Indholdsfortegnelse for September 2015 i Bicycling

facebook.com/MichelobULTRA 1 EVEN THOUGH I BELIEVE that energy, recovery, and hydration-optimization powders help people ride better (and feel better while they’re riding better), I almost never mix them into my bottles. I like water. (As sales guy Steve Brawley enjoys pointing out, I also listen to vinyl.) When I make an exception—on days that I know will be ridiculously hot, hard, long, or some combination of all three—I go with GQ-6 Flooid, which tastes lighter than other concoctions, doesn’t leave a coating on my mouth and teeth, and feels less heavy in my stomach. Favorite flavor: Green Apple. 2 Some do the ride even though they can’t do the ride, and eventually they can do the ride. Some never do the ride, and can never do the ride. 3 I…

STEP 1 Pedal in a medium-low gear on a quiet stretch of road, in a parking lot, or on grass. Start on a slight uphill grade; it’s easier to learn on. Point your bike sideways, perpendicular to the slope. Grip your hoods lightly with your fingers on the brakes, and keep your body weight centered over the bike. Start gently rolling to a stop. STEP 2 As you slow down, stand up and turn your front wheel to a 30-degree angle from the top tube, pointing your wheel uphill. STEP 3 While turning your wheel, rotate your cranks so that your pedals are level, and the uphill side is forward. Look ahead, not down, which can throw off equilibrium. Fix your gaze on something stationary. STEP 4 Find your balance…

In only her second year of racing bikes, Ayesha McGowan of Brooklyn took home the 2015 New York State Cat 3 road-race championship. The 28-yearold preschool music teacher is also the program director for the nonprofit InTandem, which uses tandem bikes to provide riding opportunities to people with disabilities. Here’s how she plans to make history—and shares her love of cycling along the way. In 2007, I borrowed my mom’s bicycle—may it rest in peace— from our basement. It still had a baby carrier attached to it, for my sister, who is eight years older than me. The day before the New York State championships, I decided I wanted to win. I was nervous since I haven’t done a lot of climbing. But I’m mentally tough—that’s what I have going…

@AdamMyerson A fixture in the New England cycling scene for decades as a racer, coach, and promoter, Adam Myerson has just about seen it all. While sometimes polarizing, his outspoken take is always thought-provoking. alpsandes.com Colombian native Klaus Bellon brings an intimate familiarity to his blog devoted (mostly) to Colombia’s pro-cycling history and renaissance. @ARTCRANK Fundamentally, Artcrank is a traveling art show featuring bike posters. “But what we really want to be is a gateway drug for art and cycling,” says founder Charles Youel, who has been hosting these “popup” events since 2007. Twitter and then Instagram helped spread the word, says Youel, but he insists the goal is to get people to show up in real life, “not just click something in the middle of the night to get…

TAYLOR RECOMMENDS @MarkCavendish Cavendish is funny and his tweets honestly reflect who he is as a person— a genuine, selfdeprecating, and kindhearted man. @dr_woo_ssc Whether you are into tattoos or not, Dr. Woo is a fun artist to follow on Instagram. His posts showcase his amazing work and also his great fashion sense. @thefatjewish on Instagram is easily the most hilarious account out there. FROM THE BEGINNING, the Taylor Phinney story sold itself: Prodigal son of Olympic cycling gold-medalist mother and Tour de France stage-winning dad takes up family pastime and immediately excels, winning multiple national and world championships. Success has been more fleeting since his 2011 jump to the pro ranks, where he rides for the BMC Racing Team. The 25-year-old is in the midst of a long rehab…

DANNY'S VIDEO TIPS Get the right perspective. Keep the camera horizontal, and think about angles and scale. Tell a story. Build in a theme and try to present a sense of being on a journey. If you can include some kind of story in the video it will make it a lot more fun to watch. Choose a soundtrack. Find music that feels right for you and the video you are making. Be perfect— at least once. I may try a trick a hundred times and land it only once or twice until I get it right. You have to make sure the riding is something you are 100 percent happy with. SIX YEARS AGO, Danny MacAskill was working in a bike shop in Edinburgh, Scotland. In his spare time,…

1 / Set up shop / Before you can fix your bike, you need a few tools. Januszewski recommends a set of hex wrenches ranging from 1.5 mm to 10 mm and a preset torque wrench, so you don’t overtighten bolts and crack your frame or components. A quality floor pump with a gauge is a necessity— you should check your tire pressure before every ride. And a workstand will give you easier access to all parts of your bike. What you’ll save A lot—over time. After investing about $350, you won’t have to pay for simple repairs. 2 / Keep your bike clean / A simple wipedown can help you spot damage early, when it’s most likely easier—and cheaper—to fix. Do this at least once a month: Avoiding the…

The first time I saw a Yeti, I was with my then-boyfriend and his best friend, Jon, and we were downhilling at the Snowmass bike park. It was only my second time on a mountain bike, but I wasn’t scared. Mostly, I was distracted by the striking lines and turquoise hue of Jon’s bike. “What is that?” I asked. “It’s a Yeti,” he said. “They’re from Colorado.” “Wow,” I said. “That’s a beautiful bike.” Then I looked down at mine, and frowned. From then on, I was ruined. I panted for that 575 every time I rode with Jon, and for all the Yetis I saw on the trail. When it came time to upgrade, I was done having bike envy: I spent twice my budget to get an ASR5c.…

SRAM introduced its 1x (pronounced “one-by,” as in, “1x11”) groupsets on mountain bikes in 2012. With a single chainring in the front, and a 10- or 11-cog cassette with a wider range in the rear, the 1x provided the same high and low gears as a double-ring drivetrain, while eliminating front shifting. In 2014, 1x came to drop-bar bikes in the form of CX1 for cyclocross. Now, SRAM’s Force 1 and Rival 1 groups are bringing 1x to the road. SRAM’s system cleans up the look of a bike, shifts well, and has features to keep your chain in place. It may save some weight, too: The company claims about 170 grams, but it could be significantly less depending on your chainring and cassette choice. But there are sacrifices for…

REBECCAH AND LAUREL WASSNER 39, twins and professional triathletes NEW YORK CITY 1. RW: I’m not a sprinter—I like to get away and work hard. LW: I always like to surprise people. 2. RW: I think of trucker hats and I don’t like those. LW: I actually have a trucker hat on right now. 3. RW: I like that they’re long and grueling day in and day out. LW: The little people always win. 4. RW: The best races I’ve had are with my will and heart. LW: My legs have gotten me far. My mom says I have a gift. 5. RW: I muscle my way through things. Laurel makes everything look effortless. 6. RW: I like to set my own pace. LW: I like the dynamics of it,…

FANTASTIC NEWS FOR CRUNCH HATERS: A study published in the Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness found that doing a short core workout just once a week gives you the same strength benefits as doing it two or three times weekly. This 10-minute routine will work the key muscles that can improve your power and endurance in the saddle. Do 12 reps of each move, one after the next, with no rest. Repeat for another set. Yep, you just got more time to ride. You’re welcome. ROTATING SIDE PLANK Start in a push-up position. Balance on your right hand and extend your left arm toward the ceiling. Place your left foot on top of your right, resting on the edges of your feet. Hold for one to two seconds.…

BESIDES PULLING STUNTS you probably never knew were possible on a bike, like riding one-legged down a handrail, professional trials rider Ryan Leech is also a yoga instructor and coach who trains mountain bikers in the physical and mental aspects of riding. He believes daily meditation not only improves your cycling, but also makes each ride more fun. “I do a lot of cross-country mountain biking and road riding, and it’s easy to check out, especially if you’re solo,” Leech says. “Meditation has helped me to stay more present so I’m keeping up my cadence, and more aware of my heart rate, not solely relying on technology. And I find my bandwidth to take it all in—the raw experience of the moment, being out in nature, with friends—is bigger.” Start…

1 Giro Wind Bomber Jacket When a coworker told me she loved my outfit the day I wore this instead of my standard hoodie, I realized I’d stumbled upon a new wardrobe staple. The bomber has since become my go-to topper for chilly days, on or off a bike. $120 2 A Musette Bag I use a musette instead of a purse for all the reasons the traditional cycling bag makes sense when riding: It lays flat, goes over my shoulder for hands-free access, and fits plenty without tempting me to overpack. This one-off from British company Il Soigneur is no longer made, but you can find great options on Etsy. 3 ENVE Carbon Fiber Compact Road Cycling Handlebar This was the last component I chose for my new bike—and…

THE PROLIFIC @TheRadavist BARELY 10 YEARS AGO, John Watson was working in an architecture firm in New York City. Today, he runs The Radavist, an influential cycling blog that produces enough revenue for it to be his day job, and to pay contributors too. Watson, now based in Austin, Texas, has had unusual staying power in social media, where personalities or memes tend to get hot quickly and burn out just as fast. His longevity derives from two primary assets: Rather than chase other people’s notions of a trend, he focuses on themes and ideas that are important to him personally, which themselves change, which then refresh the site. He’s also open to reinventing his approach, such as when he abandoned the popular Prolly Is Not Probably blog title and…

KATHRYN RECOMMENDS “I like anyone who speaks their mind respectfully. And if you can make me laugh, I’m a follower for life. Voxwomen is a news feed that shows broadcasts of women’s racing. @jasongay of the The Wall Street Journal and @JulietMacur of The New York Times are great, too.” IF THE LAST FEW years are any indication, the lack of equity between men’s and women’s professional cycling finally may have met its match in Kathryn Bertine. This 40-year-old Tucsonbased pro cyclist (currently with BMW p/b Happy Tooth) is also a writer, filmmaker (her documentary Half the Road explores the inequalities faced by professional female racers), and an advocate who is a driving force behind Le Tour Entier, the organization that last year helped create the La Course by Le…

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN two cyclists, fashion-industry insiders, and best friends create a digital destination focused on the intersection of women’s cycling and style? They surprise themselves by making a massive splash in the male-dominated sea of arbiters of cycling cool. “We wanted to shine a spotlight on women who were doing fantastic things and inspiring us,” says cofounder Anna Maria Diaz-Balart (left), 31, of New York City. “We felt like we were part of something really great and wanted to share that.” What started on Tumblr in 2012 and launched as a website (prettydamnedfast.com) just last year is now an established forum featuring a mix of artfully shot gear reviews, inspirational rider profiles, how-to guides (think cyclist beauty hacks), and service (check out the irreverent nutrition series “F#ck Brunch”). The…

ALL THE GOOD STUFF Oakley made its first sunglasses in 1984, based on the one-piece, wraparound shape of its popular motocross (and BMX) goggles—a lineage that’s apparent in its new Jawbreaker, which was designed in collaboration with Mark Cavendish of the Etixx Quick-Step pro team. The name stems from the way the lower half of this frame hinges down to make it easy to swap between the 10 lenses (each for a specific lighting condition). The lens is huge and well-suited to the head-lowered, go-fast riding style. As a departure from the Radarlock XL glasses— Oakley’s next closest model in terms of size—as well as a throwback to earlier designs, the brow of the Jawbreaker arches up in the middle. This provides excellent field of vision when you’re looking up…

From Silca to Shinola, cycling entrepreneurs are taking advantage of the larger cultural trend of embracing resurrected or rebooted heritage brands. Beginning in the 1960s and lasting into the neon ’90s, the Italian company Brancale was, along with Cinelli, the premier manufacturer of leather hairnets, a respected producer of early hardshell helmets (including the Brancale Sport, worn by the villain Belov in American Flyers), and a supplier of handmade leather shoes for Greg LeMond and other stylish champions. The new Brancale, based in the US and manufacturing here as well as in Italy and England, offers bibs, jerseys, socks, and arm warmers featuring the iconic logo. But its most striking product pays tribute to the brand’s legacy in leather: short-finger ($180) and longfinger ($200) gloves. That’s pricey for an inessential…

THE BETTER YOU GET, THE MORE FUN IT IS Don’t harsh my mellow Pot affects your amygdala— the part of your brain that regulates fight-or-flight response. “It turns down the anxiety and nerves associated with competition,” says Brian R. Christie, PhD, neuroscience program director at University of Victoria in British Columbia. “It can put you in that calm flow state that generally kicks in only after you’re engaged in really high-intensity exercise.” But it doesn’t calm everyone down—research shows that people who are prone to panic actually have increased anxiety when they light up. 18.9 MARIJUANA USERS IN THE US, UP FROM 14.4 MILLION IN 2007 COMFORTABLY NUMB BY reducing inflammation, marijuana can “increase pain threshold and decrease perception of pain. So folks feel like they can train longer and…

WHEN JULYNN WASHINGTON signed up for Zwift—the cycling video game that allows you to pedal with other riders in real time—she could barely finish six miles. Now, nine months later, the 49-year-old Army veteran from Roseboro, North Carolina, has logged multiple centuries on the platform and launched its first no-drop rides. “We get people who normally ride alone to join in and build their fitness,” Washington says. Here are her tips for getting the most from a virtual group ride. 1 GET CONNECTED There’s a group called Zwift Riders on Facebook. Everyone who asks to join gets added. We post our social rides there and on our Strava club page. 2 FOLLOW THE LEADER Our no-drop rides have a pacesetter at the front and a sweeper at the back to…

When he’s not creating art for bike companies such as Blackburn, Ibis Cycles, and Vanilla, Chris McNally can be found pedaling the roads and trails of San Francisco. The 39-year-old illustrator often stops along the way to capture his rides in drawings and watercolors. He makes a compelling case for stashing a sketchbook in your jersey pocket. “When I take my watercolors on a ride, it’s a completely different experience than a training ride—it’s more of a meditation,” McNally says. “Painting outdoors inspires me to develop a new color palette in a way that I never would inside.” Here he shares how he combines his two passions, and gives advice for unleashing your inner artist on the fly. I came into the cycling world as a mountain biker because I…

BITLOCK // This U-lock uses your smartphone as a key, allowing you to locate your bike, share access to it, and even track your ride stats. BUCA BOOT // A stylish, lockable box for the back of your bike that fits everything from a six-pack to a laptop. CLEAN BOTTLE SQUARE 2.0 //Everyone needs an easy-to-clean, fruitinfusing, self-filtering bottle, and that’s probably why this Kickstarter raised more than double its goal. HELIOS BARS // This smart handlebar features an integrated headlight and blinker system, turn-by-turn directions, bike tracking, and a visual speedometer. KEIRIN CUT JEANS // US track national champion Beth Newell launched this denim brand to fit the muscular quads of cyclists. SEE SENSE // A rear-facing bike light that can detect if you’re at an intersection, traveling in…

ELLY RECOMMENDS @PathLessPedaled does great Instagram. They promote bike touring with beautiful photography. @annabrones lives in Paris, and ties a range of interests, from bikes to food to publishing, into a seamless and unpretentious whole on Instagram. My friend @amysue got me on Twitter in the first place. She’s not promoting anything, just being herself. WHEN ELLY BLUE started planning the stops on her first book tour in 2010, all the details came together except one— she hadn’t actually written a book yet. That propelled her to crank out her first ’zine, Sharing the Road with Boys. It became the first of her feministfocused “Taking the Lane” series, which she distributed through one successful Kickstarter after another. Most of the fodder for that “big impassioned essay,” as Blue describes it,…

JOOLS RECOMMENDS @vulpinecc I was engaging with Vulpine before I was an employee because of Nick’s enthusiasm for cycling. @lovelybicycle is another one I enjoy, really fresh and approachable. YOU MAY NOT KNOW the name Jools Walker, but you may have read the Velo City Girl blog, followed @LadyVelo on Twitter, or lusted after a piece of Vulpine apparel. And behind—or in front of—all that is the London-based, 32-year-old operations manager at Vulpine, who rediscovered her love of cycling a few years ago (“getting back on a bike was a big deal,” she says), and has made commuting fashion into a career. “Before Vulpine, I wasn’t working in cycling, I wasn’t working in fashion, and I wasn’t very happy,” Walker says. “Social media genuinely has changed my life.” The blog…

Sometimes we become so fixated on the bikes and gear of cyclocross that we lose sight of the fact that equipment is secondary to the capability of the rider. The bike, in ’cross, is a tool. And as with any tool, only those who wield it most dexterously can wrest the best from it. In sure and steady hands, a good tool can make leaping the barriers or drilling down a slippery, offcamber track less an act of managing momentum than a precise operation. A good tool can drift, slide, and exit where and when you want. As a tool, the Addict CX ticks all of the boxes: 12mm thru-axles front and back to stiffen the frame-to-wheel connection, hydraulic disc brakes, gobs of tire and mud clearance, internal cabling, great…

Afreak thunderstorm, nearly tropical in magnitude, spent 10 minutes stripping the loose soil off the steep trail near my home in Southern California. The water carved a six-inch-wide rut; then the sun baked what dirt remained until it was rockhard with only loose pebbles left on top. I attempted the section a few days later on one of my favorite, 160mmtravel enduro bikes—and just barely made it through without crashing. The next day, I took out the Specialized S-Works Stumpjumper FSR 6Fattie, and rode the entire thing, dabbing only once. This moment convinced me that the 27.5+ tire trend is not just a fad—these 2.8- to 3.25-inch-wide tires provide a legitimate benefit. The 2016 Stumpjumper comes in three options: 29-inch, 27.5-inch, and 6Fattie, Specialized’s new 3-inchwide, 27.5-inch-diameter trail tire. The…

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