Fall has come and Winter is approaching. Depending on your location, this could mean moving your cycling indoors. Most riders migrate to a Cyclops or other type of indoor Training. This is a great way to train indoors but lacks motivational effort if you are wanting to maintain a competitive riding style.
There are various local Bike Shops that have stepped up to the plate to address the competition issue. These shops have invested in Computrainer Studios. The studios consist of 3 – 8 stand alone computrainer platforms and allow …

Pacelines take maximum advantage of the “drag” effect of the cyclists to the front.
The cyclist in the front travels at the group pace, when no longer able to do so, pulls off to the left and drifts back to the end of the paceline.
The draft envelope behind a single bicycle is about six feet long. The closer your front wheel is to the rear wheel of the rider ahead of you, the stronger the draft.
Riding in a pace line draft can save 20 to 30% of your energy output. allows …

The P4 as in Cervelo P4 has arrived. You Bet, I want one!!! Just can’t afford it quite yet.
Cervelo has rocked the cycling world yet again with this amazing framework. This frame is as aero as any I have seen. Complete with hideaway components and cables. The rear brakes are integrated into the frame design. This is a huge aerodynamic wind factor. Cervelo also included an integrated hydration bottle into the frame. Again, another anti aero drag factor. Wind tunnel test have proven the bike to be faster with …

Once a year the Carolina Time Trial Organization promotes a team time trail event at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. This year I participated as a rider on Team Wachovia. There were 19 teams in the event including mens, womens and mixed double teams. Our team had one practice session which consisted of 3 riders. This ultimately hurt us because we had trouble staying in a tight pace line. Overall, it was a good experience and we learned what we needed in order to ride competively next year.
Team Time Trials at Lowes …