Category Archives: Technique

Sizing up wet roads

This post may be coming a few days late — at least in Central Texas. We’ve had nearly a week of heavy rain, courtesy Tropical Storm/Hurricane Alex. For those of us who have to get out on the bike, it … Continue reading

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How to Drink From a Water Bottle

Boy, today’s ride was uncomfortably humid. Not terribly hot, just humid. The kind of day where you start sweating when you open the door and step outside. The kind of day where your cycling gloves are soaked through before you’ve … Continue reading

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The “Technique” Ride

I was chatting with a friend about biking the other day, and he asked what rides I’d done lately. “Well, yesterday I did the ‘technique’ ride,” I said. He looked confused, and asked what I meant. I told him that … Continue reading

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Watch Your Posture!

Those “Don’t slouch!” orders we got from our parents were important, and most of us have passed them on to our own kids. But guest poster Don Blount reminds us that even grownups have to pay attention. Ouch, I did … Continue reading

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Getting better at climbing

When we did our city tour two weekends ago, one of the highlights was Mt. Bonnell. I’d never climbed it before, and I was looking forward to it, for some reason. I guess I had an unrealistic idea of my … Continue reading

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Ever forget how to shift?

The other day, I was out for an easy morning ride with Pat. This is the one where we get to the Veloway, and I speed away from her to complete three laps, while she does two. So I’m on … Continue reading

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Riding in pacelines

A paceline in nice, cool weather A couple of weeks ago, the B ride from my club started 45 minutes ahead of the A group. Since we rode the same route, we had a chance to watch them pass by … Continue reading

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Most common noob mistakes

A couple of weeks ago, I spotted a woman starting her bike ride who was making an obvious mistake. That got me wondering — what are the most common mistakes we see new bikers make, time after time? I asked, … Continue reading

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Looking back — and trying not to swerve

We were on the way back from our club ride this morning (just two of us were in the B group today) when talk turned to the difficulty of checking over your shoulder for traffic. The discussion was prompted by … Continue reading

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Smoked by a smart gal

I took advantage of the first day of Spring Break and the first really nice weather day in Austin in some time, to get in some real bike mileage this morning.  I went out to Mopac, planning to do a … Continue reading

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