Recent content by JamesAA

My legs have been dead all week. Ironically I did LESS activity this week. I'm guessing it's the culmination of what I was doing in the 6-8 weeks prior that caught up with me. I was sprinting a lot (on and off the bike). To make matters worse I'm sleeping poorly, which doesn't help with...

I tend to cycle an hour a day, 7 days a week. Some days my legs are dead and I just coast. Other days I feel like I'm 18 (unfortunately I'm 43 in reality) and I'll mix in some sprints during that time. But lately my legs have been feeling really sluggish. I know tons of people that cycle...

That seems logical to me. That seems logical to me.

Don't know how old you are but it's great that you are still riding and keeping active. Godspeed to you sir!

What's harder, cycling in the saddle or out on climbs (climbs with maybe a 6-10% slope/grade)? For me it seems my HR gets higher faster out of the saddle (as opposed to sitting, in which case I can keep my HR at a slightly lower bpm).

Yes I know lol but thanks. My weight is already low and I'm already in good shape. I wanted to know if using the lowest gear on a 21 grear bike (3, 7) is common for decent cyclists at 8-10% gradients. I was on the lowest gear on the 10% grades and I was thinking better cyclists wouldn't...

I was on a short climb that ranges in gradient between 6.5% to 10%, and I was in the lowest gear the whole time. Is 7-8% not really steep enough to be using the lowest gear? I don't have a very expensive back. I'm not sure what the gear ratios are but it does have 21 gears (3 and 7), even...

I'm with you guys. I totally feel the same way.

I love basketball, tennis, and swimming. Basketball and tennis are MUCH more stop and go than cycling or tennis. The bursts up hills on my bike help me on the tennis and basketball court, and conversely the constant stop and go associated with basketball and tennis help my sprints and bursts...

Would the cyclist in 2nd place, just 1 second behind the leader, not attack the leader due to etiquette?

Where's that? 40 C is pretty damn hot!

That's nuts! It made my chuckle because I too have encountered all types of creatures here on the outskirts of the silicon valley (foothills) which you'd otherwise have no idea lived in the area during the day.

Here in the bay area, there's so much traffic during the day. I feel I am actually safer at night. Less cars, I'm more visible because of the lights, and I don't have to worry about driver's not seeing me due to being blinded by a low horizon sun.

Is it to listen to music or to hear messages being relayed to them by team managers?

Good points. It's so interesting the more I learn about competition team cycling. When I first started watching, and knew nothing about it, I only tuned in for the views. But now that I am learning a little more about the strategy and techniques of cycling, I find it to be a highly...