Indholdsfortegnelse for June 2016 i Bicycling

LEFT TO RIGHT: FOCUS IZALCO MAX ULTEGRA, LIV ENVIE ADVANCED 1, FELT ZW3 DISC, FARADAY PORTEUR, TIME IZON Our Rider-First Engineered™ frames are directly inspired by our relationship with McLaren, meaning that they focus heavily on data-driven design. After all, to understand the reality of a problem, you need sound data, and this can only be derived from hundreds of hours of testing. Of course, the question begs to be asked: What have we been testing for? Over the years, our engineers found that riders on smaller frames were experiencing ride characteristics that were inverse to that of their larger counterparts— and vice-versa. For example, where a smaller frame is stiff on the flats, it might under-steer in the corners, while the opposite can be true for large frames. Correcting…

55,000 MILES The collective distance a hive of honey bees must fly to make 1 pound of honey—the equivalent of 18+ Races Across America. THREE WAYS HONEY HEALS Fights infection with natural antibiotic properties Prevents disease via powerful antioxidants called polyphenols Helps you sleep by preventing midnight munchies and by causing a small insulin spike that helps your body produce the slumber-inducing hormone melatonin 1 cup hot water 1 tablespoon honey Sweet dreams 27 Number of grams of carbohydrate in one Honey Stinger Classic Gold gel—enough to fuel about 30 to 60 minutes of pedaling. FRUCTOSE&GLUCOSE The sugars that make up honey. Research shows that you can absorb more carbs faster if they come from different sugar sources. This means you’ll have more fuel in the tank to sustain a…

Santuario del Ghisallo Magreglio, Italy It’s a pilgrimage to the chapel of the Madonna del Ghisallo, originally known as the patroness of travelers until 1949, when Pope Pius XII granted a local priest’s request that she be called the patron saint of cyclists. At the shrine you’ll find old jerseys from such legends as Gino Bartali, Fausto Coppi, and Felice Gimondi, and row upon row of portraits, and rafters packed with racing bicycles—including the one Fabio Casartelli was riding the day he died in the 1995 Tour de France. The fork blades are cracked. It’ll give you chills just to stand there. Know Before You Go There are several routes to the chapel, but start/finish in the town of Bellagio for gorgeous views along Lake Como. Difficulty 4, for the…

When an editor at BICYCLING asked me to argue the virtues of soft tortillas versus crispy taco shells, I just about choked on my barbacoa. Sure, you might find hard-shell tacos in an elementary school cafeteria, but never near the mouth of a true taco lover. The real debate, a centuries-old rift that divides families and can make taco aficionados redder than a bottle of Cholula, is corn versus flour tortillas. A rigorous poll we conducted on the topic received such comments as, “If you order al pastor tacos on flour, you’re dead to me.” Clearly, personal preference plays a role, but does one tortilla truly reign superior? To start, corn comes with history on its side. The Mesoamerican process of turning tough corn kernels into pliable tortilla dough dates…

In parts of the country blessed with a deep taco culture—Texas and Southern California, for example—it’s not uncommon to see a foil-wrapped tortilla poking out from a cyclist’s jersey pocket. No doubt, a midride taco can nourish both body and soul. But how do you turn the inherently nonportable taco into a source of on-the-bike fuel without it coming undone? We asked professional chef and bike racer Lori Bergeron. She knows what’s what when it comes to riding for food because she is also a member of the Austin-based cycling club Team Snacks, pictured on these pages. Her advice: Make it breakfast. Scrambled eggs, bacon, and melted cheese will hold together better than chunks of meat dripping with sauce. Pro tip: Breakfast tastes good all day. Double up. Make each…

JENS TALKS BREAKAWAYS AT BICYCLING.COM/JENSATTACKS. “JUST GET OUT THERE AND SMASH THE COMPETITION. DON’T THINK ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME! “PEOPLE SEE WHAT THEY GET WITH ME, AND THEY GET WHAT THEY SEE.” “Whatever makes the race wet and sticky is good for me!” “I would love to be a sprinter… one of those guys who can just sit in the pack all day long adjusting the gel in his hair! I’ve got to do it the other way, the hard way.” “I’m sort of like a rock in the ocean. The waves are crashing against me, but I just stand there.” “If I’m hurting, the others must be hurting twice as much.” “I probably missed some opportunities to make more money. But those opportunities generally bring more stress, which…

CAROLINE GAYNOR 32, tandem pilot for visually impaired cyclists and triathletes CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA 1. I completed RAAM on a four-person team with three veterans in 2012, two essentially riding with one leg, as they’d both suffered combat injuries. I experienced some absolute zen moments climbing the mountains late at night. 2. Glory only appeals to me if it’s shared—everything I do is about helping someone else achieve their goals. 3. On a tandem, you’re never alone—not technically a pack, but I always have a riding buddy. 4. Miles is misleading. It depends on terrain, temperature, wind. 5. It’s all about putting in the work. 6. Socks are everything. That’s not even a question!…

1 Want to find more WOW Rides like those on page 42? Spend some time at BICYCLING.com/ActiveLivingGuide. It’s a resource we put together to help you plan your next wow—whether that means riding on either side of the edge of epic or having a great time in a downtown cycling scene. 2 THIS IS THE TIME of year when I start prizing those final few chilly morning rides—even more so this spring because I’ve been laying our new BICYCLING Embro on my legs. A collaboration with Pete Smith of Mad Alchemy, the creamy, vanilla-coconut liniment is a return of one of my favorite Mad Alchemy scents, and carries a mellow but resilient heat good for spring, autumn, and the first touches of winter. Check it out—along with our Puncheur coffee,…

YOU’LL NEED A bike with 16- or 20-inch wheels A sick beat A friend who embraces the ridiculous GO FOR IT 1. Cue the music. 2. Stand back-to-back with your partner. 3. Grab your bike's handlebar and lift the front wheel. 4. Brace one foot on a pedal; keep the other on the ground. 5. Have your partner squat low enough so that her butt is just below yours. Link your arms through hers. 6. As your partner bends forward, tighten your core and hoist your bike into the air. Put your other foot on the remaining pedal. Grimace heroically. 7. Pedal. 8. Have your partner lower you. Exchange high fives and repeat.…

HEAVIEST TACO EVER MADE 1,654 lb. THAT’S 11 CHRIS FROOMES, 9 TAYLOR PHINNEYS, 13.5 EVELYN STEVENSES, OR 106 OF THE FOCUS IZALCO MAX ON OUR COVER. HOME OF THE FIVE MOST “TACO CRAZY” CITIES IN THE U.S. 1) ARLINGTON 2) FORT WORTH 3) AUSTIN* 4) DALLAS 5) SAN ANTONIO* *Also on our most recent list of America’s Best Bike Cities: #11 and #48, respectively 186 STRAVA SEGMENTS CONTAINING THE WORD “TACO” TORTILLA MARKET $12 MILLION VS BIKE MARKET $6.1 MILLION 1947 YEAR THE HARD-SHELL TACO WAS INVENTED ALSO THE YEAR FRENCHMAN JEAN ROBIC WON THE TOUR DE FRANCE, BECOMING THE FIRST RIDER TO WIN WITHOUT EVER WEARING THE YELLOW JERSEY IN THE RACE 4.5 BILLION NUMBER OF TACOS CONSUMED BY AMERICANS IN 2015 THAT’S 490,000 MILES OF TACOS, OR ROUGHLY…

“When I lived in Brooklyn, my biker gang and I were racing back from a ride for Papacito’s 2-for-1 Tacoand-Margarita Happy Hour,” says San Fransisco designer, Xander Bremer. “We had an unspoken rule that the first one to shower and get to Papacito’s wins. In the car, my bae was pumped for us to be first, and urged me to drive faster. In my haste, I accidentally cut off a cop car. When the officer checked my license, he discovered I had an unpaid traffic ticket. Long story short, while my friends feasted on tacos and margaritas, I was fingerprinted at the precinct. Moral: Beware taco mania, don’t cut off cops, and pay your tickets.”…

“After a hill climb bike race, my husband and I made our way to Sonterra in Colorado Springs, and I ordered two entrées’ worth of tacos, three beef and three fish, plus sides,” says Suzanne Crespo, an attorney in Colorado Springs. “I’m not a large person, and the server looked at me perplexed and said, ‘Uh, do you also want the rice and beans with both orders?’ I considered it for less than a second and declared, ‘Yes! I will eat it all.’”…

2016 ROAD BIKE EDITORS’ CHOICE AWARDS It started with 110 of the most intriguing, fun, fast (and fastand fun-looking) bikes we’d ridden, reviewed, studied, or dreamed about. Then our test team handpicked 42 promising finalists. And we rode the hell out of them backto-back in Tucson, Arizona: hammering (and tootling) up shut-yourbrain-off climbs, screaming down snaking mountain descents, jamming over swoopy rollers, and hanging on through teeth-chattering dirt washboards. At the end of it all, we chose 21 bikes that are so rad, we guarantee they’ll change your life if you buy one. — BICYCLING STAFF SPECIALIZED S-WORKS AMIRA PRICE $8,000 WEIGHT 14.6 LB (54CM) The Amira was the bike I chose for my first 90-mile group ride of the year. It’s the bike I know will never leave me…

I started riding in 2010, to classes at The New School in Manhattan, on my mom’s 10-speed. It was faster than taking the subway 70 blocks from the Upper East Side. One day, I had a minor accident with a car and my derailleur broke. I decided I needed something easier to repair, so I got my first fixed gear. Riding without brakes allowed me to hone my technical skills—I’d crashed because I pulled on the brakes at the last second when I should have anticipated the car better. Then the competitive aspect of alleycat races drew me in. I started training, and that snowballed into racing the Red Hook Crit. The simplicity of one gear really appeals to me. It’s just you, your bike, and your body.…

BE IN THE (RIGHT) ZONE A moderate tempo pace is most conducive to flow. That’s about 6 to 8 on a 1 to 10 scale of rate of perceived exertion. You should get home and think, That was a nice hard ride, rather than, I’m completely wrecked. HIT A SWOOPY TRAIL Flow mountain bike trails feature frequent turns and undulations, jumps, and drops: a constant barrage of stimuli that turns off the frontal lobe and allows you to be fully in the moment. CHASE! Following someone who’s just a little better than you can be a powerful trigger— everything comes at you faster. It should be just fast enough for you to ask yourself Can I do this at that speed? ROLL WITH YOUR SQUAD Riding in a group requires…

“One Halloween, I dressed as a Korean BBQ taco for a local ’cross race,” says Christopher Lee, a photographer in New York City. “It seemed like the perfect way to represent my identity: My favorite foods are Korean and Mexican, plus I’m a Korean-American who was raised in Texas! I even got a special call up for my festivity and fusion of so many great things. Needless to say, I was hard to miss in the front row. To this day I still get, ‘Hey, you’re that taco guy!’ from random people. I ain’t mad at it.”…

LAST MARCH, Steve M. Cullen and Beth Everhart quit their jobs, sold their Seattle home, bought a camper, and headed east. Their plan: to document the history and culture of American criterium races—by competing in more than 100 events between the two of them. The project, which the couple called Fasturdays, “started because we read a ton of sports and adventure books,” says Cullen, 40, a graphic designer and Category 2 racer. Unable to find much information on US crit racing history, the couple began researching the sport on their own in early 2014. “Criterium racing in the United States is setting a global standard for fast technical racing,” says Cullen. “There’s a passage in Team 7-Eleven about the riders riding all day, partying with the local kids, smashing the…

We grant the privilege of returning to defend their titles to the most exceptional models from the previous Editors’ Choice test. Even compared against all the new bikes and new technologies we tried in the past year, these four retained their status as leaders in their class, or provided an inherent and unique ride nothing else matches. We awarded them repeat Editors’ Choice titles. We couldn’t not. The PINARELLO DOGMA F8 remains among the best race bicycles ever made, with a timeless blend of stiffness, tech features like the asymmetric frame and aerodynamic shaping, stable handling, and an exotic look and pedigree that give this bike an unmatched X factor. PRICE $5,750 (FRAMESET), WEIGHT 15.6 LB (53CM) FOR MORE OF OUR IMPRESSIONS ON THESE REPEAT WINNERS, GO TO BICYCLING.COM. The…