Cycling Training Tips
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Road pedals are not just road pedals, they add grams to the overall bike weight and thus play a role for your overall performance. You might have read about my little experiment to find out how much does extra weight cost on Alpe d’Huez which shows that even small weight savings makes a difference. Thus, [...]
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Continental Grand Prix Supersonics are extremely light weight tires that might be interesting to use at time trials or criteriums. Supersonic 23mm tires weigh only 155g and that is so low that I thought it was worth to take a closer look on them. Light tires not only lower the overall weight but also improves [...]
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Polar s810 can measure your heartbeat intervals. The differences in these periods reflect your autonomic nervous system when it regulates your heartbeat. This measurement is most useful at rest or at low intensities, because we are talking about very small differences (msecs.) Your relaxation rate indicates the state of your physical recovery. If you are overtrained, it might very well be reflected on the Polar s810 monitor.
Read the article about Polar s810 and heart rate variability
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// Buying a heart rate monitor doesn’t have to be expensive. In fact a cheap heart rate monitor might very likely be one of your best investments in your cycling career. If there was a performance-improving per money index, I guess a heart rate monitor would rank in the top. It is possible to buy [...]
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If you are a time trialist or triathlete one of the benefits using a power meter is that it enables you to optimize your aerodynamics. Better position on the bike supplied with aerodynamic equipment can help you to save seconds or even minutes in a time trial. Now I will show how you can use [...]
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