Cycling

Cycling might be good for your cardio, but is it bad for your bone health? New research shows cyclists have below average bone density. But there are things you can do to combat this and stay healthy.

For endurance athletes it is a fine balance between volume and intensity in their training. New research looks at helping cyclists increase their VO2 max with high intensity running intervals.

Wish there was a cheap and easy way to repair your unused bike? Find your local "bicycle kitchen" to get used parts, help from volunteers, and hook into the cycling community in your city.

It seems impossible that The City of Angels, where we act like cars are the angels, would ever allow ten miles of streets to be completely free of cars for five hours on a Sunday afternoon.

After not cycling in 4 years, I decided to sign up for a 1,000km ride with only 3 months to train. I made some mistakes and learned a lot. There were good days and bad. But overall, it was amazing.

Upon my moving to Portland, people started asking me the question. “Are you driving your car?” Here, bike commuting is part of the culture and it is a phenomenon growing around the country.