Recent content by SacCylclist

I find it beneficial because it teaches you how to use a greater amount of the pedal rotation to get the most out of each revolution. Plus, pulling up on the pedals builds "different" muscles than those normally engaged.

That's my thought too. You're trying to move your seat back quite a bit, which is going to dramatically change the way your bike feels because you're going to be much farther behind your bottom bracket. It may feel like you're pushing forward on the pedals, rather than down. Before investing...

First let me say that your trip sounds awesome and that I wish I was travelling to Mexico (or anywhere) in December. I don't have experience in that exact area, but if the roads there are like the others that I've experienced in Mexico I'm not so sure about your plans. I have yet to see a lot...

I had 4 bikes taken at once and got one back. Unfortunately that one had been damaged and was no longer ridable. They'd been taken by drug addicts that had not concept of the value of the bikes. They were valuable to me emotionally and monetarily (about $6k each). When I think of my beloved...

I agree. It's not uncommon anymore to see groups of only women riding the roads.

:D That's hilarious! And true enough