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

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

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!!!!!!

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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!

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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.

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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. 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

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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!

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!

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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!!