at that for several years. Then one particularly wet, rainy, and cold day riding my full-size mountain bike down along, and through the inner streets of a nameless city I used to liv ..read more

Isn’t it exciting? Going out to buy a new mountain bike? Man, I sure do love buying a new bike. But do you know that there is more to buying a new bike than just deciding on which color you like the most? That’s right! I am talking about bike fit, Again!  I emphasize buying a bike with the right fit because it is important for your safety as well as for having an enjoyable ride. And today I am talking about finding the right frame size! You guessed it, didn’t you? But first, you have to decide on what type of riding you will do on the bike. Is it going to be the weekend gravel muncher or ..read more

Even as beginner mountain bikers, there’s no need to go out there and show yourself up like one. Maybe you’ve decided that mountain biking is your new passion. Maybe you’re just interested in doing some riding that isn’t as boring as road biking. Whatever your reason or motivation may be, you don’t have to embarrass yourself by doing things that more experienced riders think are daft. Because I have got your back! Let’s admit it, we’ve all been there. Even I had to start somewhere, and at one time even I didn’t know how to ride a bike let alone look like a pro while riding it. So, most of the ..read more

If you have read any of my other articles you would know I am pretty adamant about bikes being a utilitarian machine. The reason I say that so much and why I believe is because I believe anyone is capable of maintaining their own bicycles and I am going to give you a few tips and resources to get started.   Basic Bike Maintenance Tips Tip 1- Fixing Flat Tire, Tube, Damaged Tire Replacement Or Installing A New Tire Tools you will need: tire levers and a bike pump Tires and tubes are the most commonly replaced item on your bike because of the material they are made out of and how much they ..read more