The first time someone told me to “go” in my wetsuit to warm up, I thought they were crazy. I was in the Pacific Ocean for a swim clinic in LaJolla, Calif., led by Anne Wilson of Camelback Coaching, and the water was a chilly 60-something degrees. I bobbed in the water, teeth chattering and…
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The hills are alive … with the sound of grunting …
The best part of a good hill is cresting the ascent, shifting into a lower gear and preparing for the reward at the top – a speedy descent to the bottom. The key to conquering hills is practice, practice, practice. Your cycling coach will talk to you about the importance of for-and-aft balance, side-to-side balance…
Survey says: Inverse Cycling is CHALLENGING!
Survey says: Inverse Cycling is CHALLENGING! Thank you to those of you who took our rider survey in April. We launched it in an effort to serve you better and learn what you liked, disliked and want to change about The Ride Studio experience. Eighty-one percent of you agree that Inverse Cycling offers a challenging…
The secret to ascents: Relax
When I teach indoor cycling (Spinning) classes, I like to remind my riders to relax their upper bodies, especially when we are doing heavy climbs. I remind them to relax their jaws (you know the saying about a smile naturally relaxing your face…), drop their shoulders, unlock their elbows and soften their bellies (no one…
Heart-rate training
True-blue, die-hard, authentic, bona fide cyclists are loyal to the pavement they ride on. They scoff at the idea of bringing their gears indoors and locking their forks on trainers. Especially here in Arizona, where mild weather lets us ride outside 350 days a year. What if we told you that our indoor cycling experience…
Post-Velodrome Update
The first Virtual Velodrome event at The Ride Studio at Bicycle Ranch on April 6, 2011, was a success of mixed proportions! We had four riders who tested our oval, raced each other and even endured simulated crashes, all in the air-conditioned comfort of Inverse Cycling. The overall winner was Kyle Claffey, 17, whose fastest…
Built for women?
Inverse Cycling made me work harder than ever on my Cannondale, which meant I was in the saddle more and, therefore, the parts of my body that touch the saddle were getting a lot of unwanted “attention.” A discussion with Ride Studio’s Bruce Singleton revealed that I am not alone. Almost all of the women…