Edge wheels Cycling Strong

July 28th, 2010 | By admin

I am so in love with the new wheels. This is going to be great for LOTOJA!!!

Cycling Strong with Gel-Bot

April 14th, 2010 | By admin

Gel-Bot it is so nice to have!! I hope it can help you.

What Would Your Road Bicycle Be?

March 25th, 2010 | By admin

Okay – since I have started cycling I have noticed that the cycling world is a lot like any other world. Road Bicycles start climbing in price when a brand name is attached or when the model and design are sleeker, more aerodynamic, lighter, etc. Kinda’ like a Ferrari or Lamborghini! I’ve always been a sucker for top brand purchasing because I hate to be limited by anything that is within my power to change. I currently ride a fantastic Masi bike…but I have to admit I have my sights set on another bike that I’m wanting pretty bad. I’m not going to share what that is in the post, because first I want to know: If you could have your dream road bicycle, what would you get and why?  Tell me the parts you would use and why?  Who you would you have make it and why?

Dream big!!!!!!

GPS of Choice for Road Bike Cycling

March 23rd, 2010 | By admin

I did a lot of research on what GPS system would be the very best for what I want to accomplish with my road bike cycling. The GPS I came up with is the Garmin Edge 705. It has been a fantastic choice for me because it:

1. Navigates my ride
2. Gives me all the data I need – speed, distance, time, calories, altitude, climb and descent…and records it all so I can view it on Garmin.com
3. Displays my watts – but you do have to have a ANT+ to see them. This really does help me to train smarter because I can see where I am being inefficient and where I need to improve.
4. Measures my heart rate and cadence (my GPS came with a heart rate monitor, but I did have to purchase an additional cadence sensor).
5. Ride swapping – I can share my rides with other Garmin users. I can also get their rides downloaded into my Garmin. FUN!
6. Analyze – keeps all my data so I can analyze it and train smart.

It really has been fantastic – well, once I got it set up. That was a chore. I actually had to spend several hours on the phone with Garmin’s customer service. But once I got that done, it has been a delight. Their training videos on how to use the device are fantastic, too. Definitely a good thing to watch before you go out on your first ride so that your Garmin is set up and ready to go (yeah…I learned that the hard way).

Keep Cycling Strong!

One Thing You Don’t Want to Forget Before Your Road Bicycle Ride!

March 23rd, 2010 | By admin

Okay – so I was getting ready to go out on another ride and one of the local road bike cycling experts looks at me and says, “Did you pump up your tires?” I looked at him like he was insane! After all, I just had my road bicycle in their shop the previous week and they were supposed to get it all ready for me to go. He got a good laugh out of explaining to me that a road bicycle’s tires should be checked before each and every ride. Hmmmm…good to know!

Aside from safety concerns, did you know that if you do not have good tire pressure you will feel like you are pushing your bike down the road? Don’t do this to yourself! Be sure to check your road bicycle’s tire pressure before you head out the door.

What Road Bike Cycling Clothing to Wear in Idaho

March 21st, 2010 | By admin

Well – it’s Springtime in Idaho! Finally some temperatures above 30 degrees and the snow is starting to melt! It’s so beautiful and refreshing to get outdoors for some long distance rides…makes all those indoor spinning classes worth it! However, it still isn’t what you would call…well…warm. I would say mid to lower 40s on the last couple of rides I went on, one with a breeze that made it feel a little cooler. SO! As you know, I am a total beginner and have no idea how cold or how hot I am going to get while riding. I know that I don’t want to be wearing (or packing) any more gear than I absolutely have to, but I definitely do not want to get cold, either.

What to wear? I show exactly what I wore for my ride in the above video, but to make it short and simple: Under Armor pants, Under Armor shirt, cycling shorts, and a windbreaker jacket. That’s all I needed to stay warm on a fantastic road bike cycling trip to a beautiful place called Wolverine Canyon and back. You can check out my ride on a map and even download the gpx file for your GPS if you would like to!

My last ride www.cyclingstrong.com

March 19th, 2010 | By admin

My last ride. check it out my Garmin 705 does some cool stuff.  Keep up with all the good stuff on www.cyclingstrong.com

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/27455418

My Tacx Trainer for Cycling

March 11th, 2010 | By admin

There are all kinds of trainers out there in the market. In fact, one of my videos discusses several of these – rollers, indoor spinning bicycles, and more. I wanted a trainer that would keep my attention so that I wouldn’t get bored if I was riding by myself in my house (I’m somewhat of a social rider…). So! I found the perfect trainer for me. It is called the Tacx trainer. It comes with a stand to set your bike on, but they you hook it up to your computer and you basically get to play a video game. You “see” yourself on a bike in the screen and you choose how far you want to go and what type of ride  you want (hilly or not-so-hilly). You can also choose if you want wind resistance and rain-type of situations. When you start the software, you actually pedal and steer your bike just like you would if you were inside the computer. If you crash, you have to wait for your guy to get up and get back on his bike.

Along with the virtual world, you can also buy “real life” software that allows you to experience what it would be like to go ride your bike in Italy, France, etc. These show the actual road in Italy (or France or wherever) and the resistance pulls just the same as the virtual software does…like you are going up or down a hill. FUN STUFF!

Finally, you can also challenge other riders online….which is what I plan to do next. Then I guess I really won’t be riding all by myself!

Masi Bikes are the Best – Don’t You Think?

March 6th, 2010 | By admin

Just want to say thanks to for Masi for getting back to me..and, I’m looking forward to riding my Masi in my Century Ride in August!

Cycling Bike Review Integral Prior To Buying

March 4th, 2010 | By admin

Many people want to get fit, to make exercising part of their every day lives. There is a lot of information available now that tells us all how terrible it is to have an unhealthy lifestyle. So people are returning to the gym or are buying exercise equipment for their homes. Many are buying stationary bikes, but before you do, read a good cycling bikes review to make sure you know what you’re getting into.

Exercise bikes can be upright or horizontal, and are also called stationary, recumbent or exercise bikes. These are all pieces of exercise equipment that don’t move around. Two wheels, some gears, handles, a seat for one’s bottom and some tools for measuring distance and speed as well as other things are included.

Exercise bikes are convenient for home use because they do not take up as much room as a home fitness centre or expensive flexing machinery. An exercise bike is the same size as a normal bike, though it can be a bit bulkier if it has a lot of extra statistics measuring equipment. Even the bulkiest exercise bike can find a place inside the home.

As a piece of equipment left at the gym and for use by all, an exercise bike is fairly important to every type of athlete’s training. Using one, the body seems to come alive, preparing it for the harder workout to come. The blood starts pumping harder, oxygen levels rise, as well as fat and calories being burned off easier than with most other forms of exercise.

Using a bike to exercise helps people maintain their motivation levels. Some people limit themselves in their training by finding any excuse to get out of their daily exercises. However, if someone has committed to using a bike, a stationary bike takes away excuses like weather.
One of the benefits of an exercise bike is that it doesn’t take a lot of concentration to ride one. Many gyms will set up treadmills and bikes in a room on their own, and provide a television hanging from the ceiling or wall to entertain people doing their cardio workouts. Bikes may take effort but they do not tax the mind.

It’s important that a good cycling bike have certain things on it. Of course the seat should be appropriately cushioned, given the amount of time a person’s bottom spends on it. Gears help a person change the challenge level of the bike, which keeps them from being bored. Having instruments to measure things like speed and distance also helps so that people can see how they are progressing.

Some bikes can be fairly expensive. It all depends on what each person is looking for. Checking out a good cycling bikes review might help people to decide if they want to work out in the gym or at home, and what they really want from their bike.

Tons of hot spots for vacations around the world have cycling bikes thats available to get around the place more easier then driving. You can find that these cycling bike equipments can be found almost anywhere in the world today.

March 4, 2010 by Sal Marino

I thought this was good…just wanted to pass it on!!

How to Buy a Bicycle

March 4th, 2010 | By admin

This video talks about how to pick the right bike for yourself. I found a cool website that helps you measure yourself so you know what frame you need; however, as Ron says in the video, visiting a bike shop and getting your measurements done professionally is really the way to go. The URL is www.ebicycles.com – It’s got a road bicycle frame size chart and a road bicycle frame size calculator. Hope this helps!

Let me tell you – purchasing a bike can be very stressful. That’s why feel it is very important that you take the time to go to a bike shop and make sure that your measurements are accurate because everybody is different. You want your cycling to be fun and I think the bike is the most important part of that (you don’t want cycling knee or back pain, right?!). Good luck! Please – if you have any good info, leave it in a comment below.

Garmin Edge 705

March 3rd, 2010 | By admin

Okay. So I looked into what kind of GPS system would be best for my bicycling needs and came up with the Garmin Edge 705. Fantastic piece of equipment with all kinds of bells and whistles that are important for training hard. I have been so excited to get my Garmin!

SO – finally came in the mail and can I just say that I have had one heck of a time getting it up and running? Garmin makes it SO hard to use their product. I cannot understand how such a big company can do that to themselves. Man – this has been a battle to get my Garmin edge 705 updated and ready for a ride.  From forums to hours on customer support I finally got it done, but it was definitely no easy task. THEN I discovered I needed to order the maps as well. Now I’ve got them coming and I’m keeping my fingers crossed that I can actually load them on the Garmin Edge 705 without having to call technical support again. Please, please, PLEASE wish me luck!