Recent content by Tibber

Lets get things straight, black absorbs LIGHT, not heat. Black is the color that radiates HEAT most efficiently. Beyond these facts, the heat transfer of a moving, sweating, clothed cyclist is too complex to simplify to terms of black versus white. Having said that, personal experience...

I had the same prescription as you, and unless I had wrap around style shades, I would lose contacts frequently. I think the thick lenses dry out more easily. Having said that, I would recommend Lasiks. Had my eyes done 12 years ago, and it is incredible the difference it makes. I had an...

I went to Indiana University where the Little 500 bike race is a huge deal. Went riding with some fraternity brothers, saw Breaking Away, followed the '86 TDF and took out a license and started racing. CBS televised a one hour Paris-Roubaix show back then that also captured my imagination. 25...

Seeing as how LeMond won worlds in '89 and '83, maybe moving worlds from august to september had more to do with Greg and other tour champs skipping worlds....

The supporting study suggests this formula for calculating optimal crank length based on their data. "The optimal crank length was 20% of leg length or 41% of tibia length. These data suggest that pedal speed (which constrains muscle shortening velocity) and pedaling rate (which affects...

According to WSJ Article... They want documents from his lawsuit against Trek. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703638404575371652152912016.html

I can say from personal experience that 3 weeks spent at altitude (Vail in the summer) made a huge difference when I returned to lower elevations in Indiana. Perhaps like the 51 liter typo, it should have read weeks instead of months.

Does that include pantographed Campy on a vintage Colnago?

So quit teaching and open a business and, mosty importantly, QUIT COMPLANING ABOUT A PROFESSION YOU CHOSE

I have had good luck with Chiba. http://www.chibagloves.com/catalog/c1_p1.html

Ride quality is subjective, but I wouldn't be afraid of the weight of a steel frame if you prefer the ride. For example, my 10 year old Steelman 59cm bike built with Reynolds 853 weighs 19 pounds ready to ride. My new Specialized Roubaix Pro 58cm bike weighs just under 18 lbs. Unless your in...

Another from DZ "Proper MAINTAINTANANCE of the perineal area is essential during high level training and racing. Nothing can ruin stage race success faster than an infected saddle sore." --Dave Zabriskie