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Cycling Efficiency Tips (Podcast #14)

By |May 2nd, 2013|Categories: Coaching discussion, Tailwind Coaching Podcast, Training discussion|Tags: , , |

Mainstream advertising has led us to believe that we have to buy things to make us faster: wheels, bike frames, helmets and special clothing are all touted as the quick way to get faster. It's also a quick way to drain your wallet. But if you're looking to invest in some speed, most of you know that you can't go wrong with hiring a coach or following a structured training plan. What you may not know is that you can squeeze even more speed, power and endurance out of the fitness you already have or you can raise the bar on our structured training by increasing your efficiency.

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Counterfeit Cycling Retailers Shut Down

By |April 30th, 2013|Categories: components and wrenching, Cycling news|Tags: , , |

According to the government press release issued April 29th, these kinds of counterfeiting and sales issues are monitored by the "U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)" divisions. On the previous Friday, these agents apparently seized 10 domain names and associated bank accounts that were retailing counterfeit goods. Reportedly, the ICE and HSI received assistance from Specialized and INVISTA (CoolMax and Lycra trademark owners) as well as SRAM, Cervelo and Pinarello, who all reportedly found that counterfeiters were targeting their brands of high end bikes and accessories.

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Installing the SRAM Yaw Front Derailleur (Podcast #13)

By |April 26th, 2013|Categories: components and wrenching, Wrenching and bike maintenance|Tags: , , , |

Installing the Yaw derailleur isn't vastly different than installing your garden variety front derailleur (which is really every other one on the market) but there are some subtle differences that vastly change the unit's function. Without taking these special steps into account, users may be significantly frustrated by the poor shifting performance and constant chain rub.

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The Sweet Taste of Victory…

By |April 21st, 2013|Categories: Motivation, racing|Tags: , , |

Sure, there's the usual post-event down swing that accompanies any event that you've spent the better part of half a year preparing for. But between the elation of watching my coached athletes succeed at America's toughest one day race and the misery of abandoning America's toughest one day race, it's been a psychological tug-o-war.

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Quarq Warranty Experience (Part Deux)

By |April 19th, 2013|Categories: Component and event reviews, components and wrenching, Power training and discussion|Tags: , , |

Contacting Quarq has always been a simple affair: they actually have human beings to talk to as opposed to a computer, and I love that. Alex, the service tech that I spoke to was immediately apologetic; in fact, his first words upon hearing "this is the third time" was essentially "oh no, you've got to be kidding me?" I give him the utmost credit. He was as helpful as he could be over the phone, talking down a jittery racer on the eve of a huge "A" priority race, standing in front of another deceased power meter, seething with anti-electronics rage, struggling to not blow a gasket and take a sledgehammer to said (dead) Cinqo.